Theme shows featuring rock and pop music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Top 40 lookbacks, Classic Rock, Classic Hits, Variety Hits, Yacht Rock, Holiday Specials and more! I used to be on the radio. Now I sit in my living room and pretend I still
A mix of Top 40 hits from June 1970. Artists include Rare Earth, The Moody Blues, Joe Cocker, The Temptations, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Eric Burdon and War, The Turtles and more! (R)
A mix of Top 40 hits from May 1971. Artists include The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The Raiders, Three Dog Night, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and more! (R)
Guest Host Steve Reading fills in for me and presents the 48th edition of Variety Hits! Artists include Fleetwood Mac, ABC, The Beatles, Matchbox Twenty, The Allman Brothers Band, The Guess Who, Van Morrison, Jimmy Eat World, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and more! Steve - a big thank you for coming back and lending your voice to the show again!You can hear Steve fill in for me on previous editions of the show. Scroll down and listen to Variety Hits 36 and Variety Hits 42 for Steve's two other appearances substituting for me. Steve is a presenter on Rock Island Radio UK, which can be found here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockislandradioYou can also hear Rock Island Radio UK on any platform where you listen to this show!
A mix of Top 40 hits from May 1966! Artists include The Lovin' Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Johnny Rivers, The Temptations, The Mamas and the Papas, The Capitals and more! (R)
A mix of Top 40 hits from May 1994. Artists include Sheryl Crow, The Gin Blossoms, Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Beck, Jimmy Cliff, Huey Lewis and the News, Lisa Loeb and more! (R)
A mix of songs all about mom! Artists include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Scissor Sisters, Mat Kearney, Genesis, Queen, The Shirelles, Quiet Riot and more! (R)
A mix of Top 40 hits from April 2000. Artists include Third Eye Blind, Macy Gray, Christina Aguilera, Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, N'Sync, Vitamin C, Faith Hill, Celine Dion and more!
A mix of songs that say 'Hello' and 'Goodbye'. Artists include The Doors, Train, Michelle Branch, The Beatles, The Cars, Todd Rundgren, Steam, The Manhattans and more! (R)
Another fun mix of 2000s hits! Artists include Pink, Daughtry, Nelly, Nelly Furtado, Pussycat Dolls, Michelle Branch, Bon Jovi, Kris Allen and more!
Taking a look at my favorite song from each year of the 1960s. Artists include The Beatles, Johnny Preston, The Marcels, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Spencer Davis Group and more!
A show spotlighting songs with more cowbell! Artists include Blue Oyster Cult, The Chambers Brothers, The Rolling Stones, War, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Nazareth, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen and more!
A mix of Top 40 hits from April 1985! Artists include Eric Clapton, John Fogerty, Murray Head, Chicago, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Glenn Frey and more! (R)
A mix of 'Fool' songs from artists that include The Beatles, The Cars, John Mellencamp, RIck Springfield, Def Leppard, George Michael and more! (R)
The 47th edition of Variety Hits! Artists include Eddie Money, The Beatles, Falco, Bill Withers, Mick Jagger, Howard Jones, Kenny Rogers, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Lucy Woodward, Keith Urban and more!
It's a journey through my childhood record collection as we revisit my 100th show special! Artists include The Kingsmen, Napoleon XIV, The Doors, The Who, "Weird Al" Yankovic and The Beatles! (R)
It's a journey through my childhood record collection as we revisit my 100th show special! Artists include George Michael, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations and The Four Tops! (R)
It's a journey through my childhood record collection as we revisit my 100th show special! Artists include The Moody Blues, Eumir Deodato, Yes, The Surfaris and comedy from David Frye! (R)
It's a journey through my childhood record collection as we revisit my 100th show special! Artists include The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, The Trashmen, The Allman Brothers Band and Sam The Sham. (R)
A mix of wedding reception classics! Artists include Marcia Griffiths, Kool and the Gang, DJ Casper, Drake, The Killers, Van Morrison, Rednexx, Beyonce and more!
A trip back to the very first edition of Variety Hits! Artists include The Beatles, Maroon 5, 10,000 Maniacs, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Haley, Bob Seger and more! (R)
A brand new show featuring a mix of 70s pop and rock hits! Artists include The Rolling Stones, Frankie Valli, Stevie Wonder, Electric Light Orchestra, Peter Frampton, The Bee Gees, Billy Preston, The Eagles, Smokey Robinson and more!
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of my show, here is the debut episode from five years ago today, March 4, 2020! It's a Top 40 Lookback from March 1984 and features music from Culture Club, KC, Van Halen, Nena, John Lennon, James Ingram and more! (R)
A mix of Top 40 hits from February 2011. Artists include Lady Gaga, Pink, OneRepublic, 50 Cent, Rihanna, Drake, Kesha, Katy Perry, Britney Spears and more!
The 46th edition of Variety Hits! Artists include Rush, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Sugar Ray, Rob Thomas, Journey, Wham!, Alanis Morissette and more!
A mix of Top 40 hits from February 1993! Artists include Duran Duran, Snow, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Wreckx-n-Effect, Arrested Development, Peabo Bryson, Sting and more!
A mix of Top 40 hits from February 1964! Artists include Sam Cooke, Louis Armstrong, Dale Ward, The Beatles, Bob & Earl, The Trashmen and more! (R)
A mix of songs with one word titles. Artists include The Beatles, Three Dog Night, Duran Duran, The Bee Gees, The Who, Toto, Lifehouse, Billy Joel, Pure Prairie League and more! (R)
A mix of Top 40 hits from January 1983. Artists include The Pretenders, Hall & Oates, Don Henley, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Musical Youth, Joe Jackson, Kool & The Gang, A Flock of Seagulls, Phil Collins, Toni Basil and more!
Another edition of my series featuring sets of songs that are the same... but different! Artists include Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young and The Beatles! (R)
The 45th edition of Variety Hits! Artists include John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Earth Wind & Fire, Stephen Stills, The Weeknd, Pearl Jam, John Denver and more!
A mix of Top 40 hits from January 1982. Artists include Genesis, J. Geils Band, Rod Stewart, Foreigner, Alabama, Bertie Higgins, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Kool and the Gang, Olivia Newton John and more! (R)
A mix of songs to go with the arctic conditions we have felt this week! Artists include Foreigner, The Rolling Stones, Vanilla Ice, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jethro Tull, Rainbow, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin and more!
This show features the debut singles for iconic rock and pop acts like The Beatles, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Elton John, Beyonce, Genesis and more!
The 44th edition of Variety Hits! Artists include The Black Crowes, The Rolling Stones, DMX, Elton John, Faces, The Calling, Billy Idol, Bubba Sparxxx, Donald Fagen, All Saints and more!
Over an hour of non stop Christmas music with a twist. It's all in the form of disco medleys! It's the show you never knew you didn't need.
A mix of Top 40 hits from December 2002. Artists include Shaggy, Good Charlotte, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Pink, Eminem, Christina Aguilera, Santana, Michelle Branch, Uncle Kracker and more!
Over two hours of non stop commercial free traditional Christmas music! A new for 2024 Christmas mix! Artists include Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, The Temptations, The Ronettes, The Carpenters, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Tony Bennett, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Mathis, Julie Andrews and more! and more! This is a custom mix I created from dozens of old Christmas albums and cassettes I grew up with. This show is unhosted and the Christmas music is uninterrupted. Enjoy!
Over two and a half hours of non stop commercial free traditional Christmas music! Artists include Percy Faith and His Orchestra, Burl Ives, The Ray Conniff Singers, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Lou Rawls, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Darlene Love and more! This is a custom mix I created from dozens of old Christmas albums and cassettes I grew up with. This show is unhosted and the Christmas music is uninterrupted. Enjoy!
A mix of Top 40 hits from December 1980. Artists include John Lennon, Queen, Andy Gibb, Steely Dan, The Pointer Sisters, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder, Pat Benatar and more! (R)
A fun mix of 80s hits! Artists include Men at Work, John Mellencamp, Sheena Easton, Simple Minds, Genesis, Sting, Robbie Dupree, The Doobie Brothers, Diana Ross, AC/DC, The Romantics and more!
Over two hours of non stop commercial free Christmas classics! Artists include Percy Faith and His Orchestra, Burl Ives, The Ray Conniff Singers, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Lou Rawls, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Darlene Love and more! This is a custom mix I created from dozens of old Christmas albums and cassettes I grew up with. This show is unhosted and the Christmas music is uninterrupted. Enjoy!
Over two and a half hours of non stop commercial free Christmas classics! Artists include Bing Crosby, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Frank Sinatra, Nat 'King' Cole, Johnny Mathis, Vaughn Monroe, Perry Como, The Vince Guaraldi Trio and more! This is a custom mix I created from dozens of old Christmas albums and cassettes I grew up with. This show is unhosted and the Christmas music is uninterrupted. Enjoy!
A mix of Top 40 hits from December 2003. Artists include Beyonce, Matchbox Twenty, Train, Outkast, Fuel, Pink, John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Evanescence and more!
A mix of Top 40 hits from November 1978. Artists include The Village People, Bob Seger, Toto, Billy Joel, Foreigner, The Rolling Stones, Donna Summer, Eric Clapton and more! (R)
A mixtape of thankful songs. Artists include Adam Sandler, The Beatles, Dido, Led Zeppelin, Fall Out Boy, Sam & Dave, Natalie Merchant and more! (R)
The 43rd edition of Variety Hits! We remember Quincy Jones and also hear artists that include The Beatles, The Doors, Chappell Roan, Johann Strauss, Nickelback, No Doubt, AC/DC, Stevie Nicks, Blake Shelton and more!
A mix of Top 40 hits from November 1971. Artists include John Lennon, Santana, Chicago, Rod Stewart, Sly & The Family Stone, Van Morrison, Cat Stevens, Cher and more! (R)
A mix of classic rock hits from the 1980s. Artists include The Cars, Autograph, Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Michael Stanley Band, Queen, David Bowie, The Tubes and more! (R)
A selection of Top 40 hits from November 1987! Artists include Swing Out Sister, Billy Idol, U2, John Mellencamp, Aerosmith, Elton John, Steve Winwood and more! (R)
As we shift the clocks back to standard time, here is a mix of songs all about time! Artists include The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis and the News, The Guess Who, The Zombies, Cher, Eddie Money and more! (R)
Guest Host Steve Reading fills in for me and presents the 42nd edition of Variety Hits! In addition to the usual random playlist there is also a Halloween themed portion of the show. Artists include The Beatles, Stevie Nicks, The Thompson Twins, Neil Sedaka,, Queen, Clarence Clemons, Boston, John Carpenter, The Temptations, Styx, Yes, Zone Tripper, Switchfoot, Our Lady Peace, Julian Lennon and more! Steve Reading is our special guest host for this show and is a presenter from Rock Island Radio UK where he hosts the popular Jukebox Heroes series. Steve and I traded shows this past April Fools Day and had a lot of fun. Thank you to Steve for coming back to the show filling in for me!
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