99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1981! That year PLR welcomed AC/DC to Hartford’s XL Center (which at the time was called the Hartford Civic Center). The boys from Australia hit the road in 1981 to support its eighth studio album, “For Those About To…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1981! That year PLR presented Blue Oyster Cult at New Haven Coliseum. Joining them on this killer triple bill was Foghat and Whitford / St. Holmes featuring Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes, of Aerosmith and Ted Nugent respectively.…
Well, it comes with no surprise that Bruce Springsteen came in with the most votes this week for the Hall of Fame although Kiss’s Alive and Queen’s Night at the Opera certainly got their fair share of votes. It was Bruce’s third album and a make-it-or-break-it scenario; the first one Greetings from Asbury Park and the…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR welcomed Queen to Waterbury’s Palace Theater on Valentine’s Day 1975. It was Queen’s “Sheer heart Attack Tour” and their first ever world tour. They hit the road in ’75 to their third studio album “Sheer…
Bruce Manke, WPLR’s utility player from 1973-1981 shares stories of his worst celebrity interviews, the magical moment after the murder of John Lennon, on stage pre concert announcements, his earliest New Haven FM radio memory and more. Powered by Hummel Bros.
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR welcomed KISS to Waterbury’s Palace Theater. KISS hit the road in ’75 to support their first live album “Alive!” which featured the hit song Rock and Roll All Nite. KISS had released three studio albums…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR presented The Allman Brothers Band at New Haven Coliseum. The Allman Brothers hit the road in ’75 to support their fifth studio album (and sixth overall) album “Win, Lose or Draw.” It was also the…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR presented Jethro Tull to New Haven Coliseum. Jethro Tull hit the road in ’75 to support its eighth studio album “Minstrel in the Gallery.” It was their second time playing at New Haven Coliseum in…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR welcomed Fleetwood Mac to the University of Connecticut’s Jorgensen Center. Fleetwood Mac hit the road in ’75 to support their tenth album “Fleetwood Mac,” which featured the singles Rhiannon, Warm Ways, Over My Head and Say…
Formed in Agoura Hills, California in 1996, Linkin Park rose to fame in 2000 with their debut album Hybrid Theory released during the nu metal scene with heavy airplay on MTV. This certainly paved the way for their second album Meteora debuting at number one upon its release in March 2003. Meteora has sold over…