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About Steve Anderson, MA
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Expertise
Nearly anything on the Beatles or the British invasion of the mid 60s, popular music Top 40 Chart information, Billboard chart information through 1955-1989. Tracking down titles from lyric samples, or background information of famous musical groups from 1955-1989. Chart occurances of songs on the Billboard Hot 100

Experience
Radio research for Billboard magazine, on-air personality 15 years, Master's Degree, American History

Organizations
Society of American Historians, California Teacher's Association, Phi Beta Kappa

Education/Credentials
Bachelor's Degree, American History (1986, Master's Degree, American History (1990)

   

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1976 song10/4/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I have been trying to source this song for years, please help. I lived in Melbourne Australia in ...
  A: I'm stumped. Of course if it never made the charts outside a region of Australia it is going to be ...
1976 song10/3/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I have been trying to source this song for years, please help. I lived in Melbourne Australia in ...
  A: Wow. This is a tough one. Nothing is coming up. Can you provide any more lyrics? The more lyrics ...
Name of a song9/25/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Please, please, help! I believe the song was from 1967. Some of the words are "run to me I just ...
  A: Sure, the song is called "Run to Me" by The Montanas. The Montanas were an obscure British band ...
Song9/14/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Do you know the song, God Country and My Baby? It was back in the 60's I believe. I have never been ...
  A: You are going to have to send me a personal e-mail so that I can hopefully send the file with the ...
Song9/14/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Do you know the song, God Country and My Baby? It was back in the 60's I believe. I have never been ...
  A: I'm not sure what you mean by music. Do you mean the sheet music so that you can play it yourself? ...
Song9/14/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Do you know the song, God Country and My Baby? It was back in the 60's I believe. I have never been ...
  A: Sure, God, Country, and My Baby Johnny Burnette Written by John Dolan and Chico Holiday - Peaked ...
Lyrics like Sandra Dee, You're so Square, Goody Two Shoes9/6/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Happy weekend... Say, do you know any songs with lyrics about uptight, rigid personalities like in ...
  A: Wow. This is a tough one that will take some time. Give me a couple of days to go through my ...
80s (?) song8/19/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I heard a song in a restaurant in LA and cannot remember correct title or artist. Think it was late ...
  A: Sure. It is by "The Breakfast Club" and it is called "Right on Track" here are the lyrics: Gonna ...
Name of song8/15/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Steve There was a song from around 1979 or 1980 I always thought the name of the song was breakin ...
  A: Yup. The song IS called "Breaking Away" and it is by a group named Balance. The song debuted on ...
Song Title 70's?8/8/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: This song was played a lot on the radio sometime in the 70's. A girl singing it, had french words, ...
  A: Wow. Not much to go on here. Can you remember ANY of the lyrics? This sketchy information is akin ...
Song title help7/27/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I heard an older (within the last 5 years) song on the radio the other day and am trying to track ...
  A: "Drops of Jupiter" by Train Here are the lyrics as an added bonus: Now that she's back in the ...
beatles5/29/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: i have a lp by the beatles called now again that contains solo songs by all four beatles that was ...
  A: Sorry Rod, I have been out of town for the weekend and just got your question this morning. I have ...
song November 19845/28/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Following is the email I received from you telling me that you had already given me an answer but ...
  A: Wow. Good work. I knew when I sent you the song title and artist it was kind of a shot in the dark ...
song November 19845/21/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Following is the email I received from you telling me that you had already given me an answer but ...
  A: Sorry about the mix-up. I researched the lyrics and sent you an answer but it must not have gone ...
pop song title re, 60,70,s5/6/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: a very silly enquiry but for the last few weeks I have had a song going on in my head, the lyrics I ...
  A: The song that's been driving you crazy is called "Little Latin Lupe Lu" by Mitch Ryder and the ...
70's hit "Solcilito Summer Nights??"5/6/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Steve, I know just a few lyrics of this song. Something about "...lets take a cab & save the fare. ...
  A: You are right on the money Damien. The song is called "Sausalito Summernight" and it was recorded ...
Unknown Song/Artist from late 80s5/4/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I had another song from late 80s/early 90s that I can't place title or artist. It's an upbeat pop ...
  A: Boy. This one has me stumped. It is hard when I can't hear the music, but according to the lyrics ...
Unknown 70s Song/Artist5/3/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: So I have song in my head and I can't figure out the title and artist. Female singer in a 70s ...
  A: The song is "Lotta Love" by the late Nicolette Larson. The song was released in 1979 and Nicolette ...
music3/29/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: who had the most number one hits from a non-compilation album? ANSWER: The all-time champ for ...
  A: This one took a little time but here is your answer: The Beatles had TWO albums both with three ...
I FOUND IT!!!3/24/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: STEVE!!! I found the song. The clue you gave me about "werewolf" did the trick. I went on ...
  A: WHEW---That song really had me stumped. The only Five Man Electrical Band song I ever heard was ...
1970's pop song3/23/2008Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I'm trying to find the name of the song with the following partial lyrics: "I always hate to see ...
  A: Boy this one has me stumped. I grew up during that time period and don't recall that song at all. ...
80'S MUSIC11/7/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: who sang the song pop music..........
  A: The song "Pop Muzik" was actually released in August of 1979, it was recorded by British pop ...
Production techniques: Vocal doubling10/18/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Who was the first modern (I'm guessing, after about 1955) artist or producer to use vocal doubling?
  A: Actually the first to do so effectively was BEFORE 1955 and it was done by Les Paul and his wife ...
Looking for lyrics9/18/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: The artist was called Think, and the (song) was referencing a chant in the chorus, either just ...
  A: ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND Think (Things get a little easier, once you understand) [repeated in ...
please could you help?9/16/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: My mum and i used to listen to this song and sing along to it in the car when i was about nine but ...
  A: I think it is "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show Here are the lyrics: ...
70s maybe 80s song9/12/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I've had a chorus in my head for years, but I don't know the name of the song or artist. Can you ...
  A: I searched every possible lyrics site with every possible combination of your sample chorus and did ...
1970's9/8/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I have been trying to find out the name or title of a song i used to have on tape, unfortunatley ...
  A: Holy Toledo!! This is far too vague to answer. About 75 percent of the songs released have love in ...
Name of song9/4/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I saw this MTV some time back, maybe in the late 90's or early 2000's.. it's a pop song with a ...
  A: Wow, not many lyrics or informatino to go on here. The only close match was a Nine Incdh Nails song ...
hand sign8/5/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I am seeking the correct meaning of the hand sign I see sometimes in the entertainment industry. ...
  A: I'm not 100% sure what this has to do with pop music but I will answer it anyway. If I understand ...
70's song7/15/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: There was a song called "Long distance love affair" and I thought it was the Neon Philharmonic but ...
  A: The only two artists that I have been able to track down that recorded any song by the name of "Long ...
Obscure girl band from 70's7/2/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: This is a tough one...does anybody remember an obscure song around the late 70's called, I think, ...
  A: Boy, this one has me stumped. If there was such a band and song it never made the Hot 100 on the ...
Song Title6/10/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I can remember a song released in the uk in the early nineties one summer. It was quite upbeat and ...
  A: "See You On The Other Side" by Mercury Rev And there you have it. You must be off on the lyrics ...
70's Pop5/23/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Who sang Sweet Mary?
  A: "Sweet Mary" was performed by a one-hit-wonder group called Wadsworth Mansion. It debuted on the ...
song title and group4/30/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: can you please tell me who sings and the name of the song that a woman plays on the piano and is ...
  A: Wow that is a pretty broad question. Is it a current song or a classic tune from the 1960s or ...
Lyrics to songs4/26/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I was wondering if you knew of any websites or any other resource where you can look up the words of ...
  A: This is an easy one. I simply go to: Google.com Then I enter the title of the song...or even just ...
"May" songs4/20/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I'm trying to find a few song titles that include the month of May. Any help will be appreciated. ...
  A: Here are a few: We May Never Pass This Way Again—Seals and Crofts May you Always—McGuire Sisters ...
name of song,3/22/2007Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I cant remember the name of a song. Its only a few years old, i remember a couple of lines. " who ...
  A: Goo Goo Dolls "Stranger Than Your Sympathy" Goo Goo Dolls - (stranger Than Your) Sympathy Lyrics ...
Mystery Song12/8/2006Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: There's a song that's been bugging me that was popular, I believe during the 70's. There are ...
  A: The song is "Playground In My Mind" (1972) by Clint Holmes Here are the lyrics: When this old ...
Name & artist of song8/26/2006Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: Lounge music from the British charts of 70s(?) that starts with the lyric " Your red scarf matches ...
  A: The song you are looking for was a one-hit-wonder by flash-in-the-pan artist Guy Marks. It was ...
help with name of song?8/25/2006Steve Anderson, MA
  Q: I have been searching for hours for a name of a song. It's from the 60's or early 70's, by a female. ...
  A: What a great song. The song you are thinking about is called: "Wishin' and Hopin'" by Dusty ...

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