Eight Days A Week

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Mitch Margo of the Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight") is 66
The late Donnie Elbert ("Where Did Our Love Go") is born in 1936
Jessi Colter ("I'm Not Lisa" and former wife of Duane Eddy and Waylon Jennings) is 70
Tom T. Hall ("I Love") is 77
Kitty Kallen ("My Coloring Book") is 91
The late Norman Petty (produced Buddy Holly, Buddy Knox and the Fireballs, among others) is born in 1927
The late lyricist Hal David (wrote most of Dionne Warwick's hits with partner Burt Bacharach) is born in 1921
Desmond Dekker ("Israelites") dies of a heart attack, 2006
19 year-old Little Willie John marries his wife, Darlynn, in Detroit, 1957
Dave Davies of the Kinks falls and injures himself onstage in Cardiff, Wales, forcing cancellation of the group's tour, 1965
"Ramsey Lewis Week" is declared in Chicago, 1998
The Michigan state legislature passes a resolution honoring Tommy James for his "contributions in the music and recording world," 2010
Marty Robbins signs with Columbia Records, 1951
Carole King gives a free concert for 100,000 fans in New York's Central Park, 1973
Keith Moon performs for the last time with the Who at the Shepperton Film Studio in England for the movie, "The Kid's Are Alright", 1978
The James Darren movie, "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" premieres in Honolulu, 1961
Bobby Darin's film, "Cop Out" debuts in 1967
Ral Donner records "You Don't Know What You've Got" in 1961

Eight Days A Week

"Eight Days A Week: Births, Deaths And Events Each Day In Oldies History” takes readers on a magical mystery tour, day-by-day through the year, offering up the fascinating events that occurred in the lives of Oldies artists from the fifties, sixties and seventies. From the pages of his renowned Oldies Calendar at www.oldiesmusic.com, baby boomers can not only check out who was born (and who checked out) each day of the year, but gain insight into the significant (and those somewhat less-than significant) events that occurred throughout Oldies history such as:

· Which San Francisco rock 'n' roller was once sued for plagiarizing himself? (October 24)

· What girl group appeared as nuns on an episode of "Tarzan" on TV? (January 12)

· Which British drummer once drove his Lincoln Continental into the swimming pool of a Holiday Inn? (August 24)

· Which pop star escorted Madonna to the 1991 Academy Awards? (March 25)

· Which legendary group once held a "press conference" in the middle of Chicago's Michigan Avenue? (June 11)

Professionals and fans alike will find "Eight Days A Week: Births, Deaths And Events Each Day In Oldies History” an invaluable reference to the music that shaped their lives.

The book includes a forward by legendary Chicago Disk Jockey Dick Biondi.

Praise for Eight Days A Week:

· I consider Ron Smith the Oldies authority. He's the best I've ever worked with and everyone who loves the music would love this book.
-Tommy Edwards, Program Director, WLS Chicago, Arrow 93 Los Angeles, WODS Boston

· Ron Smith's Oldies history book is an absolute must for anybody who has ever been or ever will be interested in rock and roll!
-Clark Weber, Author, WLS Radio personality and “Old Rock Crock”

· A fascinating day-by-day recap of all of the notable and memorable rock and roll-related events. Smith's book is the definitive calendar covering any and all of rock and roll's biggest events.
-Kent Kotal, Publisher, ForgottenHits.com

· Ron Smith is Chicago's own Oldies maven. When he worked behind the mic he pulled one extraordinary fact after another that made listening to his presentation rich and interesting. Eight Days A Week provides a resource for anyone to sound just like Ron.
-Robert Pruter, author, Chicago Soul

About the author:

Ron Smith has been involved in Oldies radio for nearly 40 years as a Disk Jockey, Program and Music Director, most recently as the Music Director and Evening DJ at Real Oldies 1690 in Chicago. He also served for more than eight years as Music Director of WJMK-FM, Oldies 104.3 in the Windy City. He was Senior Music Programmer of Internet Radio for Radiowave.com and created and hosted streaming channels for MusicNow.com, including the Net's only all-Elvis station. His '50s Hits and '60s Hits channels are currently enjoyed on Slacker.com. And, since 1995, he has delighted fans of '50s, '60s and '70s music with the Internet's premiere Oldies web site- www.oldiesmusic.com. Smith is the author of four reference books of Chicago music charts. He resides in suburban Chicago with his vast music and book libraries.

About "Eight Days A Week: Births, Deaths And Events Each Day In Oldies History":

Publication: May, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-9833737-0-4
Price: $15.95
384 pages