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The Bee Gees are 106.1 The Sound

January 26, 2021

This Australian Sound artist is widely known for their disco sound. However, their first hit was the melancholy New York Mining Disaster. Robin and Maurice - now both deceased - were twins. Barry is the oldest brother. Maurice was a highly rated paintball player. When...

Kenny Loggins ins 106.1 The Sound

January 9, 2021

This Sound solo artist launched his career singing demo songs with producer Jim Messina, who was in both Poco and Buffalo Springfield. Later they formed Loggins & Messina. He’s known as King of the Soundtracks with hit songs in Top Gun, Footloose, Caddyshack and Over...

Silent Night is Part of The Christmas Sound at 106.1 The Sound

December 28, 2020

This Sound Christmas Classic has been translated into over 300 languages and written by German composer Franz Gruber. It carries the German title of Stille Nacht, Gruber performed it acoustically on Christmas Eve in the early 1800's after the church organ broke. Franz Gruber gave...

12 Days of Christmas is Part of the Christmas Sound on 106.1 The Sound

December 25, 2020

The origin of this Sound Christmas Classic is not known, but many believe each line is a Catholic metaphor with A Partridge In A Pear Tree as Jesus Christ. It's over 400 years old and it's one of the most parodied Christmas songs of all...

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas is Part of the Christmas Sound on 106.1 The Sound

December 16, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8719" align="alignright" width="300"] It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas here on 106.1 The Sound![/caption] This Sound Christmas Classic celebrates the time when downtown department stores decorated their windows and small towns would put up lavish displays. The sound also has a few dated...

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Sound Christmas Classic Song History

December 11, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8734" align="alignright" width="300"] Listen to I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus on 106.1 The Sound[/caption] The original version of this Sound Christmas Classic was performed by Jimmy Boyd, who was just 13 years old when he recorded it. He went on to marry Yvonne Craig,...

How The Grinch Stole Christmas is Part of the Christmas Sound on 106.1 The Sound

December 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8682" align="alignright" width="300"] Listen to How the Grinch Stole Christmas on 106.1 The Sound![/caption] This Christmas Classic was written and recorded for the 1966 holiday TV show - How The Grinch Stole Christmas with Thurl Ravenscroft on vocals, It was a Dr. Seuss book initially...

Santa Claus is Coming To Town is part of The Christmas Sound on 106.1 The Sound.

November 28, 2020

Written 88 years ago, the initial version almost didn't get recorded because Eddie Canter, who was huge at the time thought it to be a kid's song. The third best-selling Christmas song of all time behind White Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. The...

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas is Part of The Christmas Sound on 106.1 The Sound

November 17, 2020

Widely considered the biggest star-studded charity record, this Sound Christmas Classic was a fundraiser for African Famine relief and sold nearly 40 million copies. Vocalists include George Michael, Paul McCartney, Sting, Bono, and Boy George with Phil Collins on drums. Boy George was almost a...

Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is Part of The Christmas Sound at 106.1 The Sound

November 9, 2020

This Sound Christmas Classic originally debuted in the film Holiday Inn and opened with alternate lyrics. It enjoys a sales resurgence every year since it was released in 1942, nearly 80 years ago! Irving Berlin wrote it to reminisce with his wife as their son...