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It was one of the few times in Stanley Cup history that the third and fourth place teams played in the Finals.

Chicago finished third and upset the defending champions, the Canadiens, in an opening six game series winning the last two games by an identical 3-0 score.

The Habs were going for a r...

How the Hawks lost this series I'll never know.

Up 2-0 in the series and 2-0 in game three, they let the Habs win that game and the next to even things.

Up 3-2 in the series and 3-2 in the third period, they let the Habs off the ropes giving up two goals with the game-winner, I believe, a shortha...

There was nobody better than Willie in composing the blues.

A giant of this genre.

I especially like the tenor sax in this tune and Dion's twenty five second or so vocals by himself without the Belmonts.

I remember BMR and his WMCA days.

Back in the early 60's, there were four Top 40 stations competing in the NYC metropolitan market - WMCA, WABC, WHN and WINS. And you might want to add WWRL, a soul station, to the mix.

Eventually, WHN and WINS changed formats, leaving the Good Guys (WMCA) and ...

I heard Del was half-bagged in a bar, really depressed about breaking up with his girl, when he wrote this tune.

Could that be true or is it just hearsay?

And could someone tell me when he took his own life?

Tremendous song. Certainly, one of the top 50 rock n' roll tunes of all time.

Brings back great memories. Thanks.

I remember getting into this music, listening to rock n' roll on my little Motorola radio.

I come from the NYC metropolitan area, and back then there were four Top 40 stations to listen to through the night - WMCA, WABC, WHN and WINS. Add WWRL, a soul stati...

Nice touch with the trumpet, complementing Warwick's singing.

And the strings finish the touch.

If you take out the trumpet and the strings, the song loses its flavor.

Tony Esposito was the goat in game number seven.

He let a 70 foot slapshot by Jacques Lemaire get by him in the second period to narrow the score to 2-1, Chicago.

The Habs tied it up later in the second period to set the stage for Richard's game-winner in the third period.

In college, I watched ...

Smooth stuff, brother.

He slowly eases right into it, almost teases you, and then hits it right.

You have to dig this.

I especially like when he goes down to the lower register and comes up the scale.

This tune is his claim to fame.

He also did some nice stuff with Les McCann on the live album...

Smooth stuff, brother.

Eases right into it and then hits it right.

Dig it, if can't then you've got no soul.

Eddie, my man!

Nice touch with the trumpet complementing Warwick's singing.

And the background strings finish the touch.

If you take out the trumpet and the strings, the song loses all it's flavor.

Love the twenty second sax solo.

It really complements and accents the song.

I'm not sure, but I think it's a baritone saX.

I still get chills listening to this tune.

I remember I was a disc jockey at college and hosted one of the two jazz shows that was on the station.

I couldn't believe what I heard when I previewed the album when it first came in the mail.

It became a staple item on my show for a long time and it t...

I remember I was a disc jockey at a college radio station when this album was released.

I hosted one of the two jazz shows at the station.

After the promo copy from the record company came in the mail, it became a staple item in my show for a number of months.

Nice solo by Teddy.

One my favorite bands of all time.

I was supposed to see Traffic at the Fillmore East one winter night in the late 60's.

However, either Dave Mason was sick or the band was already in the midst of their break-up and they cancelled.

The Staple Singers filled in that night. They really weren't ba...

The guy's a real slob.

He was recently voted, by his peers, as one of the dirtiest players in the league.

Some of his other teamates and his coach are no angels either.

Is is any surprise that the Lions started going in reverse after the Frisco Fiasco when head coach Jimbo Jive tried to pick a f...

The 51st goal came on March 12, 1966 in a Rangers' broadcast. The regular announcer Win Elliot was sick and Canadien announcer Norm Jarry called the game. Bob Wolff was the color man.

The 50th goal came on March 2, 1966 in a 5-4 Hawks' win. Hank Bassen was the Red Wings' goalie.

The Hawks were th...