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.
The 1986 film Stand By Me re-introduced a young generation to Ben E. King's "Stand By Me". The songs inclusion on the film's soundtrack is just one of many tidbits.
"Stand By Me" reappeared on the charts 25 years after its original release
Actors who auditioned for Stranger Things were asked to read lines from the movie Stand By Me
Stand By Me was based on Stephen King's "The Body"
Stunt doubles from the iconic steam train scene featured four girls running across the railroad trestle (I have never been able to walk across a train trestle without the fear this movie put into my head)
The train line no longer gets used except by the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad for sightseers
The film was based in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon
Rob Reiner, who directed the movie, later named his television production company Castle Rock Entertainment
Castle Rock's first TV venture was a little show about nothing called Seinfeld