Sunday, February 1, 2015

Johnny K's Way Back Play Backs - February 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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February 2015  

February 28: 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 musician, actor and singer-songwriter, Paul Simon, with "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (1975)

 
February 27: 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 here is American country pop singer and occasional actress, Faith Hill, with "This Kiss" (1998)


February 26: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peeking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock and roll and R&B musician, the late Bobby Day (1930 - 1990), with "Rockin' Robin" (1958) 


February 25: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peeking at #25 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is Jamaican reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor, Jimmy Cliff, with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" (1969)


February 24: 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 rock band, Blondie, with "The Tide Is High" (1980)


February 23: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peeking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Steve Miller Band, with "Fly Like an Eagle" (1976)


February 22: 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 pop, country and Christian music singer, B.J. Thomas, with the Burt Bacharach-penned "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (1969) 


February 21: 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 (#3 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English rock band, The Who, with "Happy Jack" (1966) 


February 20: 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 rock band, Extreme, with "More Than Words" (1990) 


February 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 here is American singer-songwriter, Robert John, with "Sad Eyes" (1979)


February 18: 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 recording artists and former husband-and-wife duo, Captain & Tennille, with "Muskrat Love" (1976) 


February 17: 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 #28 on RPM 100 Singles chart here is British-born Canadian musician and record producer, Paul Hyde, with "America is Sexy" (1989)


February 16: 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 southern rock group, Classics IV, with "Stormy" (1968)


February 15: 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 (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English rock group, The Hollies, with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1970)


February 14: Today's "Way Back Play Back" is in celebration of Saint Valentine's Day; from the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart 1937 musical Babes in Arms, here is American singer, actor, director and producer, the late Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998), with "My Funny Valentine" (1957)


February 13: 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 #3 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American R&B/hip hop music group, Bell Biv DeVoe, with "Poison" (1990) 


February 12: 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 musician, singer and songwriter, Charlie Daniels (credited as The Charlie Daniels Band), with "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) 


February 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 (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is Welsh folk singer, Mary Hopkin, with "Those Were The Days" (1968)


February 10: 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 #7 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American eclectic pop group, Was (Not Was), with "Walk the Dinosaur" (1987)


February 9: 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, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, with "The Cover of Rolling Stone" (1972)

 
February 8: 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 British novelty group, The New Vaudeville Band, with "Winchester Cathedral" (1967)


February 7: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #25 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger, the late Andrew Gold (1951 - 2011), with "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978)


February 6: 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 #3 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is  American singer-songwriter, Tracy Chapman, with "Give Me One Reason" (1995) 


February 5: 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 vocal and instrumental duo, Carpenters, with "We've Only Just Begun" (1970) 


February 4: 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 musician, songwriter and disc jockey, the late JP "The Big Bopper" Richardson (1930 - 1959), with "Chantilly Lace" (1958)


February 3: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a new series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; reaching #23 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#6 on U.K. Singles chart) here is British rock/pop duo, Eurythmics, with "Love Is a Stranger" (1982) 


February 2: 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 Jamaican recording artist, Carl Douglas, with "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974) 


February 1: 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 comedian, actor, musician, writer and producer, Steve Martin (and the Toot Uncommons), with "King Tut" (1978)