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Feels So Good is a 1977 jazz album released by Chuck Mangione. and it contains his hit single, the title song "Feels So Good", which in an edited form reached #4 on the U.S. charts. The song also reached the top of the Billboard adult contemporary chart...

The band chose its name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success not only in Australia, but also in the United States. They have sold more than 25 million records and achieved 13 U.S. Top 40 hits, besides many music awards gained in Australia.

Today we go back to 1989 for the Hit or Miss. Lou Gramm was born in Rochester, New York. He attended Gates-Chili High School in Rochester, graduating with the class of 1968. He is also an alumnus of Monroe Community College in Rochester.   Gramm began his musical career in his mid-teens, playing in local Rochester bands, including St. Jam...

For the Final Hit or Miss for the Holiday week, how could we not do this song and Weird Al! Al is a multi-talented singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...

Keeping with our food theme this week, we HAVE to do Meatloaf! Michael Lee Aday better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor. He is noted for the Bat Out of Hell album trilogy consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose...

Today's Classic hit or miss - and all week for that matter on focus on bands that have something to do with food in one way or another... The group, originally named "Thee Sixpence", initially consisted of Ed King (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Luciano (vocals), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals), Gary Lovetro (bass), Steve Rabe (guitar, vocals), and Gene Gunnels (drums)... R

Today's Classic Hit or Miss is Donnie Iris for Friday! He's mostly know for his work with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo albums during the 1980s. He wrote the #2 Billboard hit "The Rapper" with the Jaggerz, and was a member of Wild Cherry after the group had a #1 hit with "Play That Funky Music." After releasing five solo albums in the 1980s with

Today's hit or miss is none other Sir Elton John. In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time.  His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums

Today's Classic Hit or Miss features an artist we play regularly on WFGR! - Kenny Loggins was born in Everett, Washington, the youngest of three brothers. His mother was Lina (Massie), a stay-at-home mom, and his father, Robert George Loggins, was a salesman...

Today's Classic Hit or Miss Features some good ol Rock N' Roll! 38 Special was formed by neighborhood friends Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant in 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida.The band's first two albums had a strong southern rock influence. By the early 1980s, 38 Special shifted to a more accessible arena rock style without abandoning its southern rock roots. This shift helped to usher in a string

Continuing and wrapping up our week of Country Crossovers - Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle ), a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It".

Continuing with our week of country crossovers - This group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was officially changed to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s, and they remained a gospel-oriented group until the mid-1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated on country music.