In the 1960s, the Top-40 hit radio format was a champion of open-minded musical diversity at a time when music was overflowing with groundbreaking experiments. James Brown was heard next to Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys next to Frank Sinatra, the Beatles next to Motown, and much more. This taught listeners to be open-minded in music (and life). 1970s rock radio could be much narrower. Along with WSAI Top-40 weekly surveys, we'll also play excerpts from songs, comment on them, and seek feedback.

Moderators: Steven Rosen has moderated OLLI music-related classes previously and written the book Lost Cincinnati Concert Venues of the 1950s and 1960s. Bill Soudrette collects material related to Cincinnati music in the 1960s and has a collection of WSAI Top-40 weekly surveys.