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The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer

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My show's moniker is The Quest for Silver - songs from a bygone era that were NOT number one but we fondly remember them and want to hear them and some of the stories around them. So if you are a fan of the best era in pop music you have come to the right place. I'm Chris Tuffer and I started broadcasting these old tunes back on the 1960's so I and you remember them well. Anything from The Beatles, The Stones, The Mamas and the Papas, The Monkees and well the list is almost endless. Please come by and check out my podcast with mostly music and a modicum of chatter.

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The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Christmas 29.11.2025 53:29

Send us Fan Mail This is a collection of new and old Christmas tunes that I hope you will enjoy.

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 6 15.11.2025 54:51

Send us Fan Mail Paul McCartney and Wings and Mrs. Vanderbilt or as my young boys used to say it was the Ho hey Ho song is our first number two selection followed by God only knows which is the name of the song by the Beach Boys who were not actually boys!!! The Rest is waiting for the use of your ears.

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 5 14.11.2025 55:11

Send us Fan Mail The Human Beinz get us under way with Nobody but me. We ain't got nothing yet by Blue Magoos is next followed by Carly Simon and Nobody does it better. Jim Reeves and He'll have to go precedes the incomparable Bob Dylan with Like a rolling stone. There's more but you will discover them as you listen to Chris Tuffer and the Quest for silver songs.

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 3 11.11.2025 53:41

Send us Fan Mail Glass Tiger has the distinction of our first secondary song this hour with a tune entitled Someday. Happy Jack was written, produced and recorded by WHO in 1966 and it was interesting that if you listen close at the end of the song you can hear Pete Townshend say to Keith Moon "I saw ya" - those two members of the band were often kidding around like that. Tune in and l...

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 4 11.11.2025 55:37

Send us Fan Mail Hi Folks and thank you for listening to my podcast which has as many songs as I could fit into an hour. We begin with Uptown girl by Billy Joel and then it is Cyndi Lauper with Girls just wanna have fun. Thriller was the biggest album for Michael Jackson and was at the top of the charts for an unprecedented 37 weeks. Out of the nine songs on the album 7 attained top 10 hit stat...

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 1 05.11.2025 52:53

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that The Creedence Clearwater Revival never had a number one hit in the United States? They had many number one albums but never got to the top of the singles chart. This and Many more surprises await the listener of our Quest for Silver - songs that we remember but were never number one.

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 2 05.11.2025 55:09

Send us Fan Mail This Podcast begins with the Kingsmen who originated in Portland Oregon during the music boom of the 1960s. They are best known for their number two hit Louie Louie and it held that position for six weeks. There is much more to be heard this hour so tune in and enjoy.