Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Johnny K's Way Back Play Backs - November 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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November 2014  

November 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 American rock band, Three Dog Night, with "Black & White" (1972) 


November 29: 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 band, America, with "Sister Golden Hair" (1975) 


November 28: 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 (#1 on Swedish Singles chart) here is Swedish pop rock duo, Roxette, with "Joyride" (1991) 


November 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 (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English pop band, Dexys Midnight Runners, with "Come On Eileen" (1982) 


November 26: 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 rock band, the Beatles, with "Hey Jude" (1968)


November 25: 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 and musician, Roberta Flack, with "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (1973)


November 24: 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 singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist,  Bob Seger (with the The Silver Bullet Band), with "Against the Wind" (1980) 


November 23: 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 songwriter, singer, musician, columnist and science fiction author, Janis Ian, with "At Seventeen" (1975)  


November 22: 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 here is American singer and actor, the late Al Martino (1927 - 2009), with "Spanish Eyes" (1966)


November 21: 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 #7 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#31 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British alternative dance/alternative rock band, Jesus Jones, with "Right Here, Right Now" (1990) 


November 20: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is the Strangeloves, with "I Want Candy" (1965) 


November 19: 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 and actor, the late Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977), with "In the Ghetto" (1969)


November 18: 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 singer-songwriter, Henry Gross, with "Shannon" (1976)


November 17: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #73 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is Irish new wave band, Boomtown Rats, with "I Don't Like Mondays" (1979)


November 16: 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 band, Climax, with "Precious and Few" (1972)


November 15: 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 (#10 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British blues rock band, Climax Blues Band, with "Couldn't Get It Right" (1976)


November 14: 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 dance-pop and hip hop group, C+C Music Factory, with "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (1991) 


November 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 soul music singer, the late Edwin Starr (1942 - 2003), with "War" (1970)


November 12: 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 rock band, Styx, with "Come Sail Away" (1977) 


November 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 here is American military veteran, author, actor and singer-songwriter, the late Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (1940 - 1989), with "The Ballad of the Green Berets" (1966) 


November 10: 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 (#1 on Canadian Singles chart) here is Canadian singer-songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot, with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976)


November 9: 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 English singer-songwriter and guitarist, Dave Mason, with "We Just Disagree" (1977) 


November 8: 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 British pop band, The Flying Machine, with "Smile a Little Smile for Me" (1969) 


November 7: 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 #8 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#18 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British pop duo, Go West, with "King of Wishful Thinking" (1990)


November 6: 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 (#4 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English musician, singer, songwriter, actor and former drummer for the Beatles, Ringo Starr, with "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) 


November 5: 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 Grass Roots, with "Sooner Or Later" (1971)

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