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Franorama 2.0 5/29/25

By Fran FriedMay 31, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.010cc, 1975, ACE, America, Average White Band, B.T. Express, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Benny Bell, Chicago, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Eagles, Earth Wind & Fire, Elton John, Fran Fried, Frankie Valli, Franorama 2.0, Freddy Fender, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, grand funk, Gwen McCrae, Harolod Melvin & the Blue Notes, Herbie Mann, James Brown, Jessi Colter, Jimmy Razor, John Denver, John Lennon, Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band, KISS, Labelle, Led Zeppelin, Leo Sayer, Linda Ronstadt, Major Harris, Michael Martin Murphey, Mike Post, Minnie Riperton, Neil Sedaka, Olivia Newton-John, Orleans, Phoebe Snow, Pilot, Queen, Ray Stevens, Seals & Crofts, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, The Blackbyrds, The Captain & Tennille, The Carpenters, The Doobie Brothers, The Dwight Twilley Band, The Fleshtones, The Ozark Mountain Daredevile, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Van McCoy, War, Wings, www.cygnusradio.com

Not overly nostalgic, mind you, but the springtime when I graduated from middle school, 50 years ago already, seems like the last good and truly eclectic time for top-40 radio.

Franorama 2.0 12/14/23

By Fran FriedDecember 14, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Augie Rios, B. Bumble & the Stingers, Barenaked Ladies, Barry & the ighlights, Beebe Gallini, Big Bad Johns, Big Dee Irwin, Big John Greer, Bill McClintock, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio, Bob Sled & the Toboggans, Bobby Rydell, Booker T. & the MGs, Brenda Lee, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Burl Ives, Cathy Harrington, Cathy Sharpe, Cheap Trick, Christmas music, Chubby Checker, Cindy Lawson, Cordell Jackson, Cygnus Radio, Darlene Love, Detroit Junior, Elvis Presley, Fab Four, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Gayla Peevey, Gene Autry, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Greg Lake, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Helene Smith, holly golightly, Hoodoo Gurus, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Jackie Wilson, Jan & Dean, JD McPherson, John Prine, Josh Kantor, June Christy, Keenan Wynn, Keith Richards, Little Eva, Little Jimmy Thomas, Little Joey Farr, Lou Monte, Marvin Gaye, Mel Blanc, Michael Bublé, Mickey Rooney, Minnie Riperton, Nancy WIlson, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Pentatonix, Porky Pig, Rankin/Bass, Rocky Lawrence, Roger Miller, Ron Winters, Rotary Connection, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Sarah Taylor & Bill Mumy, Saturday's Children, Sheb Wooley, Spike Jones, Stan Freberg, Stevie Wonder, The Andrews Sisters, The E Street Band, The Fleshtones, The Mavericks, The Melodeers, The Shirelles, The Sportsmen, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Thurl Ravenscroft, Wesley Willis, William Bell, Willie Nelson, Wilson Phillips, www.cygnusradio.com, Wynotte Sisters

The third of the four Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas. A little lot of something for everyone!