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Post by 1finemrg on Jan 12, 2015 14:00:28 GMT -5
From January 11, 1969, this Stax lost 60s soul classic would eventually peak at #45 during its 9 week stay in the Hot 100. He co-wrote the song with Booker T. Jones, and Booker T. produced it. Last year he re-released the song featuring Snoop Dogg as a part of the feature film "Take Me To The River". He is best remembered for his 1977 top 10 hit "Trying To Love Two". In 1986, Billy Idol would shorten the title and his remake would reach the top 10, peaking at #6. I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell
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Post by 1finemrg on Jan 19, 2015 6:11:59 GMT -5
Wrapping up another round of lost 60s classics with a recap: 1960: Skokiaan (South African Song) - Bill Haley And His Comets 1961: Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones 1962: I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas 1963: Do-Wah-Diddy - Exciters 1964: Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding 1965: It's Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anonymous 1966: Karate - The Emperor's 1967: Goin' Back - Byrds 1968: With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker 1969: I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell 1970:
Once again we are including 1970 pre-AT40 as part of the Lost 60s Classic thread. It was the last of 6 Mercury hot 100 singles for this Chicago-based band. The change to the Mercury label was also a change of music styles from garage rock to beautiful ballads. This one peaked at #78 during its 5 week chart run. Barbara, I Love You - New Colony Six
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Post by 1finemrg on Jan 28, 2015 6:35:28 GMT -5
From January 26, 1963, we kick off a new cycle of lost 60s classics with this early Motown release. It was a good one featuring gritty vocals and an infectious beat. The group was a year away from becoming the silky sounding hit making machine that would dominate the sixties. Written and produced by Berry Gordy Jr., it was their second Hot 100 single peaking at #90 during its 6 week chart run. Let Me Go The Right Way - Supremes
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 2, 2015 20:29:47 GMT -5
We're going to bounce back to February 7, 1970 to catch this lost 60s classic. This was the only week for this version which debuted and peaked at #97. It would be another 3 years before it reached the Top 40, this time covered by the Doobie Brothers (#35). Originally a gospel song written by Arthur Reynolds in the mid-sixties. Jesus Is Just Alright - Byrds
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 12, 2015 13:44:38 GMT -5
We go to February 8, 1960 for this 60s lost classic. As Bob Seger put it, "All of Chuck's Children are out there playing his licks". This particular one reached #64 during its 8 weeks on the Hot 100. It's been covered by everyone from the Rolling Stones to Motorhead to the Grateful Dead and the aforementioned Bob Seger. Let It Rock - Chuck Berry
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 18, 2015 6:16:17 GMT -5
By the time this lost 60s classic debuted nationally on February 18, 1966, it was in its last week on the Chicago charts having peaked at #2. Although this song was a minor blip on the Hot 100, it was very important in the history of 60s Chicago rock and roll. WLS was the AM rock station at the time, but in 1965 WCFL (CFL = Chicago Federation of Labor) switched to a Top 40 format. WLS reigned supreme for the 10 year period until WCFL went to "beautiful music" in 1976. The competition was healthy and benefitted both stations and their fans. The lost 60s classic began a string of hits by local bands that were in regular rotation and charted on the two stations. There have been stories of bands dropping off copies of their latest single and hearing it on the radio during the ride back home. While some of them became national hits ("Kind Of A Drag", "Gloria"), the majority peaked below the Top 40 or bubbled under. The one that started it all peaked on the Hot 100 at #80 during its 4 week chart run. I Confess - New Colony Six
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 23, 2015 22:14:49 GMT -5
The lost 60s classic from February 24, 1968 was bubbling under at #109. It would debut at #100 the following week and peak at #58 during its 7 weeks in the Hot 100. A great pop tune for this English group produced by Tony Hatch, who also produced many of Petula Clark's hits. You've Got To Be Loved - Montanas
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 4, 2015 21:55:37 GMT -5
She celebrated her birthday last Thursday, February 26. In the UK she had 6 Top 10 hits, three of which made it to the top of the charts. Her first UK #1 was a cover of "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me", a Top 40 hit for R. B. Greaves and Naked Eyes in the States. In the US, it was her first Hot 100 single peaking at #52. This lost 60s classic debuted on March 6, 1965 as part of the British Invasion. It was her biggest hit in in the US, spending 9 weeks in the Hot 100 and peaking at #42. Girl Don't Come - Sandie Shaw
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Post by blackbowl68 on Mar 8, 2015 15:45:00 GMT -5
It was 50 years ago this week (March 7th, 1965) that the events that have come to be known as "Bloody Sunday" occurred. A group of protest marchers led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL in the name of voter registration rights. The march was to conclude in Montgomery. Due to an injunction in place, state troopers assaulted the marchers resulting in many injuries. Eventually, a second march was organized but failed on March 9th. Finally, a successful march to Montgomery took place on March 21st concluding with a memorable speech by King himself. These events were first depicted in a musical resulting in an original cast recording soundtrack issued on Cotillion Records in 1976. They were recently recollected into the movie Selma aired on the big screen earlier this year. Upon looking at the Billboard Hot 100 the week "Bloody Sunday" took place, we were right smack in the middle of British Invasion. "My Girl" by the Temptations was on top, but there were several records out at the time relevant to the cause, such as "People Get Ready," "A Change Is Gonna Come," and "Nowhere To Run." This lost track written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King was more about recovering from lost love, but could also apply to the events in Selma. It's Gonna Be Alright - Maxine Brown
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Post by mga707 on Mar 9, 2015 0:20:20 GMT -5
She celebrated her birthday last Thursday, February 26. In the UK she had 6 Top 10 hits, three of which made it to the top of the charts. Her first UK #1 was a cover of "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me", a Top 40 hit for R. B. Greaves and Naked Eyes in the States. In the US, it was her first Hot 100 single peaking at #52. I was going to say "what about Dionne Warwick"? but I checked and was amazed that her 1968 version only reached #65--and was merely a 'B' side!
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 12, 2015 11:30:08 GMT -5
It was the first time this novelty artist hit the Hot 100 as a solo act. This lost 60s classic from March 12, 1961 was on its way to peaking at #61 during its 7 week chart run. He's the master of the break-in record. The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 18, 2015 21:25:36 GMT -5
In the midst of Beatlemania, Motown was beginning to chart regularly on the Hot 100 and Bubbling Under charts. On March 14, 1964, The Temptations first Top 40 hit "The Way You Do The Things You Do" was sitting at #41, on its way to a #11 peak. Marvin Gaye's "You're A Wonderful One" debuted at #81 and would reach #15. Interestingly, the Supremes anchored the Hot 100 with a song titled "Run, Run, Run". The follow-up to their first Top 40 hit "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" would spend a second week at #93 before exiting. 14 of their next 15 singles would make the Top 10, with 10 reaching the top of the charts. The only one that missed, "Nothing But Heartaches" peaked at #11. The last charting single that was released as by Little Stevie Wonder was on the charts as well. From his album "Stevie At The Beach", this one would peak at #52 during its 9 weeks on the charts. Castles In The Sand - Little Stevie Wonder
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 23, 2015 21:36:30 GMT -5
From March 22, 1969, this lost 60s classic was in its sixth and final week on the Hot 100 having peaked at #67. The band was never to be heard from again... ...under this name. The band would chart as Badfinger almost one year later, releasing four consecutive Top 15 singles three of which reached the Top 10. Before Badfinger, there was... Maybe Tomorrow - Iveys
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Post by pb on Mar 24, 2015 8:36:52 GMT -5
From March 22, 1969, this lost 60s classic was in its sixth and final week on the Hot 100 having peaked at #67. The band was never to be heard from again... ...under this name. The band would chart as Badfinger almost one year later, releasing four consecutive Top 15 singles three of which reached the Top 10. Before Badfinger, there was... Maybe Tomorrow - IveysIn one episode where "No Matter What" was on the charts Casey mentioned that a dj he knew had determined that this band and the "Maybe Tomorrow" band were the same. Gathering information wasn't easy before the Internet.
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 1, 2015 13:00:16 GMT -5
From April 1, 1967, this lost 60s classic had fallen off the Hot 100, but was bubbling under for one final week. It had peaked at #95. It's a great garage-rock cover of a Bo Diddley classic, whose best known version is by George Thorogood & The Destroyers. A little hoo-doo anyone? Who Do You Love - Woolies
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