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105.7 KOKZ is your home for classic American Top 40 shows every weekend! This Sunday morning from 8 to noon, Casey Kasem counts down the top songs from December 12th, 1987. It's where I found today's ...

This Saturday morning at 9 on American Top 40 the 70's, Casey Kasem puts the spotlight on the top songs from December 17th, 1977. One of the songs you'll hear on the countdown is today's Forgotten 45 ...

105.7 KOKZ welcomes The Wallflowers to Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids on Friday, June 13th! For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we feature the very first top 40 hit for the band "6th Avenue Heartache"...

It's hard to believe it's been 44 years since John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his New York apartment on December 8th, 1980. For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, it's the final single by John r...

It was on this date in 1985 the movie "Spies Like Us" starring Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase hit movie theatres. So for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, it's the theme song from the movie from Paul McCar...

This Sunday morning at 8 on classic American Top 40 the 80's, Casey Kasem features the top songs from December 10th, 1983. One of the songs you'll hear on the show is today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from...

This Saturday morning on American Top 40 the 70's, Casey Kasem features the top songs from December 11th, 1971. One of the songs you'll hear on the show is today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from Jonathan E...

For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we go back to December 3rd, 1983 for The Motels with "Suddenly Last Summer". The band out of Berkeley, California was formed in the early 70's and moved to L.A. in 197...

Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend I watched "Music Box: A Yacht Rock Dockumentary" on HBO. As an aficionado of this genre, I loved every minute of it! So for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we go bac...

The legendary Tina Turner was born on this date in 1939, so for today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, we go back to 1989 for her song "The Best". Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26th, 1939 in Tennessee, lik...