There are so many hits from 1966 (as you’ll hear in the full length songs as well as the clips from others), that this program should have run four hours! 1966 “marks” the first of several appearances by super talent Mark Elliott as host, with Bill Drake as image voice.
Ronald Reagan “takes over” California; A lot of high-flying birds are grounded; more transportation woes rock the Big Apple; The Real Don Steele “IS” number one; and what do The Monkees and Mrs. Miller have in common?
Mama Cass Elliott (no relation to Mark) tells us they weren’t quite sure what musical theatre they were a part of; Paul Revere & The Raiders broke the mold at one major record label; Terry Kirkman from The Association struggled to find the words to one of their biggest hits; Herb Alpert gives us a “taste” of how it all works; and Stevie Wonder digs deep and pulls from “experience” to generate hit after hit.
The KHJ version of THE GOLDEN YEAR: 1966