Author Archives: Jeff Winfield

Today's Forgotten 45 is from two-hit wonder Sugarloaf with "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" released in 1974 and peaking in the Winter of 1975 at #9. Their first big hit was "Green Eyed Lady" back in 7...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The year was 1985 and Sting released his first solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles fresh off the huge success of the Police Synchronicit...

I have a confession to make, I had the "hots" for Linda Ronstadt. That wasn't an exclusive club I'm quite sure. On this day in 1975, Linda scored her first and only #1 song with today's Forgotten 45, ...

Happy Valentines Day from KOKZ! Today's Forgotten 45 "Love Will Keep Us Together" was a monster hit in 1975, you couldn't get away from Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon, better known as the Captain &...

Ahhhhh....the 80's, where nearly every hit song was featured on a movie soundtrack! Wasn't it awesome?! Today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 is from the Pointer Sisters with "Neutron Dance". The song was feat...

This Saturday on Classic American Top 40 the 70's Casey takes us back to Valentines Day, 1976! Today's Forgotten 45 comes from that show, "Sweet Thing" by Rufus & Chaka Khan. Long before her resur...

We go back to the early 80's for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from Peoria, Illinois native Dan Fogelberg and his top ten hit "Leader of the Band". The song was a tribute to his father Lawrence, a musi...

I figured since Waters theme on Tunesday was break-up songs and this song was was starting a three week run at #1 on this date in 1976, today's Forgotten 45 is from Paul Simon "50 Ways To Leave Your L...

I'm a 100% die-hard Hawkeye fan, I bleed black and gold. It saddened me to hear of the passing of long-time TV & radio voice of the Hawkeyes Mac McCausland at the age of 75 at his home in Las Vega...

Today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 was the #1 song on this date back in 1970. It's from the Dutch band Shocking Blue who hit the top of the charts with "Venus". The song was originally released in the Nethe...