100.7 KOOL FM’s Weekly Top 10 Songs – You Decide the Top 5 – Week of May 20th

Take a look at KOOL FM's weekly top 10 songs. Here's your chance to tell us your favorite song we play. Just vote for your favorite then tune in each Friday at 5 as we count down the weekly top 5, as picked by you.

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2012 Preakness Stakes: I’ll Have Another Wins Preakness Stakes, Will Run For Triple Crown at Belmont

I’ll Have Another won the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimilico Race Track in Baltimore on Saturday to become the first horse since 2008 to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown.

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Ronnie Montrose Shares Story of Meeting Eddie Van Halen

Not long before his untimely and somewhat unexpected death this past March, legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose contributed some rather glowing praise of Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen for a new photo book that is being compiled by rock photographer extraordinaire Neil Zlozower.


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This Day in History for May 20 – Shakespeare’s Sonnets Published and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1609 – Shakespeare’s sonnets are first published (More info)

1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a US patent for blue jeans with copper rivets (More info)


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 20 – Joe Cocker, Cher and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Joe Cocker
Age: 68
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: His Grammy-winning duet ‘Up Where We Belong,’ much better singles like ‘Unchain My Heart’ and ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On,’ his rather spastic movements while on stage, and great covers of the Beatles’ ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ and ‘She Came In Through the Bathroom Window,’ which earned the blessing of even the most stalwart Fab Four fans


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Paul Weller Rocks Intimate New York City Gig

Paul Weller, the legendary frontman of ’70s mod-punk pioneers the Jam and ’80s soulful New Wave group the Style Council, played an intimate show Thursday (May 17) at New York City’s John Varvatos store, better known to those in the music world as the former home of the influential punk-rock club CBGB.

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Neil Young Releases Video for ‘Clementine’

The third song and video from ‘Americana,’ Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s reconstruction of classic America folk songs, has been released. The first two efforts saw Young take on ‘Oh Susannah‘ and ‘She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain.’ Now he tackles ‘Clementine.’


Black Sabbath Name Tour Drummer, Dispute Ward’s Contract Claims


On the morning of their
reunion concert at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler took the band’s official website to give his side of the story of the band’s falling out with original drummer Bill Ward, and to announce the new drummer’s na

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A Gypsy-Punk Band Performed on an Airplane During a Flight Delay

A band in Toronto called Lemon Bucket Orkestra was stuck on the tarmac on an Air Canada flight the other day. So they took out their instruments and played a set.

They were delayed for about 20 minutes, so they only got through four songs. But I’m

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Sammy Hagar Talks About Van Halen Tour Postponement

One of the reasons for Sammy Hagar’s longstanding appeal is that nobody onstage has as much fun as he does. Now, he’s got even more reason to smile after hearing the news that Van Halen has postponed more than 30 dates on their 2012 tour.


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Don’t Miss the Annular Solar Eclipse Sunday, May 20 [VIDEO]

 

I remember going to the planetarium as a kid and learning about a solar eclipse.  The main things I remember is never, ever look directly into the sun and that they are pretty rare events.  When you have the chance, make sure you get out and watch it happen.  This Sunday, May 20th will be the first annular solar eclipse to be seen in the U.S. in almost 18 years. You won’t see it again until about 2023.  The eclipse will only be seen by a lucky few though. Being in West Texas makes Abilene some of those 6.6 million people lucky enough to be in the path of the eclipse. So here’s what you need to know to view this phenomenon.

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Paul McCartney Got By With A Little Help From His Friend…Donovan

Rock and roll legend, and recent Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Donovan has been making himself available, chatting about his life, past and present. We conducted our own interrogation with him last month, and he’s still making the rounds. In a recent interview with Spinner.com, he spoke about his little contribution to a legendary Beatles’ song.