Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Johnny K's Way Back Play Backs - January 2014

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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January 2014  

January 31: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American pop-rock music group, Steam, with their one-hit wonder, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (1969) 


January 30: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here are American rock band, The Doobie Brothers, with "China Grove" (1973) 


January 29: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here are American twin brothers Hal and Herbie Kalin, billed as The Kalin Twins, with their one-hit wonder, "When" (1959) 


January 28: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is  American folk rock band, The Byrds, with the Pete Seeger-penned "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)" (1965)


January 27: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter and guitarist, James Taylor, with "Fire and Rain" (1970)

 
January 26: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer, author, and actress, Debby Boone, with "You Light Up My Life" (1977)


January 25: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter, the late Harry Chapin, with "Cat's in the Cradle" (1974) 


January 24: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Starbuck, with "Moonlight Feels Right" (1976)


January 23: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American pop singer, the late Nicolette Larson, with the Neil Young-penned "Lotta Love" (1979)


January 22: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is Spanish beat group, Los Bravos, with "Black is Black" (1966)


January 21: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #13 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is Dutch rock band, Golden Earring, with "Radar Love" (1973)

 
January 20: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is  American singer-songwriter, Lobo, with "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" (1971) 


January 19: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is  American rock musician and composer, Meat Loaf, with "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (1977) 


January 18: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is  American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tony Joe White, with "Polk Salad Annie" (1969)

 
January 17: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #23 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is English folk rock and electric folk band, Matthews Southern Comfort, with the Joni Mitchell-penned "Woodstock" (1970) 


January 16: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American folk rock group, The Association, with "Never My Love" (1967)


January 15: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American country and southern rock group, The Charlie Daniels Band, with "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979)


January 14: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American blue-eyed soul group, The Rascals, with "Good Lovin'" (1966)


January 13: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer, Billy Joel, with "Piano Man" (1973) 


January 12: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is 1960s British beat group, The Mindbenders, with "Groovy Kind of Love" (1966) 


January 11: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American country music singer, Crystal Gayle, with the country-pop crossover hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" (1977)


January 10: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American folk rock band, The Youngbloods, with "Get Together" (1969)


January 9: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring requested hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is British-American rock band, Fleetwood Mac, with the Stevie Nicks-penned "Rhiannon" (1976)


January 8: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring requested hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American entertainer and cultural icon, the late Elvis Presley, with "Burning Love" (1972)


January 7: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring requested hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter and musician, Jackson Browne, with "Running on Empty" (1977)


January 6: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring requested hits from yesteryear; peaking at #28 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is 1960s British rock supergroup power trio, Cream, with "Crossroads" (1968) 


January 5: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American country-influenced rock and roll singers, The Everly Brothers, with "Cathy's Clown" (1960) 


January 4: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter, the late Jim Croce, with "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" (1973) 


January 3: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter, the late Harry Nilsson, with "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969)

 
January 2: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is British rock band, T. Rex, with "Get It On" (1971)


January 1:Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is  American singer-songwriter, Christopher Cross, with "Sailing" (1980) 

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