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105.7 KOKZ is your home for classic American Top 40 shows every weekend! This Saturday morning from 9 to noon join Casey Kasem for the top songs from November 3rd, 1973, it's where I found today's For...

After last night (this morning's) classic World Series game that ended with walk-off homer by Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers in the 18th inning, it was also on this date in 1981 that (go figure) the D...

KC & the Sunshine Band will perform at the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids on November 9th and today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 was on the charts October 27th, 1979. From KC & the Sunshine Band ...

For the Friday Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we go to the charts on October 24th, 1987 for a fun 80's tune from Squeeze called "Hourglass". The British band had three top 10 hits in England between 1979 and 19...

It's Weird Al Jankovic's birthday! So in celebration of his 66th trip around the sun today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 is his parody of Madonna "Like a Surgeon". Since having one of his song played on the ...

105.7 KOKZ is your home for classic American Top 40 shows every weekend! This Sunday morning at 8 Casey Kasem takes us back to October 25th, 1980, it's where I found today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from ...

The Toronto Blue Jays are going to the World Series for the first time since 1993 AND Rush is getting ready for their 50 Something Tour in 2026. It's a convergence of Canada, so for today's Forgotten ...

Thomas Earl Petty was born on this date in 1950 so for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we go back to 1981 for "The Waiting". The native of Gainsville, Florida, Tom became interested in music when he met ...

Today is the 36th anniversary of the big San Francisco earthquake that hit the Bay Area right before Game 3 of the World Series between the A's & Giants. Today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 was the #1 so...

It was on this date in 1987 that rescuers in Midland, Texas rescued 18 month old Baby Jessica from the well she had fallen in 58 hours earlier. And today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 was on the charts Octob...