“Love is Blue” is the first instrumental song to hit number one since “Telstar” by the Tornadoes, back in 1962. The song was originally written by Andre Popp, a French composer in 1967. In French, the song is called “L’amour … Continue reading →
In early 1966, songwriter Sandy Pinz, was standing in front of the famous Brill Building in New York when she noticed a man sitting on the sidewalk begging for coins. He had a tambourine laying on the cement and people … Continue reading →
I was living in New Orleans in 1968 and John Fred was king of the castle there. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and so, everyone in New Orleans treated him like a local boy. When he got a … Continue reading →
“Hello, Goodbye” was the first song released by the Beatles following the death of their manager, Brian Epstein. It was written by Paul McCartney and he is the lead singer. They were in the middle of production for Magical Mystery … Continue reading →
“Daydream Believer” was a song written by John Stewart who was an ex-member of The Kingston Trio. The song was recorded at the same time as the Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. album but didn’t make it on that … Continue reading →
In my opinion, there is no song that epitomizes the psychedelic period of music in the late Sixties than “Incense and Peppermints.” Strawberry Alarm Clock (known as SAC) evolved from two other bands, Thee Sixpence and Waterfyrd Traene, bands who … Continue reading →
I’ve wondered if one could consider Lulu as part of the British Invasion. For one thing, she’s Scottish and by 1967, the British Invasion had slowed down quite a bit. But, there’s no denying that Lulu made a splash when … Continue reading →
Now we come to one of the shortest songs to ever hit number one. (That honor goes to “Stay” by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, coming in at one minute and 37 seconds.) Probably in second place at one minute … Continue reading →
The biggest question of 1967 was: What exactly did Billie Joe MacAllister and his girlfriend throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge? Also, why did Billie Joe commit suicide the next day by jumping off the bridge himself? No one knew, actually, … Continue reading →
The summer of 1967 is called the “Summer of Love” and the Beatles took advantage of that by releasing an non-album song called “All You Need Is Love,” which turned out to be one of their biggest hits. It came … Continue reading →