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This Week's Featured Artist



The Doobie Brothers
who had Billboard's number one record with
"What A Fool Believes", this week in 1979.

For more, check out Gary James' interview with
Doobie Brothers guitarist, Patrick Simmons.


Did You Know?
"What A Fool Believes" was inducted into the
Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2024.






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NEW!
Now you can hear the voices of some of your favorite stars, in Gary James' interviews with Cynthia Lennon, David Cassidy, Paul Revere, Ben E. King, Butch Trucks and many more in our "Voices From The Past" section.


Who sang that song that you have stuck in your head?
How high did it climb on the charts and in what year?
You can find out in our Who Sang That Hit? Section
Explore the facts behind the deaths
of some of the music world's biggest stars
Read all about Rock and Roll's Unsolved Mysteries


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