Author Archives: Jeff Winfield

It was on this date May 29th, 1984 that Tina Turner's big comeback album "Private Dancer" was released, so for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from that album it's "Better Be Good to Me". "Private Dancer...

On Monday, Rick Derringer passed away in Florida at the age of 77. For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we play a song that earned him his only Grammy Award, from Weird Al Yankovic it's "Eat It". Rick Der...

For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we celebrate the 67th birthday of Neil Finn, the lead singer of Crowded House with their 1987 hit "Something So Strong". The band out of Australia and New Zealand was ...

105.7 KOKZ welcomes the Wallflowers to Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids on Friday, June 13th! Thanks to everyone who signed up over the Memorial Day weekend, we'd like to congratulate: RANDY LEE OF C...

Since Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of Summer, today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 was named at the #1 Summer song by Rolling Stone magazine a couple of years ago. From Chic it's "Good Times"!...

This Sunday morning at 8 on American Top 40 the 80's, Casey Kasem features the top songs from May 29th, 1982. It's where I found today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from Loverboy with "When It's Over". The C...

Yesterday I mentioned there was a new poll in England asking what were the greatest sing-a-long songs of all-time? So for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 it's a group that had two of the top 5 songs in t...

Beverly Hills Cop II starring Eddie Murphy was released on May 20th, 1987 so for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, a song from the movie soundtrack from The Jets with "Cross My Broken Heart". The return o...

Today we wish a very happy 80th birthday to Pete Townshend! For the Monday Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we go back to 1980 for his only solo top 10 hit "Let My Love Open the Door". Born on May 19th, 1945 in C...