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105.7 KOKZ welcomes Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, and Spin Doctors to McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids on July 7th! Tickets for the show are on sale now and for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, how a...

105.7 KOKZ welcomes Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, and the Spin Doctors to McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids on July 7th. So for today's Forgotten 45, we feature the 2nd hit from Blues Traveler, fro...

It's another birthday edition of the Forgotten 45 at 3:45 as Bobby Brown celebrates his 56th today. We go back to the Summer of 1988 for his first solo hit "Don't Be Cruel". One of the pioneers of "Ne...

Happy Birthday to Alice Cooper who is celebrating his 77th trip around the sun! For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, we play his last top 40 hit "Poison". The song was a comeback for Alice and it became ...

Welcome to the first Forgotten 45 of February! Today's choice was on the charts this week in 1985, 40 years ago from John Parr it's "Naughty Naughty". The English singer is best known for his second h...

Friday's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 is a song you can hear again on Absolutely 80's with Nina Blackwood Saturday night from 9 to midnight on 105.7 KOKZ. From Donnie Iris it's "Ah Leah". The former member of...

This Sunday from 8 to noon on American Top 40 the 80's, Casey Kasem counts down the top songs from February 1st, 1986 and a superstar who is coming to Eastern Iowa has today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, it...

This Saturday morning on American Top 40 the 70's we have a four hour show for you from February 3rd, 1979. One of the songs you'll hear on the countdown is today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from Foreigner...

It was 40 years ago today that celebrities gathered in Hollywood to record what would become one of the best selling singles of all-time, "We Are the World" by USA for Africa. Inspired by Band Aid's "...

105.7 KOKZ welcomes Kansas and .38 Special to McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, July 13th. So for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, we go back to this week in 1984 for 38 Special and "If I'd...