Since the beginning of the rock era, there have only been seven songs that topped the charts that are sung completely in a foreign language. (And that counts one that was number one just this summer of 2017.) So far, … Continue reading →
This is the first time that a male/female duo was followed by another male/female duo at the number one position. Will it happen again? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Unlike Nino and April in the previous article, … Continue reading →
Many people thought Nino Tempo & April Stevens were husband and wife, but not so. They were brother and sister. They were born in Niagara Falls, New York, April in 1929 and Nino in 1935 and both of them (whose … Continue reading →
This is probably the oddest song of 1963. It was the type of song that people either loved it or hated it. One writer for Rolling Stone Magazine said it was the worse excuse for rock and roll he had … Continue reading →
“Blue Velvet” was almost a standard when Bobby Vinton recorded it in 1963. At this point in time, it had been done by many artists, but none of them had had a number one. Tony Bennett was the first to … Continue reading →
I will never forget the time I heard this on the radio (this was in 1963) and the disc jockey said something like ”Now we’re going to hear a new song by The Angels. It’s called ‘My Boyfriend’s Elbow.’ No, … Continue reading →
After two years, we have the second number one to come out of Motown, Berry Gordy’s fantastic music making company. “Fingertips” is the first number one song of the rock era that was recorded live. The previous live number one … Continue reading →
The Tymes started back in 1956 when the members were still in high school. In the beginning, two guys, George Hilliard and Norman Burnett met at a summer camp and started singing together. Soon, they added two more to the … Continue reading →
Jan and Dean did not start the surfin’ craze when it comes to music. That prize is up for debate, but, if you look at just the charts, I would suggest that the Beach Boys were the first to put … Continue reading →
Here’s a new way to have a hit record, join the Marines. There have been other groups who were in the military when they recorded a hit song (the Dell-Vikings were all in the Air Force when they recorded “Come … Continue reading →