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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 8, 2014 5:14:50 GMT -5
Let's take a ride on the Ponderosa with the Cartright boys, courtesy of Johnny Cash's lost 60s classic from September 15, 1962. In its brief 2 week stay on the charts, it peaked at #94. Bonanza - Johnny Cash
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 12, 2014 6:53:31 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/16/67, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. The original recording, from the album "Stay Close to Home":
"Hush" - Billy Joe Royal
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 12, 2014 7:03:18 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/17/66, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. It's the follow up to this artist's top 10 hit "The Pied Piper":
"Changes " - Crispian St Peters
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 12, 2014 15:01:57 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/18/65, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the album "Help!":
"Act Naturally" - Beatles
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 12, 2014 15:08:27 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/20/69, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the self-titled album "Joe Cocker":
"Delta Lady" - Joe Cocker
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 19, 2014 23:26:42 GMT -5
From September 19, 1964: Although he never reached the top 40 individually as a solo artist, his work as an arranger, songwriter, and conductor was all over the upper echelon of the charts. Nancy Sinatra, the singers in the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.), the Beach Boys, Elvis, Ventures, and Duane Eddy is a short list of artists to whom he lent his talents. This 60s lost classic made it to #58 during its 10 week stay on the charts. He might have preferred you listen to this with a cocktail. The beverage he might have chosen would be shaken, not stirred of course. The James Bond Theme - Billy Strange
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 20, 2014 7:09:25 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/23/67, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the album "Hollies Sing Hollies":
"Just One Look" - Hollies
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 20, 2014 7:13:51 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/27/69, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the album "On Time":
"Time Machine" - Grand Funk Railroad
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 22, 2014 5:38:00 GMT -5
Like pgfromwp, my lost 60s classic is also from 9/27/69. Musically speaking, this one is from the opposite end of the spectrum. Always been a guilty pleasure of mine. The song was a Top 10 hit in Chicago, peaking at #3 on WCFL and #9 on WLS. Unlike their label mates the Ohio Express, they were an actual band rather than a brand name. They hit the top ten 3 times, with their biggest hit being the #4 "Simon Says" The Train - 1910 Fruitgum Company
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 28, 2014 7:30:47 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/28/68, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the " King of Rock and Roll":
"A Little Less Conversation" - Elvis Presley
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 1, 2014 21:26:12 GMT -5
This lost 60s classic from October 2, 1965 would remain on the charts for 6 weeks, peaking at #74. From Benton Harbor, Michigan, they were billed as The Five Empressions on early copies of this 45. Stories have been told though the years that they changed their name to avoid a lawsuit from Curtis Mayfield' s band. Written and originally recorded by the Addrisi Brothers, the band misheard the opening line of the song. They sang, "Who saw blues in the sound of the drumbeat?" The lyric was "Lose your blues to the sound of the drumbeat." Still, it's a great Midwestern classic that reached #3 on WLS in Chicago. Little Miss Sad - Five Emprees
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Post by pgfromwp on Oct 3, 2014 7:21:16 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 10/07/67, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the album "Butterfly":
"King Midas in Reverse" - Hollies
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Post by pgfromwp on Oct 3, 2014 7:39:51 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 10/08/66, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. From the album "Spinout":
"All that I Am" - Elvis Presley
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 6, 2014 20:17:09 GMT -5
Although this one wouldn't chart until early November, this lost 60s classic from 1963 is chosen to honor the career of Paul Revere. Unfortunately a competing version of this song also reached the charts on 11/2/63. While the Raiders version charted for 3 weeks and reached #108, the Kingsmen's classic held the #2 position for 6 weeks. Then there's Belushi's only hot 100 solo version (togas anyone?) RIP Paul. We'll miss your enthusiasm and showmanship you bought to your live performances, as well as your timeless music from the 60s and 70s that you and your band gave us. Now stomp and shout and work it on out!!Louie, Louie - Paul Revere And The Raiders
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Post by briguy52748 on Oct 7, 2014 8:08:21 GMT -5
I'm going to put out two out there from Oct. 8, 1966. Both were bubbling under-only songs, including one song that charted its only week in the lowest position … No. 135. The song that hit at No. 135 was by a group called Harvey Russell and the Rouges. The song was "Shake Sherry," a cover of a song released by the better known Contours ("Do You Love Me?"). The online magazine "Buckeye Beat" had an article about this singer from Akron, Ohio, who was apparently an African American police officer who dabbled in music during the mid-1960s and whose song "Shake Sherry" was picked up by Roulette Records. Apparently, not everyone was favorable to the idea of a police officer singing rock music … and the whole story can be found below: www.buckeyebeat.com/harvrus.htmlBut Oct. 8, 1966, appears to be the only time his name appeared on any Billboard chart – in one of the lowest peak positions in history of the Hot 100's "Bubbling Under" chart. The song was a much bigger hit in Akron, however. Apparently, he had some difficulties with his label and never did gain any national momentum. The Contours' version, by the way, was a No. 43 pop hit and No. 21 R&B hit in 1964. I picked "Heart" by 2 of Clubs as the other forgotten '45 of the 1960s, from Oct. 8, 1966. This was also a new entry on the Bubbling Under portion of the Hot 100 – at No. 125, where it spent two weeks before dropping off. Somehow, I thought of Stacey Q's No. 3 hit from 1986 "Two of Hearts" when I saw this one and thought, gee, what a nice song to spotlight. The skinny of this song can be found here: spectropop.com/2ofClubs/index.htm2 of Clubs was a duo, Linda Parrish (Cincinnati) and Patti Valentine (Covington, Ky.). The song "Heart" appears to have been written by Petula Clark (yes, that one), and was recorded by a garage punk band called the Remains. Then, 2 of Clubs picked up the song and in September 1966 the King Records subsidiary Fraternity Records released the single. The song was a big hit in Chicago and several other cities, but could only crack the Bubbling Under part of the Billboard Hot 100. A few follow-up releases did a bit better, with some breaking the lower portions of the actual Hot 100 chart, but they never did have a huge national hit and they broke up in the late 1960s … although the website above stated they did continue to get together for club dates through the late 1990s. Brian
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