EDIT: Jun 8, 2009 – Since Yahoo! Music was bought by Rhapsody, for the past year I have been a member of Napster (www.napster.com) and like it the best out of all music subscription services I’ve tried.

On the other hand, I would never pay a cent to iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes) for downloading music. I think their concept of 99 cents per song is idiotic – it almost reminds me of when cassette singles were $3 and albums were $12. Why not just pay the extra money to get the album? So what if you don’t like some of the songs on the album; you still get more for your money.

Negatives: Local radio stations will only be heard in the car or wherever there isn’t a computer; mainstream bands get less airplay, which is bad for the major labels (wait, isn’t that a positive? ;^)

The other available method, Live/Relay, is if someone actually wants to be a DJ for his or her radio station. The files are hosted off the user’s computer, so no advertising is included in the transmission.

Welcome to the FOURTEENTH edition of the “Classic Rock Rocks!” newsletter. As always, I hope that you enjoy this newsletter and my station as much as I do making them, so if you have any suggestions or comments about my station and/or newsletter, please go to http://feedback.classicrockrocks.com to submit your comments.

DEEPER CUTS
If you’re a fan of deeper Classic Rock cuts and artists, you’re definitely going to like what was added in this update. To give you an idea of what you’ll hear, some of the artists that were added are The Byrds, The Chambers Brothers, Dave Davies, Donovan, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Fairport Convention, Fleetwood Mac, The Kinks, Mark Lindsay, Silver Apples, The Small Faces, and Steppenwolf — and that’s only scratching the surface.

THE OLDIES SHOW
Oldies fan? Here’s the show for you! Check out “The Oldies Show” every Saturday and Sunday from 5PM to 8PM ET for your dose of Pop/Rock music from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Be sure to check out http://www.live365.com/stations/classicrockrocks/schedule to find out what time it will be on for your location.

Enjoy the new tunes and oldies show. Thanks so much for listening. Rock on!

– ACB
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AIM: ClassicRocksDJ

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Regular Rotation . . .
UPDATED 10/26/2007; TOTAL PLAY LENGTH: 38 HOURS (150+ ARTISTS; 500+ SONGS)
- removed songs from Billy Joel, Jethro Tull, Kiss, Moby Grape, The Moody Blues, Rolling Stones, and Rush
- added songs from .38 Special, AC/DC, Aerosmith, America, Average White Band, The Beatles, Billy Joel, The Byrds, Cat Stevens, The Chambers Brothers, Cheap Trick, The Clash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dave Davies, Dave Edmunds, Donovan, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, The Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Eric Burdon & War, Fairport Convention, Fleetwood Mac, Gordon Lightfoot, The Guess Who, The Hollies, Iggy and the Stooges, Jackson Browne, The Kinks, Lemon Pipers, Mark Lindsay, New York Dolls, The Nice, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Ramones, Ringo Starr, Silver Apples, The Small Faces, Steppenwolf, Sugarloaf, Talking Heads, Them (with Van Morrison), and The Who

The Oldies Show (Saturday and Sunday from 5PM to 8PM ET) . . .
UPDATED 10/26/2007; TOTAL PLAY LENGTH: 23 HOURS (250+ ARTISTS; 500+ SONGS)
- added songs from ? & the Mysterians, 1910 Fruitgum Co, The 5th Dimension, Ad Libs, American Breed, Andy Kim, Angels, The Animals, Archie Bell & the Drells, The Archies, Aretha Franklin, Association, B.J. Thomas, B.W. Stevenson, Badfinger, The Beach Boys, Beau Brummels, The Bee Gees, Ben E. King, Betty Everett, The Big Bopper, Bill Haley & His Comets, Bill Withers, Billy Joe Royal, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blue Swede, The Bobbettes, Bobby Darin, Bobby Fuller Four, Bobby Lewis, Bobby Vee, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Box Tops, Boyce Tommy & Bobby Hart, Bread, Brenton Wood, Brewer Shipley, Bruce Channel, The Buckinghams, Buddy Holly, The Byrds, Cannibal & The Headhunters, The Capitols, Carl Carlton, Carl Perkins, The Cascades, Chairmen of the Board, Champs, Chicago, Chiffons, The Chi-Lites, The Chordettes, Chris Farlowe, Chris Montez, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Clarence Carter, The Clovers, The Coasters, The Commodores, Contours, Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, Crispian St. Peters, Crystals, Cyrkle, Dave Clark Five, Dawn, Del Shannon, The Del Vikings, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Dion, Dion & the Belmonts, Dixie Belles, The Dixie Cups, Don McLean, Doris Troy, The Dramatics, The Drifters, Dusty Springfield, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Floyd, Edison Lighthouse, Edwin Starr, Elton John & Kiki, Elvis Presley, The Equals, Ernie K-Doe, Essex, The Everly Brothers, Every Mother’s Son, The Exciters, Fats Domino, Firefall, Five Man Electrical Band, Five Stairsteps, The Flares, Fontella Bass, The Foundations, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, Frankie Ford, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Freddie & The Dreamers, Freddy Cannon, The Freshmen, Friend and Lover, Gary Lewis & The Pacemakers, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Gene Chandler, Gene Pitney, Gene Vincent, Gentrys, George Harrison, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Grass Roots, Gray Dobie, Greaves R.B., Harpers Bizarre, Harry Chapin, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Hondells, Honey Cone, Hues Corporation, Human Beinz, The Ides of March, Inez Fox, The Isley Brothers, J. Frank Wilson, J.J. Jackson, Jackie DeShannon, Jackie Wilson, The Jackson 5, The Jaggerz, James Brown & the Famous Flames, James Purify, Jan & Dean, The Jarmels, Jay & the Americans, Jean Knight, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jewel Akens, Jim Croce, Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs, Jimmy Soul, Joe Dolan, Joe Jeffrey Group, John Fred & His Playboy Band, John Travolta & Olivia Newton John, Johnny Nash, Johnny Rivers, The Johny Otis Show, Jonatahn Edwards, Jr. Walker & the All Stars, King Harvest, The Knickerbockers, Lee Dorsey, Lee Michaels, Lemon Pipers, Lesley Gore, Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Poneys, Little Eva, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, Loggins Messina, Los Bravos, Lou Christie, Lovin’ Spoonful, Main Ingredient, The Mamas & the Papas, Manfred Mann, Marcels, Marth & the Vandellas, Marv Johnson, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, The McCoys, Mel Tim, The Mindbenders, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, The Monkees, The Moody Blues, Mungo Jerry, The Music Explosion, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Nilsson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The O’Jays, O’Kaysions, Orleans, Otis Redding, The Outsiders, P.P. Arnold, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Percy Sledge, Peter Gordon, Petula Clark, Phil Phillips, Randy & the Rainbows, Rare Earth, The Rascals, Redbone, Ricky Nelson, The Righteous Brothers, The Rip Chords, Ritchie Valens, Rivieras, The Rivingtons, Robert John, Robert Knight, The Ronettes, Ronnie & the Daytonas, Roy Orbison, The Royal Teens, Rupert Holmes, Sam & Dave, Sam Cooke, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, Sandy Nelson, Sandy Shaw, Sanford/Townsend Band, Scott McKenzie, The Searchers, Seekers, Shades of Blue, Shadows of Knight, The Shangri-Las, The Shirelles, Shirley & Lee, Shocking Blue, The Showstoppers, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & the Family Stone, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Sonny & Cher, Soul Survivors, The Spinners, The Stampeders, The Standells, The Staple Singers, Status Quo, Steam, Stevie Wonder, The Strangeloves, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Surfaris, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Temptations, Terry Stafford, Three Dog Night, The Tokens, Tom Jones, Tommy James, Tommy James & the Shondells, Tommy Roe, The Tremeloes, The Troggs, The Turtles, Vanity Fare, The Ventures, The Vogues, We Five, White Plains, Wilson Pickett, The Yardbirds, The Young-Holt Unlimited, The Youngbloods, Zager Evans, and The Zombies

Today in Classic Rock History on October 26th…

1999 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young release “Looking Forward”, their first album together in 11 years and only their third studio recording ever.

1990 Neil Young’s fourth annual Bridge School Benefit Concert in Northern California features Elvis Costello, Steve Miller, Jackson Browne, and Edie Brickell.

1982 Clash frontman Joe Strummer disappears just as the band’s Know Your Rights tour is about to begin. It turns out to be a publicity stunt.

1981 Queen and David Bowie record “Under Pressure” in Montreux, Switzerland. Years later, it becomes the basis for Vanilla Ice’s career.

1980 Jefferson Starship’s Paul Kantner suffers a brain hemorrhage in the studio. After 15 days in a Los Angeles hospital he is declared fit to return to work.

1976 Chicago gets a gold record for “If You Leave Me Now”.

1975 Elton John closes his sold-out U.S. tour with a second night at Dodger Stadium before 55,000 fans. His set includes The Beatles’ “Let It Be”. At one point, the rocker and sports nut removes his overalls to reveal a sequined Dodger uniform. Elton was the first rock and roller to perform at Dodger Stadium since The Beatles in 1966.

1968 Johnny Rivers headlines the San Francisco International Pop Festival. Jose Feliciano, Iron Butterfly, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Deep Purple, and Canned Heat round out the bill for two days of shows at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in suburban Pleasanton, California.

1968 Smile, the group that would become Queen, makes its public debut opening for Pink Floyd at a London college.

1967 Manfred Mann begin recording an obscure Bob Dylan song, “The Mighty Quinn”. The band will complete it in sessions in November and December.

1967 Pink Floyd play their first U.S. show, at San Francisco’s Fillmore West, opening for Richie Havens and Big Brother and the Holding Company.

1965 The Beatles are made Members of the British Empire in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace presided over by Queen Elizabeth.

1964 The Beatles record “Honey Don’t” with Ringo Starr singing lead. They nail it in five takes. They also cut “What You’re Doing” as well as silly versions of Christmas carols for their annual fan club holiday single.

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