Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
The Beach Boys - "Kokomo"
22 Years
That's the number of years between #1 hits for The Beach Boys. "Good Vibrations" hit #1 in 1966 followed by "Kokomo" in 1988. Tom Cruise certainly played a role in breaking that drought as "Kokomo" was prominently featured in the movie Cocktail.