This is one of the strangest stories about the creation of a number one record that I’ve seen. Three guys who had been friends for years and had written songs in the early Sixties, got together one day and decided … Continue reading →
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a double sided hit where both songs went to number one. The last time was eleven years ago in 1958, when Elvis Presley’s hit “Don’t” hit number one and the flip side … Continue reading →
1969 was a good year for the Fifth Dimension. Their earlier hit “Aquarius”/”Let the Sunshine In” was a number one hit. They then released the Neil Sedaka song “Working on a Groovy Thing” in mid-1969 and it peaked at number … Continue reading →
“Suspicious Minds” was Elvis’ eighteenth number one song and it was his last. Counting this song, Elvis had spent 80 weeks at number over the past thirteen years. I haven’t calculated anyone else, but I’d be willing to bet that … Continue reading →
It has been five years since the Temptations were on top. “My Girl,” their first number one wa back in 1965. Since then they have had eighteen Top 40 hits, with nine of them going Top 10. But in mid-1968, … Continue reading →
Now we have one of the strangest songs to ever hit number one on the pop charts in America. Not since “Alley Oop” in 1960 have we had such an unusual song at number one. The Archies were a non-existent … Continue reading →
The bad boys of rock and roll are back with their fifth number one. The last time we saw them was in February 1967 with “Ruby Tuesday.” Between that time and now, Brian Jones had become more and more unreliable. … Continue reading →
Rick Evans and Denny Zager were in a band called the Eccentrics when, in 1964, Rick Evans wrote “In the Year 2525.” Both were born in Nebraska, Rick in Lincoln in 1943 and Denny in Wymore in 1944. They did … Continue reading →
By 1969, Henry Mancini was the number one pop composer of his time. By this time he had composed scores for many famous movies, including The Pink Panther series, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and many more. … Continue reading →
The Beatles never shared credit for a song with anyone. Well, hardly ever. It has only happened twice. Once back in 1964, the single “My Bonnie” hit number 23 on the Top 40 and Tony Sheridan was given credit for … Continue reading →