The Moldy Oldies show with Dr. T can be heard on WCUR, 91.7 FM, online at wcur.org and on mobile with the TuneIn App.
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In this episode, WCUR shines the spotlight on the International Student Association of West Chester University. Dr. T, Alicia and Vernon have a conversation with Paulina and Martina, two students from Norway, who talk about their organization and life as an international student.
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After the Beatles broke up, this former member reached the top of the US charts 9 times. But only once did he reach the top as a solo artist.
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On this date in 1959, the top song in America was about US soldiers defeating the British, a fitting theme for the Fourth of July.
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On this day in 1976, the number one song in the USA was written in response to those who criticized this artist from writing too many of these types of songs.
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On this date in 1966, the number one song in the USA was by the artist who sang the very first number one Billboard hit.
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On this date in 1972, the number one song in the USA was based on a Mozart piano concerto written almost two centuries earlier.
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On this date in 1973, both the #1 and #2 songs in the USA were by former members of the Beatles.
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On this date in 1986, the number one song in the USA was a duet by two popular solo artists who never quite reached number one as solo artists, but did as part of a group.
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On this date in 1969, the number one song in the USA was an instrumental, one of only a handful of chart toppers that had no words at all.
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On this date in 1964, the most popular song in the USA was a Beatles song. But it wasn't performed by the Beatles.
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On this date in 1961, the number one hit in the USA was performed by an artist whose name was chosen to try to trick DJs into giving free radio airplay.
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On this date in 1988, the most popular song in the USA made this female artist the youngest ever to write, produce, and perform a number one hit.
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On this date in 1967, the number one song in America had completely dropped off the charts just three weeks later, one of the fastest drops from the top in the history of the Billboard Hot 100.
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On this date in 1984, the number one song in the USA was the first to be performed by a band whose name is an epizeuxis.
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The singer of this number one hit from June 22, 1968 would eleven years later become the only musician to have both a vocal and instrumental recording reach the top of the charts.
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On June 21, 1975, both the English and the Spanish recordings of this #1 hit song were simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100.
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On June 20, 1981, the official title of the number one song in the USA was 41 words long -- the longest title of any recording on the Billboard charts.
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On June 19, 1971, the number one song in the USA was actually two songs -- a double A-side single.
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On this date in 1977, the number one song in the USA was Dreams by Fleetwood Mac.
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On this date in 1978, the number one song in the USA was Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb.
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The number one song in the USA on June 16, 1979 was "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer.
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