June 12 th, 2026

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Gold Star Oldies USA — your home for the greatest hits of the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

Join Dave Edwards, veteran broadcaster and host of the internationally syndicated show That Seventies Sound, every Tuesday at 9:00 AM with a replay at 10:00 PM. His show brings the stories, memories, and music that defined the decade.

Kick off your weekend with Mickey Bo’s Rock ’n Roll Revue every Friday at 7:00 PM, with an encore Sunday at 9:00 PM. Mickey Bo is a long‑time radio personality known for his high‑energy mix of early rock ’n’ roll, doo‑wop, and rare classics.

If you like the music of the Boomer era, this is the show for you. (Mickey will be Monkeying Around This Friday, 7:00 PM CDST )

PLAYLIST: >Friday, June 12, 2026
Chuck Berry — Too Much Monkey Business (1956)
Major Lance — The Monkey Time (1963)
The Miracles — Mickey’s Monkey (1963)
The Flares — The Monkey Walk (1963)
Shep & The Limelites — The Monkey
The Dovells — Stop Monkeyin’ Around (1963)
Dobie Gray — Monkey Jerk (1965)
Annette & The Beach Boys — The Monkey’s Uncle (1965)
Ray Sharpe — Monkey’s Uncle (1959)
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters — One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show (1964)
Claude & The Hightones — Monkey Stuff (1964)
Rufus Thomas — Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (1964)
Johnny Nash — Love Ain’t Nothing (But A Monkey On Your Back) (1964)
The Big Bopper — Monkey Song, The (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) (1958)
Eddie Bond — Monkey And The Baboon (1964)
The Revels — Two Little Monkeys (In A Banana Tree) (1960)
Baby Huey & The Babysitters — Monkey Man (1965)
The “5” Royales — Monkey Hips And Rice (1954)
The Spats — Gator Tails And Monkey Ribs (1964)
Tommy Braden & His Flames — Did You Ever See A Monkey Play A Fiddle (1954)
Garnell Cooper & The Kinfolks — Green Monkey (1963)

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A small Record Company or Production Corp. that became a power house of hits.

Dunhill is one of the most interesting “small” labels of the mid‑1960s because it started as a production company, not a traditional record label. It quickly became a powerhouse of the L.A. pop scene, producing some of the most defining sunshine‑pop and folk‑rock hits of the era.

1. Origins in the L.A. Studio Scene

Dunhill began in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, created to release Johnny Rivers’ material. By 1965 it evolved into a full label with distribution from ABC‑Paramount.

2. The Adler–Sloan–Barri Creative Engine

Lou Adler brought in songwriters P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, who became the label’s secret weapon. They wrote, arranged, and even performed on many early Dunhill releases.

Their studio group work (with Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel, Tommy Tedesco) formed the backbone of Dunhill’s sound.
Sloan wrote “Eve of Destruction”, giving Dunhill its first #1 hit in 1965.

3. Breakout Success

Dunhill’s early catalog exploded with hits:

Barry McGuire – “Eve of Destruction”
The Mamas & The Papas (“California Dreamin’,” “Monday, Monday”)

The Grass Roots
Three Dog Night These artists defined the label’s identity and helped it punch far above its size.

4. Transition to ABC‑Dunhill

In mid‑1967, Lou Adler sold his shares to ABC Records, creating ABC‑Dunhill.

ABC continued releasing Dunhill-branded records until 1975.
After 1975, artists were absorbed into ABC’s main roster.

5. Legacy & Collectability

Dunhill’s label variations are beloved by collectors:

1965–68: black label with yellow‑framed DUNHILL logo
1968–69: multicolor box with ABC logo
1973: rare “children’s blocks” logo
The catalog is now managed by Geffen Records, and Dunhill remains a cornerstone of mid‑’60s West Coast pop history.
The first Dunhill single was "My Prayer/Pretty Please" (catalog D-4001) by Shelley Fabares, who was married to Adler at the time. In mid-1967 Adler sold his shares to ABC Records, creating ABC-Dunhill Records, after which he started yet another label Ode Records (which was first distributed by CBS and later by A&M Records).^[1] Until 1975, ABC continued to release records on the Dunhill label, after which all remaining artists were absorbed into the ABC Records roster before MCA Records bought the label outright in 1979.

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Albums in June Turned 60's years Old

Pop Albums Turning 60 in June 2026

1. The Beatles — Yesterday and Today

Release date: June 15, 1966
Type: U.S.‑only compilation LP
Why it matters: Famous for the withdrawn “butcher cover,” and packed with key mid‑’66 pop tracks like “Yesterday,” “We Can Work It Out,” and “Nowhere Man.”

2. The Beatles — “Nowhere Man” (U.S. release)

Release date: June 8, 1966 (listed as a 1966 miscellaneous release)
- Type: Single
- Why it matters: A major pop hit in the U.S. during early summer ’66, marking the Beatles’ shift toward more introspective pop writing.
3. The Cyrkle — Red Rubber Ball
- Release date: June 30, 1966
- Type: Debut pop LP
- Why it matters: Bright, clean AM‑radio pop; includes the Paul Simon–co‑written hit “Red Rubber Ball.”

Broadcast Bulletin (Daily Updates)

June 12, 1936 — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission grants a permit to the inventor of FM radio, Edwin Armstrong, to begin experimental broadcasts of FM station W2XMN in Alpine, New Jersey (right).
1963 — Brenda Lee graduates from the showbiz-friendly Hollywood Professional School in Los Angeles, having already earned twelve Top 10 records.
1962 — Lee is hospitalized after dislocating her neck while performing at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

June 13, 1953 — Peacock Records of Houston, Texas releases "Ain't That Good News" by the Tempo Toppers. The group's lead singer is an obscure vocalist from Macon, Georgia, named Little Richard.
1961 — It's a bad day for singer safety. Patsy Cline has a serious car accident in Nashville when she is thrown through the windshield. She is hospitalized for about a month. At a theater in Newcastle, England, Gene Vincent is mobbed by admirers who accidentally push him down a flight of stairs after a performance and he is knocked unconscious.
1964 — Workers at a London railway station notice a large package wiggling, so they open it to find a tea chest addressed to the Beatles. Inside is 12-year-old Carol Dryden, a superfan who had decided to mail herself to the group. She gets no further than the station and the railroad refunds her freight charge.

1966 — Deeming its "butcher cover" (right) in poor taste, Capitol Records recalls the new Beatles album Yesterday and Today, which is scheduled for release the next day and has already been sent to stores, with some sold. It is reissued six days later with a different cover. Rare copies are worth thousands of dollars.

June 14, 1953 — Elvis Presley graduates from Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Unlike Brenda Lee at her graduation 10 years later, he has no hit records — yet.

June 16, 1960 — The Platters perform for the first time without longtime lead Tony Williams, who left the group to pursue a solo career. Sonny Turner takes over at the Lotus Club in Philadelphia.
1993 — The U.S. Postal Service issues a book of commemorative rock and roll stamps featuring Elvis, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter, and Dinah Washington.

June 17, 1949 — Billboard changes the name of its Race Records chart to Rhythm & Blues, a term applied by magazine editor Jerry Wexler when the original term is deemed offensive. The chart undergoes further name changes, becoming the Soul chart in August, 1969 and the Black chart in June, 1982. (In 1953, Wexler becomes a partner in one of the most successful R&B labels, Atlantic, producing classic recordings by Ray Charles, The Drifters, Ruth Brown, and Big Joe Turner.)
1967 — Liberty Records in Los Angeles runs an ad in the British music magazine New Musical Express that reads: "Liberty wants talent. Artists/composers/singers/musicians to form a new group." Among the thousands of applicants are lyricist Bernie Taupin and musician Elton John. The label teams them up, resulting in one of the greatest songwriting duos in rock history.

Sources:
Eight Days a Week (Ron Smith)
On This Day in Black Music History (Jay Warner)
Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000 (Frank Hoffman)

Birthdays Singers and Song Writers

1910 - Archie Bleyer

American song arranger, bandleader, and record company executive Archie Bleyer. He founded Cadence Records in 1952, artists signed to the label included Andy Williams and the label's biggest act of all, The Everly Brothers, whose hits such as 'Bye Bye Love' and 'Wake Up Little Susie' were produced by Bleyer in Nashville with country studio musicians led by Chet Atkins.

Vic Damone (“On the Street Where You Live”) in 1928

Detroiter Ronnie Gaylord of the Gaylords, and singer/actor Jim Nabors in 1930

Diablos guitarist Bob "Chico" Edwards in 1937

Troggs frontman Reg Pressley (“Wild Thing”) and jazz pianist Chick Corea in 1941

Len Barry (Dovells – “Bristol Stomp, “1-2-3”) in 1942

Detroit pianist/promoter Mike Quatro in 1943

Bassist John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson, U.K., Family, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Renaisssance, Steve Hackett Band) in 1949

Cheap Trick drummer Bun Carlos, and Boston lead singer Brad Delp in 1950

Rocky Burnette (“Tired of Toein' the Line”) in 1953

Early Beatles News

1965 - The Beatles

The Beatles were included in the Queen's birthday honours list to each receive the MBE. Protests poured into Buckingham Palace, MP Hector Dupuis said 'British Royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls'.

1964 - The Beatles

The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 300,000 fans, (the biggest welcome the band would ever receive), who lined the ten-mile route from the airport to the city centre. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights, playing: I Saw Her Standing There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, Can't Buy Me Love, This Boy, Long Tall Sally and Twist And Shout. Temporary member Jimmy Nicol was standing in for Ringo on drums who was recovering from having his tonsils removed.