http://www.number1project.com All the Number Ones of the 20th Century Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:55:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post is a little different than others I have written. One reason I stopped posting was I felt the posts were too formulaic. I like putting all of the information in the posts, but I think I'd like this blog to be more personal.I love music, especially pop, top ... http://www.number1project.com/fifties/mormon-tabernacle-choir Let's begin this journey through the music of the 20th Century with a song that is looked on by most people as the first Rock and Roll record. I'm talking about "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets. The song hit number one on ... http://www.number1project.com/fifties/bill-haley-the-start-of-rock-and-roll In March of 1973, I was living in New Jersey and working a good job. I particularly remember The O'Jays and their infectious song "Love Train". There were several stations on the radio that played Top 40 music (Most coming from New York City). I would stay ... http://www.number1project.com/fifties/love-train-the-ojays My wife writes a blog about her life which you can read here. She talked about a song she sang as a little girl called "The Little Blue Man" by Betty Johnson. This was a very cool song in the fifties and you can hear it at her blog. The ... http://www.number1project.com/fifties/purple-people-eater-great-novelty-song-of-1958 Disco was alive and well in 1977. I am probably in the minority but I loved Disco. Truth be told, I still do. There are many number one Disco songs that we will talk about, but I am sitting here watching the Olympics on TV and they played a snippet ... http://www.number1project.com/seventies/disco-has-begun-car-wash As you probably already know, Issac Hayes died today. This was really a shock, especially after hearing about Bernie Mac. They say tragedy comes in threes. Who's next? Hearing about Hayes made me think about my own life. He and I were the same age, almost exactly. Puts your ... http://www.number1project.com/seventies/rip-isaac-hayes-and-shaft We finally got to the theater to see "Mamma Mia". In case you haven't seen it, it's a movie musical which is based on the play by the same name. It features all music which was sung by ABBA, the great Swedish group of the 80's. Now, I'm not here ... http://www.number1project.com/seventies/abba-and-mamma-mia I started this blog because there's not much else I love more than music. Particularly music from the 20th Century (which really wasn't that long ago). Last Friday night, my wife and I went to a concert in Salt Lake City that starred the Osmond family. They were celebrating ... http://www.number1project.com/seventies/osmonds-one-bad-apple I used to have a friend named Mike. He and I shared one great love, the love of music and, in particular, the Top 40 singles. We literally spent the 80's sitting in my basement watching MTV videos. Mike would come over on Friday and we'd watch all weekend, taking ... http://www.number1project.com/eighties/bonnie-tyler-and-total-eclipse-of-the-heart