"REAL" REAL OLDIES RADIO

Where can you hear those great songs of the 50's and 60's on Chicago radio today? Do you want to hear more than the same old one or two hits from Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Connie Francis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby Darin, the Marcels, Al Martino, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Frankie Lyman, Johnny Rivers, the Chiffons, or even Peter, Paul, and Mary? Do you want to sing along with songs like "Smokey Joe's Cafe", "Freight Train", "Terror of Highway 101", or "Donna"? Then check out Real Oldies AM 1690. And, yes, it's on AM (which does make the signal hard to get at night, unfortunately)--of course, you can listen online anytime. Best of all (for some listeners) the station has brought back Chicago DJ favorites Larry Lujack and "Little Tommy" Edwards in the morning--weekdays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.--, "Animal Stories" and all. On Sunday mornings there is a whole hour of Elvis (9-10) and two whole hours of Sinatra (10-12). Since the abrupt changeover at Oldies 104.3FM to the controversial DJ-less "Jack" format, AM 1690 has laid claim to being the only Oldies station in the Chicago area right now.

Need a refresher on the lyrics of some of the songs played on Real Oldies? Then check out the music collection at the Elk Grove Village Public Library. Although individual sheet music is not available, we do have book collections of hits from the 50's and 60's (and other years as well). The collection is located in the Reference Books shelving area in Adult Services--the low shelves towards the South windows--on the last shelf facing the Children's Department. These music books are arranged the same way the music CD's are--by the ANSCR classifications. Some of the songbooks include:

Best Songs of the 50's: Piano, Vocal, Guitar (MUSIC MA COLL BSO)
The Late 50s: The History of Rock (MUSIC MR COLL L5H)
The Early 60s (MUSIC MR COLL ES)
The Mid 60s: The History of Rock: From the British Invasion with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to Folk Rock, Rock Classics and the Sound of Soul (MUSIC MR COLL M6H)
Love Songs of the 60's: Piano, Vocal, Guitar (MUSIC MA COLL LSO)
'60s Pop, Rock: Piano, Vocal, Guitar (MUSIC MR COLL SPR)
[Billboard's]The Best of 1965 (MUSIC MA COLL B1)
[Billboard's]The Best of 1967 (MUSIC MA COLL B1)
[Billboard's]The Best of 1968 (MUSIC MA COLL B1)