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 →
Kyu Sakamoto was born December 10, 1941 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. This is a city located south of Tokyo and north of Yokohama. Kyu’s real name is Hisashi Sakamoto but he was the youngest of nine children in his … Continue reading →
Lesley Gore grew up a normal teenager who liked to sing. She was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York in 1946. Her family was Jewish and her and her brother had a pretty normal upbringing. When she was … Continue reading →
Now we come to a song that is so politically incorrect that you have to laugh. I suspect that if there was a statue built to commemorate this song, that someone would have demanded that it be taken down. Jimmy … Continue reading →