Back In The Day Show Every Monday night at 8 PM CT, we’re streaming live to multiple platforms with our Back In The Day Group Show. You can also catch…

BJ And Dirty Dragon Watch BJ And Dirty Dragon from back in the day on Chicago TV Updated 1/18/2022: R.I.P. Bill Jackson, Mr. Jackson passed away on Tuesday at the…

JAMES INGRAM James Ingram is our featured retrospective artist of the week. Each Friday we’ll feature a great Beat artist and their history for you to enjoy. Coming out of…

Starman We always say the best music, movies and TV shows have all been made, we’re here to help you remember them all. 1984’s “Starman” is proof of that. Jeff…

Night Court – Pilot Episode (1984) Night Court debuted in September of 84 and ran through 1992. It was based on a failed show from back in 76-77 called “Sirota’s…

EARTH, WIND & FIRE Earth, Wind & Fire are one of the artists you’re likely to hear more than just a few songs from here on THE BEAT. Today we…

My Favorite Year We always say the best music, movies and TV shows have all been made, we’re here to help you remember them all. 1982’s “My Favorite Year” is…

How Bout Us – Champaign (1981) How ‘Bout Us by Champaign is just one of the many great songs you’d hear on The Beat Chicago. It’s also a great slow…

Watch The Night Stalker and The Night Stangler Long ago, before we had to deal with A.D.D. and intentional behavioral dysfunctions excused as normal today, we didn’t have 1,000 choices…

The Spinners define what classic R&B and soul music was all about. Most often thought of as a Motown recording act, the classic group sound of legendary R&B recording artists…