Monday, June 1, 2015

Johnny K's Way Back Play Backs - June 2015

Welcome to Johnny K's Way Back Play Backs  and join the groovy adventure with Johnny K as he jumps in his "Way Back Machine" and takes a trip back to yesteryear.

This is a place where great moments in music and pop culture are celebrated and remembered.

So pull up a beanbag chair, turn on your lava lamp and take a trip back to a groovier time!


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June 2015  

June 30: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; peaking at #43 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#60 on U.K. Singles chart) here is Greek-American actor, model, filmmaker and club music / Hi-NRG singer, Paul Lekakis, with "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" (1987) 

 
June 29: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #7 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer, songwriter, musician and occasional actor, Alice Cooper, with "School's Out" (1972)


June 28: 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 rock band, The Lovin' Spoonful, with "Do You Believe In Magic" (1965)


June 27: Today's "Way Back Play Back" is dedicated to a great friend who requested the following groovy tune from yesteryear; reaching #10 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American fictional garage band, The Archies, with "Jingle Jangle" (1969)


June 26: 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 #5 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American alternative rock band, Soul Asylum, with "Runaway Train" (1993) 


June 25: Today's "Way Back Play Back" is dedicated to a great friend who requested the following groovy tune from yesteryear; reaching #42 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter and musician, Bill Withers, with "Grandma's Hands" (1971)


June 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 American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, with "Bad Moon Rising" (1969)


June 23: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; reaching #29 on Canadian Singles chart here is Canadian pop music group, Doug and the Slugs, with "Making It Work" (1983) 


June 22: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #56 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American new wave band, The B-52's, with "Rock Lobster" (1978)


June 21: Today's "Way Back Play Back" is dedicated to my dad and to ALL dads on this Father's Day; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter, the late Harry Chapin (1942 - 1981), with "Cat's in the Cradle" (1974)


June 20: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American soft rock duo, Seals and Crofts, with "Summer Breeze" (1972)


June 19: 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 American rapper Puff Daddy and American singer Faith Evans, and featuring American R&B group 112, with "I'll Be Missing You" (1997) 


June 18: 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 singer-songwriter, Michael Martin Murphey, with "Wildfire" (1975)


June 17: 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 rock and roll, R&B, folk music and country music band, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, with "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (1967)


June 16: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English musical duo, Wham!, with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (1984)


June 15: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #36 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American hard rock band, Aerosmith, with "Sweet Emotion" (1975)


June 14: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Kansas, with "Dust in the Wind" (1978)


June 13: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #12 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#4 on U.K. Singles chart) here is Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers, with "I Only Want to Be with You" (1976)


June 12: 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 (#2 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British-American dance band, Londonbeat, with "I've Been Thinking About You" (1990) 


June 11: 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 (#5 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English rock band, The Rolling Stones, with "Angie" (1973)


June 10: 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  (#2 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British soul band, Hot Chocolate, with "You Sexy Thing" (1975)


June 9: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American glam metal band, Poison, with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (1988)

 
June 8: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #24 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, The Beach Boys, with "I Can Hear Music" (1969)

 
June 7: 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 singer, activist and politician, C. W. McCall, with "Convoy" (1975)

 
June 6: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #12 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, The Doors, with "People Are Strange" (1967)

 
June 5: 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 #3 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American hip hop group, House of Pain, with "Jump Around" (1992)

 
June 4: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #15 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#2 on U.K. Singles chart) here is Welsh singer, Tom Jones, with "Delilah" (1968)


June 3: 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 is American southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, with "Sweet Home Alabama" (1974)

 
June 2: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; peaking at #103 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#14 on U.K. Singles chart) here is American new wave band, Talking Heads, with "Once in a Lifetime" (1980)


June 1: 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 singer, songwriter and painter, the late Donna Summer (1948 - 2012), with "Love to Love You Baby" (1976)