LeGoat's Rock & Roll Diary
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Rock & Roll isn't just a genre of music - it's a lifestyle. LeGoat explores that lifestyle. What a long, strange trip it will be.
Today, Ole Miss set the Guiness Book Of Records mark for most Santa hats at 68,002, breaking the one set at an Anaheim Angels game of 30,333. Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas and a tip of the hat to The Rebels.
#OleMiss #SantaHats #GuinessBookOfRecords #YahooSports
#OleMiss #SantaHats #GuinessBookOfRecords #YahooSports
Ole Miss sets Guinness World Record in College Football Playoff against Tulane
The Rebels pulled off a good one.
sports.yahoo.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Today, Ole Miss set the Guiness Book Of Records mark for most Santa hats at 68,002, breaking the one set at an Anaheim Angels game of 30,333. Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas and a tip of the hat to The Rebels.
#OleMiss #SantaHats #GuinessBookOfRecords #YahooSports
#OleMiss #SantaHats #GuinessBookOfRecords #YahooSports
A very special Happy 80th Birthday to #PeterCriss, the original drummer for #KISS. During his tenure, Criss sang lead vocal on several tracks. The most commercially successful was "Beth," which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in 1976. It appears on the band's #Destroyer album.
#Beth
#Beth
KISS Beth official KISS video with remastered audio
YouTube video by Eduardo Vassoler
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December 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A very special Happy 80th Birthday to #PeterCriss, the original drummer for #KISS. During his tenure, Criss sang lead vocal on several tracks. The most commercially successful was "Beth," which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in 1976. It appears on the band's #Destroyer album.
#Beth
#Beth
On this day in 1969, one of the great #RollingStones albums, #LetItBleed' hit Number 1 on the album charts. Featured among the nine album tracks are "Gimme Shelter," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," and #MidnightRambler," featured here from a 1971 concert at the #MarqueeClub in London.
The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler [Live] HD Marquee Club 1971 NEW
YouTube video by genaro garcia
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December 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On this day in 1969, one of the great #RollingStones albums, #LetItBleed' hit Number 1 on the album charts. Featured among the nine album tracks are "Gimme Shelter," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," and #MidnightRambler," featured here from a 1971 concert at the #MarqueeClub in London.
The answer to yesterday's 'Read The Lyrics Then Name The Song' is BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY by The Verve.
#NameTheSong #TheVerve #BittersweetSymphony
#NameTheSong #TheVerve #BittersweetSymphony
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
YouTube video by TheVerveVEVO
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The answer to yesterday's 'Read The Lyrics Then Name The Song' is BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY by The Verve.
#NameTheSong #TheVerve #BittersweetSymphony
#NameTheSong #TheVerve #BittersweetSymphony
Some artists may deny that their goal is to hit the top of the Billboard charts, but surely they jest. Having a Number 1 hit validates their work in so many ways. Sure, #TheSmithereens weren't talking about charts with #TopOfThePops - or were they? You decide. The song appears on 1991's #BlowUp.
The Smithereens - Top of the Pops
YouTube video by The Smithereens Official
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Some artists may deny that their goal is to hit the top of the Billboard charts, but surely they jest. Having a Number 1 hit validates their work in so many ways. Sure, #TheSmithereens weren't talking about charts with #TopOfThePops - or were they? You decide. The song appears on 1991's #BlowUp.
Keith Caulfield, Billboard managing director of charts and data operations, discusses how to compare chart performance in the past versus the present, why albums are often longer than ever and why artists are releasing so many album variants.
#KeithCaulfield #Billboard #Billboard200 #Hot100
#KeithCaulfield #Billboard #Billboard200 #Hot100
How the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 Charts Work
The Billboard charts are hugely influential. Keith Caulfield explains how they work on the latest episode of Billboard’s new "On the Record" podcast.
www.billboard.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Keith Caulfield, Billboard managing director of charts and data operations, discusses how to compare chart performance in the past versus the present, why albums are often longer than ever and why artists are releasing so many album variants.
#KeithCaulfield #Billboard #Billboard200 #Hot100
#KeithCaulfield #Billboard #Billboard200 #Hot100
Peter Paul and Mary went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with #LeavinOnAJetPlane, on this day in 1969. #JohnDenver wrote the song in 1966 with the original title of "Oh Babe I Hate to Go". It was the trio's only chart topper. The track appears on 'Album 1700,' released it 1967.
#PeterPaulAndMary
#PeterPaulAndMary
Peter, Paul and Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (25th Anniversary Concert)
YouTube video by ShoutFactoryMusic
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December 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Peter Paul and Mary went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with #LeavinOnAJetPlane, on this day in 1969. #JohnDenver wrote the song in 1966 with the original title of "Oh Babe I Hate to Go". It was the trio's only chart topper. The track appears on 'Album 1700,' released it 1967.
#PeterPaulAndMary
#PeterPaulAndMary
“It’s a Wonderful Life,” turns 80 years old today. It tells the story of a man’s existential crisis one Christmas Eve in the fictional town of Bedford Falls. From its nostalgic pleasures to its cultural critiques, this eight-decade-old film still resonates.
#ItsAWonderfulLife #JamesStewart
#ItsAWonderfulLife #JamesStewart
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“It’s a Wonderful Life,” turns 80 years old today. It tells the story of a man’s existential crisis one Christmas Eve in the fictional town of Bedford Falls. From its nostalgic pleasures to its cultural critiques, this eight-decade-old film still resonates.
#ItsAWonderfulLife #JamesStewart
#ItsAWonderfulLife #JamesStewart
As an actor, director, filmmaker and humanitarian, Rob Reiner impacted and inspired the lives of millions. Now, CBS celebrates his life and life's work through the eyes of those who knew him in "CBS News: Rob Reiner - Scenes from a Life."
#RobReiner
#RobReiner
December 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As an actor, director, filmmaker and humanitarian, Rob Reiner impacted and inspired the lives of millions. Now, CBS celebrates his life and life's work through the eyes of those who knew him in "CBS News: Rob Reiner - Scenes from a Life."
#RobReiner
#RobReiner
Name this song based on a few lines of the lyrics. Respond in the comments with the song title. The answer will be posted tomorrow:
"𝗜'𝗺 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱
𝗡𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼"
#NameTheSong
"𝗜'𝗺 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱
𝗡𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼"
#NameTheSong
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Name this song based on a few lines of the lyrics. Respond in the comments with the song title. The answer will be posted tomorrow:
"𝗜'𝗺 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱
𝗡𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼"
#NameTheSong
"𝗜'𝗺 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱
𝗡𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗻𝗼"
#NameTheSong
If its bankruptcy means the end to Höfner, one thing that won't go away is the best opening bass line in rock from #PaulMcCartney playing a violin bass manufacted by the company. Here is #IFeelFine by #TheBeatles. Released as a single in the U.K., it appeared on the #Beatles65 in the U.S.
#Höfner
#Höfner
The Beatles - The Beatles - I Feel Fine (Official Music Video) [Remastered 2015]
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
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December 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If its bankruptcy means the end to Höfner, one thing that won't go away is the best opening bass line in rock from #PaulMcCartney playing a violin bass manufacted by the company. Here is #IFeelFine by #TheBeatles. Released as a single in the U.K., it appeared on the #Beatles65 in the U.S.
#Höfner
#Höfner
Paul McCartney has issued a heartfelt tribute to Höfner, the German instrument manufacturer that created his iconic violin bass, after the company filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. Is this the end for one of the most storied names in rock and roll history?
#PaulMcCartney #Höfner #ViolinBass
#PaulMcCartney #Höfner #ViolinBass
Paul McCartney Mourns Höfner as Iconic Bass Maker Files for Bankruptcy
Paul McCartney has issued a heartfelt tribute to Höfner, the German instrument manufacturer that created his iconic violin bass, after the company filed for bankruptcy earlier this month.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Paul McCartney has issued a heartfelt tribute to Höfner, the German instrument manufacturer that created his iconic violin bass, after the company filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. Is this the end for one of the most storied names in rock and roll history?
#PaulMcCartney #Höfner #ViolinBass
#PaulMcCartney #Höfner #ViolinBass
The answer to yesterday's 'Read The Lyrics Then Name The Song' is WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE by Bruce Cockburn.
#NameTheSong #BruceCockburn #WonderingWhereTheLionsAre
#NameTheSong #BruceCockburn #WonderingWhereTheLionsAre
Bruce Cockburn - Wondering Where The Lions Are
YouTube video by Remember The 80s
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December 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The answer to yesterday's 'Read The Lyrics Then Name The Song' is WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE by Bruce Cockburn.
#NameTheSong #BruceCockburn #WonderingWhereTheLionsAre
#NameTheSong #BruceCockburn #WonderingWhereTheLionsAre
Apparently, even Bruce Springsteen couldn't find something to watch and he seemingly only had a relatively small number of choices. Here is The Boss with "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" from his 1992 album, 'Human Touch.'
#BruceSpringsteen #57ChannelsAndNothinOn #HumanTouch
#BruceSpringsteen #57ChannelsAndNothinOn #HumanTouch
Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
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December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Apparently, even Bruce Springsteen couldn't find something to watch and he seemingly only had a relatively small number of choices. Here is The Boss with "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" from his 1992 album, 'Human Touch.'
#BruceSpringsteen #57ChannelsAndNothinOn #HumanTouch
#BruceSpringsteen #57ChannelsAndNothinOn #HumanTouch
Are you overwhelmed by the extraordinary amount of content on the streaming platforms for which you have subscriptions? You may find the solution in this piece from the folks at Wired.
#StreamingServices #Wired
#StreamingServices #Wired
How to Quickly Find Out What's Streaming on Multiple Services at Once
Build a watchlist of all the movies and shows you want to watch, no matter where they’re streaming.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Are you overwhelmed by the extraordinary amount of content on the streaming platforms for which you have subscriptions? You may find the solution in this piece from the folks at Wired.
#StreamingServices #Wired
#StreamingServices #Wired
Will the #Oscars still have as big an audience when it moves from #ABC to #YouTube? What's certain is that there'll still be great movies/actors. Here are #BuckOwens & #RingoStarr singing an ode to acting. It's an interesting duet since Owens did the first version and Ringo sang #TheBeatles' cover.
Buck Owens & Ringo Starr - Act Naturally
YouTube video by Nor'west Arch
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December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Will the #Oscars still have as big an audience when it moves from #ABC to #YouTube? What's certain is that there'll still be great movies/actors. Here are #BuckOwens & #RingoStarr singing an ode to acting. It's an interesting duet since Owens did the first version and Ringo sang #TheBeatles' cover.
The Oscars are going online. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is moving the Academy Awards to YouTube under an exclusive five-year deal beginning with the 101st ceremony in 2029. The agreement will end an exclusive run on ABC that started in 1976.
#Oscars #AcademyAwards #YouTube
#Oscars #AcademyAwards #YouTube
Oscars Bolts From ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
The world's highest-profile and most watched awards show, which has aired on ABC since 1976, will be moving to a streaming-only platform starting as part of a deal that also includes red carpet covera...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Oscars are going online. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is moving the Academy Awards to YouTube under an exclusive five-year deal beginning with the 101st ceremony in 2029. The agreement will end an exclusive run on ABC that started in 1976.
#Oscars #AcademyAwards #YouTube
#Oscars #AcademyAwards #YouTube
Elton John's first U.S. hit, “Your Song” entered the Billboard Hot 100, on this day in 1970. It would go on to reach number eight. It appears on his self-titled second album and was the first international hit for Elton and his song writing partner, Bernie Taupin.
#EltonJohn #YourSong #BernieTaupin
#EltonJohn #YourSong #BernieTaupin
Elton John - Your Song (1970 Original Video) (HD 720p)
YouTube video by NVNCBL
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December 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Elton John's first U.S. hit, “Your Song” entered the Billboard Hot 100, on this day in 1970. It would go on to reach number eight. It appears on his self-titled second album and was the first international hit for Elton and his song writing partner, Bernie Taupin.
#EltonJohn #YourSong #BernieTaupin
#EltonJohn #YourSong #BernieTaupin
"The best things in life are free. But you can give them to the birds and bees. I need money." And you'll have plenty of cash if you pick the winning number for the next Powerball drawing. #TheFlyingLizards' 1979 cover of #Money became a surprise hit and is now considered a post-modern classic.
The Flying Lizards - Money
YouTube video by TheFlyingLizardsVEVO
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December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"The best things in life are free. But you can give them to the birds and bees. I need money." And you'll have plenty of cash if you pick the winning number for the next Powerball drawing. #TheFlyingLizards' 1979 cover of #Money became a surprise hit and is now considered a post-modern classic.
The Powerball jackpot has leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion. The next number drawing is on Saturday, December 20th. Tickets are $2.00.
#Powerball
#Powerball
Powerball jackpot hits estimated $1.5 billion after no ticket won grand prize of roughly $1.25 billion
The Powerball jackpot leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion.
www.cbsnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Powerball jackpot has leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion. The next number drawing is on Saturday, December 20th. Tickets are $2.00.
#Powerball
#Powerball
On this day in 1964, The Beatles’ fourth album 'Beatles For Sale' started a seven-week run at Number 1 on the U.K. album charts. It was the band's fourth album in just 21 months. Among the 14 tracks was a cover of the Chuck Berry classic, #RockAndRollMusic.
#TheBeatles #BeatlesForSale #ChuckBerry
#TheBeatles #BeatlesForSale #ChuckBerry
THE BEATLES - Rock and Roll Music - 1964
YouTube video by Beat Room - Glory1Dx
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
On this day in 1964, The Beatles’ fourth album 'Beatles For Sale' started a seven-week run at Number 1 on the U.K. album charts. It was the band's fourth album in just 21 months. Among the 14 tracks was a cover of the Chuck Berry classic, #RockAndRollMusic.
#TheBeatles #BeatlesForSale #ChuckBerry
#TheBeatles #BeatlesForSale #ChuckBerry
The Keith Richards birthday celebration concludes with Keef playing his ballad "Sleep Tonight," in 1986 on Friday Night Videos, hosted by #PaulSchaffer. The track originally appeared on #TheRollingStones album #DirtyWork, released the same year.
#KeithRichards #SleepTonight #FridayNightVideos
#KeithRichards #SleepTonight #FridayNightVideos
Keith Richards - Sleep Tonight live (Friday Night Videos 1986)
YouTube video by Robin 69
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December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The Keith Richards birthday celebration concludes with Keef playing his ballad "Sleep Tonight," in 1986 on Friday Night Videos, hosted by #PaulSchaffer. The track originally appeared on #TheRollingStones album #DirtyWork, released the same year.
#KeithRichards #SleepTonight #FridayNightVideos
#KeithRichards #SleepTonight #FridayNightVideos
On the day in 1961, The Tokens started a three-week run at Number 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
#TheTokens #TheLionsSleepTonight
#TheTokens #TheLionsSleepTonight
The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens Re-Stored ReCut Video TRUE Stereo HiQ Hybrid JARichardsFilm
YouTube video by jarichards99utube
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December 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
On the day in 1961, The Tokens started a three-week run at Number 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
#TheTokens #TheLionsSleepTonight
#TheTokens #TheLionsSleepTonight
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Here's birthday boy Keith Richards again, this time live in Paris with The Rolling Stones in 2003. "Before They Make Me Run" originally appeared on the 'Some Girls' album released in 1978.
#KeithRichards #BeforeTheyMakeMeRun #TheRollingStones #SomeGirls
#KeithRichards #BeforeTheyMakeMeRun #TheRollingStones #SomeGirls
Rolling Stones Before They Make Me Run Paris 2003
YouTube video by ferNOD3000
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December 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Here's birthday boy Keith Richards again, this time live in Paris with The Rolling Stones in 2003. "Before They Make Me Run" originally appeared on the 'Some Girls' album released in 1978.
#KeithRichards #BeforeTheyMakeMeRun #TheRollingStones #SomeGirls
#KeithRichards #BeforeTheyMakeMeRun #TheRollingStones #SomeGirls