Even though it was not at the end of his career, Rodger Kay at WDJO Cincinnati played Ricky Nelson's "That's All" every Sunday afternoon at the end of his show.  This would have been sometime around 2008-2013 or so maybe

Apologies for being so late to the party.  Hope y'all had a very Merry Christmas!
I'm pretty much stuck in the late fifties and early sixties:
1)  Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
2)  Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
3) A Not So Merry Christmas - Bobby Vee

Shep and the Limelights "Daddy's Home".  At the end of the song, Shep sings "I'm not a thousand miles away".  This was a dig at his original group, the Heartbeats, and their song "A Thousand Miles Away".  

The lyrics for House of Blue  Lights contain the phrases:
There's fryers and broilers and Detroit barbecue ribs
But the treat of the treats 
Is when they serve you all those fine eight beats
But I always heard the last three words as: FINE AGED BEEF.
You can imagine what my favorite protein is....
 

Wow!  What a lineup!  Wish there was a way, but as always, November is a busy month.

We spent the weekend for our summer Mardi Gras Krewe event in the Quarter.  Ran into many attendees of the Dr. John memorial service which was held earlier.  What a celebration of life!  Walked past Cosimo Matassa's Studio.  So much history there!  I read the article this morning of Dave Bartholomew's passing.  I;m sure there will be.another large acknowledgement of one of the great musical forces of the era.  The article is in:  theadvocate.com  I'll be able to post links soon.     

I don't recall my first 45 purchase, but remember my first LP in late 1963 or 1964 .  It was an oldies compilation which included Marv Johnson's "You've Got What It Takes", and I think the Demensions "Over the Rainbow"  I almost bought the WLS oldies compilation instead, which may have had the "Silver Dollar Survey" in it's title.  It was a long time ago!

I began paying attention and listening to Top 40 radio in late '59.  I heard Santo & Johnny's "Tear Drop" first, and then  "Sleep Walk" as a featured "Oldie" on WLS Chicago probably in the summer of 1960.  Always preferred "Tear Drop".  I'd been exposed to Rock & Roll much earlier, have a sister who is seven years older than me.

Really like "Ain't Gonna Lie" much more than "98.6".  Did not realize it was released first. 

I meant to mention a while back, but there is an oldies station in Cincinnati, WDJO, which offers pre-sale tickets to oldies concerts in the area.  Looks like The Righteous Brothers (at least one of them) and whoever is performing as the Temptations is appearing on July 26.