The Lost 45s


The Lost 45s with Barry Scott is an American classic hits retro music radio and interview program. It focuses on seldom played Top 40 hits from the 1970s and 1980s. The Boston Herald called it "the most successful weekend specialty show in Boston history."

History

The show has been on the air since 1981 starting at Emerson College, then at a series of Boston radio stations: WZLX, WBOS, Mix 98.5, 93.7 WEGQ, WODS Oldies 103.3, WROR and WPLM-AM-FM. It entered national syndication in 1993 and has been heard on the Internet at the lost45.com since 1999.
Scott has stated that his ultimate goal is to keep these songs and artists alive in an era of tight playlists. The Lost 45s claims to be America's largest music & interview library from the '70s and '80s, with over a thousand exclusive artist interviews.
Scott has written a book, We Had Joy, We Had Fun, released a CD series based on his program internationally and has appeared as a music expert and historian on VH-1's "Behind The Music," CNN and The Howard Stern Show. He has interviewed over 1,000 recording artists from the period.

Segments on ''The Lost 45s'' with Barry Scott

The show's closing theme is by Donny and Marie Osmond from their eponymous variety show.

Current and former stations that have carried the show in syndication