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By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Born in England and raised in Australia, the Gibb brothers certainly had music in their DNA. Between 1963 and 1966, they released two LPs and eleven singles, one of which, “Spicks and Specks,” reached #5 in Australia in 1966. They were all still teenagers. Robin, Maurice, and older […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Born in Leeds, England, in 1979, Corinne Bailey Rae has long forged her own path. Her first proper gig with her band was in 1996. It would be another ten years before she finally released her debut LP. During that decade, she gained a great deal of insight […]
Read MoreJoin Akron 200 and The Summit FM for the next installment of the Forgotten History Forum Series presented by the FirstEnergy Foundation, with our exclusive media partner, PBS Western Reserve, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM. Brad Savage of The Summit FM moderates a discussion of Akron’s time in the spotlight of the […]
Read MoreFor nearly 30 years, The Summit FM has relied on annual funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, accounting for approximately 8% of our operating budget. This support is vital to our ability to deliver the local music programming, emergency alerts, and community services you count on. Recently, a federal executive order was issued to […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Released in May of 1966, the Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds' is the greatest album ever made. Oh, do you want more details than that? Okay, sure. Everything that would become "the 1960s" came to a boiling point in 1966. From the advent of a character named Bob Dylan […]
Read MoreIt is with deep sadness that we share news of singer-songwriter Jill Sobule's sudden passing yesterday, Thursday, May 1st. Many of you were present for what we now know was one of her final performances when she graced our studio on Tuesday, April 22nd. That afternoon, Jill brought her characteristic wit, warmth, and musical brilliance […]
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