January 18, 1974 Former members from Free, (Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson, (Boz Burrell), formed Bad Company. The band went on to score a US No.1 album with their debut release. #ClassicRock #RockNRoll #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky youtu.be/8i39UtdOp7I?...

Allan Sherman’s “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)” peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks beginning August 24, 1963.

January 18th, 1978: Warren #Zevon releases his 3rd studio album "Excitable Boy." It features the Hit "#Werewolves Of #London.” It goes on to sell over 1 Million Copies and made Trader Vic’s a household name. youtu.be/qae25976UgA

January 17, 1984: Supreme Court rules (5-4) that private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws.

David Ruffin would be 85 today. Here’s to one of #Motown’s most distinctive voices. youtu.be/BHEY-QEWmUw?...

We used to sneak into Hudsons to watch Jonny Quest in color in the TV section.

Today in 1964. How many of these do you remember?

Remember the Rocket? We still love the "Original Six."

We love @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social. Follow this guy!

So many! Hard to distill to one, but if pressed, we'd say Stevie Wonder.

Blurry teacup, singing Beatles

Cinnamon Girl -Neil Young🇨🇦🎸🎵 #IAmCanadian🍁 tidal.com/browse/track...

Patty Loveless/I Try to Think About Elvis to Colin Raye/I Think About You. Classic Country #MomentsOfMusicSchedulingGrace

Today in 1968, #ABC split into four radio networks: Information, Entertainment, Contemporary, and FM, target different audiences. Each hour carried four staggered newscasts down the same line, timed to the minute. Madison Avenue’s growing obsession with #demographics was reshaping radio.

Our holiday present to you. The best music of the Keener era. Hear it all day today on Keener13.com.

Godspeed, Chris Rea. We know him best on this side of the pond for "Fool If You Think It's Over," but we also play his hauntingly beautiful "On The Beach." Here's the album version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=paVn...

54 years ago today (Dec 18, 1971): TV Guide featured The Partridge Family: David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Dave Madden, Shirley Jones, Brian Forster, Suzanne Crough, and Danny Bonaduce, at the height of their pop-TV reign.

How the #Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride“ influenced the #Monkees’ first smash it.

Ernie Hudson was born December 17, 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Fun film-history tidbit 🎥 The first set of rings was blue because the old 2-strip Technicolor process couldn’t reproduce blue well, hence why many 1934–35 color cartoons skew red and green.

December 18th, 1966: "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for the first time on CBS, featuring the voice of #BorisKarloff as the #Grinch and the narrator.

Our annual tip of the hat to the iconic Ford Rotunda. How many remember their beautiful Christmas displays?

Happy 82nd Keener Birthday to #KeithRichards. Some of his early collabs w #MickJagger include: • “The Last Time” • “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” • “Get Off of My Cloud” • “As Tears Go By” • “Paint It, Black”

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Vintage ad (Snoopy for Bell telephones):

Happy Heavenly Birthday to #Motown Legend #EddieKendricks of the Temptations, born December 17, 1939.

December 17, 1989 - The Simpsons debuted on Fox with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." The show quickly attracted big-name guest stars, including Michael Jackson, Sting and Aerosmith.

December 17, 1969 - #TinyTim married his first wife, Victoria Budinger, aka “Miss Vicki,” on The #TonightShow with Johnny Carson. It generates more than 21 million households - a ratings record at the time.

Cool! We hope you find US!

R Crumb was one of the most influential comic artists of our youth!

We remember! It's still in our holiday rotation!

Today in 1965. Keener in its prime.

#Beatles 65 - Released December 15, 1964. Here’s the track listing. So many good tunes: ‘No Reply’ ‘I’m A Loser’ ‘Baby’s In Black’ ‘Rock And Roll Music’ ‘I’ll Follow The Sun’ ‘Mr Moonlight’ ‘Honey Don’t’ ‘I’ll Be Back’ ‘She’s A Woman’ ‘I Feel Fine’ ‘Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby’

Today in 1976, just 3 days after its release, Wings over America, the first and only live album by #PaulMcCartney and #Wings was certified Gold by the RIAA.

December 12, 1924: Bob Barker, TV game show host (The Price is Right, 1972-2007; Truth or Consequences, 1956-75), actor (Happy Gilmore), and animal rights activist, is born in Darrington, Washington.

A promotional Christmas card from the 1940s. Art by Fred Ray.

Happy heavenly birthday to #DanHartman (1950–1994). A brilliant multi-instrumentalist and songwriter whose legacy lives on through “Free Ride,” “Instant Replay,” and “I Can Dream About You.”

Released Dec. 8, 1976, “Hotel California” was the #Eagles’ fifth studio album, Joe Walsh’s debut with the band and Randy Meisner’s last. The iconic cover? A shot of the Beverly Hills Hotel by photographer David Alexander.

We still miss him. #JohnLennon

Today in 2014, #PinkFloyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon returned to the Billboard chart at No. 13 after it shows up at the Google Play store discounted to 99 cents. Although it held the No. 1 spot for only a week when released in 1973, it remained in the #Billboard album chart for 741 weeks.

In memory of J.J. Cale, Dec. 5, 1938-July 26, 2013. Nobody ever sounded like him, and nobody ever will. Hero.

#PaulMcCartney and wings released “Band on the Run” today in 1973. How many of the people on the album cover can you name?

#JimMessina has 78 candles on his #birthday cake today.

Here's what was hot in the Motor City the week of December 5, 1966. You can hear many of these tunes at Keener13.com, still "The Soundtrack of Detroit."

Jeff Bridges is 76 today. A truly lifelong actor, "The Dude" made his film debut in 1951 at the age of six months, playing alongside his mother, Dorothy Bridges, in "The Company She Keeps" along with bit parts in his dad, Lloyd Bridges legendary "Sea Hunt" television show.

Number one on Keener in the fall of 1965 and the final song to be played on WKNR in April of 1972 when the station signed off. Based on the book of Ecclesiastes and still meaningful today.

On December 3, 1961, future manager, #BrianEpstein, meets the #Beatles.

Today in 1965, The Beatles released their 6th album, Rubber Soul, recorded in just over four weeks for the Christmas rush. Now considered one of the greatest albums in pop history, Rolling Stone ranked Rubber Soul No. 5 on its 2012 “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. youtu.be/AYZlME0mQB8?...