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105.7 KOKZ is your home for classic American Top 40 shows every weekend! This Saturday morning we have a 4 hour show from July 21st, 1979 and today’s Forgotten 45 at 3:45 can he heard on the countdown, from Ricky Lee Jones it’s “Chuck E’s in Love”.
In a career where she recorded 15 albums, she only had one top 40 hit. “Chuck E’s in Love” appears on her self-titled ’79 debut album that went platinum and earned her 4 Grammy Award nominations, including a win for Best New Artist.
It was her appearance as a virtual unknown on Saturday Night Live in April of that year that made her an overnight sensation as “Chuck E’s in Love” went to #4 on the charts to become her biggest hit song.
From the Summer of ’79 it’s Rickie Lee Jones with “Chuck E’s in Love” today’s Forgotten 45.
