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Original painting by
Bruce Stewart. For a larger view and a description click on the image.
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Soundathon
was
C-FUN's twice annual extravaganza of hits from the past. Listeners
voted for their favorite "flashbacks" and these were tallied and played
in countdown order near the year's end or in mid-summer. The first
Soundathon was in late December 1960 and featured only 60 ranking
songs, all from that year. Soundathon #2 was a Top 100 and took place
during the Summer of 1961, covering the period back to July 1960.
Soundathon came of age with Number 3 in late December 1961. This time
300 ranking songs were included, tallied from over 101, 000 votes. And
this time it included the Rock and Roll years back to 1955.
Beginning
with
Soundathon #4 in the Summer of 1962, the Summer Soundathons, from
this point on, featured only hits of past Summers. Hits were listed in
groups by year and there were no rankings. Soundathons #4 and #6 were
likely never printed but later Summer Soundathons were.
The
winter Soundathons continued the ranking of 300, as did the last
Soundathon #14 of July 1967.
Soundathon
was
a favorite and much-anticipated event on "Funland" radio C-FUN.
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