So pull up a beanbag chair, turn on your lava lamp and take a trip back to a groovier time!
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August 2014 August 31: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band, Manfred Mann, with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (1964)
August 30: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is English band, Culture Club, with "Karma Chameleon" (1983)
August 29: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #4 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American house and club/dance music group, Deee-Lite, with "Groove Is in the Heart" (1990)
August 28: August 28: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here are American singers-songwriters Sidney Thomas "Tommy" Boyce (September 29, 1939 – November 23, 1994) and Bobby Hart (born Robert Luke Harshman, February 18, 1939), known as Boyce & Hart, with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" (1968)
August 27: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American folk rock singer-songwriter, Don McLean, with "American Pie" (1971)
August 26: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #26 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#3 on Canadian Singles chart) here is Canadian rock group, The Five Man Electrical Band, with "Absolutely Right" (1971)
August 25: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #5 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is Native American/Mexican American rock group, Redbone, with "Come and Get Your Love" (1974)
August 24: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is the "King of Rock and Roll," American singer and actor, the late Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977), with "Burning Love" (1972)
August 23: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American adult contemporary singer, Joey Scarbury, with "Believe It or Not" (1981)
August 22: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #86 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#6 on Canadian Singles chart) here is Canadian rock band, The Northern Pikes, with "She Ain't Pretty" (1990)
August 21: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#4 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English pop music group, the Bee Gees, with "Stayin' Alive" (1977)
August 20: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #9 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer and songwriter, Brenton Wood, with "Gimme Little Sign" (1967)
August 19: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British rock singer-songwriter, Rod Stewart, with "Maggie May" (1971)
August 18: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring the sounds of The Woodstock Music & Art Fair (August 15 - 18, 1969); here is folk rock supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (from August 18, 1969)
August 17: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring the sounds of The Woodstock Music & Art Fair (August 15 - 18, 1969); here is English rock and blues singer, Joe Cocker, with the Lennon/McCartney composition "With a Little Help from My Friends" (from August 17, 1969)
August 16: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring the sounds of The Woodstock Music & Art Fair (August 15 - 18, 1969); here is American blues/boogie rock band, Canned Heat, with "Going Up the Country" (from August 16, 1969)
August 15: Today's "Way Back Play Back" begins a series featuring the sounds of The Woodstock Music & Art Fair (August 15 - 18, 1969); opening the festival, here is American singer-songwriter and guitarist, the late Richie Havens (1941 - 2013), with "Freedom" (from August 15, 1969)
August 14: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #40 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British new wave performing and record production duo, The Buggles, with "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1979)
August 13: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American popular music family group, The Jackson 5, with "I Want You Back" (1969)
August 12: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #4 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#8 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British rock band, Dire Straits, with "Sultans of Swing" (1978)
August 11: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock/blues band, The Allman Brothers Band, with "Ramblin' Man" (1973)
August 10: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #4 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American folk rock band, America, with "Tin Man" (1974)
August 9: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Three Dog Night, with "Shambala" (1973)
August 8: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is Puerto Rican pop musician, actor and author, Ricky Martin, with "Livin' la Vida Loca" (1999)
August 7: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on Canadian Singles Chart (#6 on U.K. Singles Chart) here is Canadian pop singer and musical theater actress, Patsy Gallant, with "From New York to L.A." (1976)
August 6: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #17 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American 1960s folk-rock band, Spanky and Our Gang, with "Like to Get to Know You" (1968)
August 5: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #21 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot Country Singles) here is American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist, Willie Nelson, with "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (1975)
August 4: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #28 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist, Bob Seger (and The Silver Bullet Band), with "Old Time Rock and Roll" (1979)
August 3: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter, known professionally as the Carpenters, with "Please Mr. Postman" (1975)
August 2: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #5 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American bubblegum pop band, 1910 Fruitgum Company, with the politically incorrect "Indian Giver" (1969)
August 1: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #28 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, with "Learning to Fly" (1991)
