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Post by rayshae3 on Feb 3, 2014 1:17:43 GMT -5
From the chart-date of 2/8/1969: This lost 60s hit entered this week in 1969 on the Hot 100 in at #88, eventually peaking just outside the forty at #41 couple of months later. It’s by Brenda Lee, Little Miss Dynamite who was also responsible for some comedy routines whenever she was a musical guest on TV variety shows. She started hitting the pop charts in 1957 at the age of 12 as mostly a country act, until her Hot 100 #1, “I’m Sorry” (her most successful song, and a Grammy Hall-of-Famer) in 1960 opened the doors to her Pop/MOR audiences. Continuing with this, her most successful genre, until she re-embraced the C&W hit-sides starting in late 60s/early 70s till 1985. In fact, this selection from 1969 was a former early country song for Willie Nelson, but with Brenda’s pop/easy listening touch of her 1960s days. Johnny One Time – Brenda Lee
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 3, 2014 6:09:20 GMT -5
This lost classic is from February 4, 1967. The first charting single for this band, the song was about an early 1900s San Francisco dance craze. It peaked at #51 during an 8 week chart run. Grizzly Bear - Youngbloods
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Post by rayshae3 on Feb 9, 2014 23:38:01 GMT -5
For the week of 2/15/1969: Continuing with my Soul-searching for the 60s, this selection was actually a Top 30 hit in the spring of 1965; but my excuse for including it here is because it was re-released in Feb. 1969, and this second time it didn’t make the forty, but peaked at #94. This song amazingly sounds somewhat like a 70s or even early 80s contemporary R&B/Soul hit, rather than a mid-60s release. Indeed GQ had a version of this in 1979. Here’s the original on legendary Chess Records by the man ,who even though passed away at the age of 32 in 1970, was influential enough in his hometown of DC music circles, that was inducted into Washington Area Music Association Hall of Fame. (#123 this week in 1969 in the bubbling under chart) I Do Love You – Billy Stewart
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Post by dukelightning on Feb 10, 2014 8:30:53 GMT -5
Nice but I prefer ever so slightly the GQ version. On another note and I don't see the need to post a video for the song I am about to mention as it is certainly not lost. Especially if you heard the Oldies Collection countdown yesterday. But on this date in 1967 is when after a nearly 6 month hiatus following their last concert in the US, the Beatles started recording the song that was #1 on the aforementioned countdown, "A Day in the Life". Was nearly 3 weeks later before they finished the song which was also the first track for their epic Sgt. Pepper's Lp. (First track chronologically that is).
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 10, 2014 21:43:05 GMT -5
Bruce Johnston has been a member of the Beach Boys since 1965, joining the band when Brian Wilson decided to stop touring. The late Terry Melcher was Doris Day's son, and also produced The Byrds and Paul Revere & The Raiders during their hit years. Together, they were members of the Rip Chords and Sagittarius and also released great records as the duo of Bruce & Terry ("Summer Means Fun"). On February 13, 1965 this 45 recorded under a different name was bubbling under at #105. It's a high energy cover of a Buddy Holly tune that would peak one notch short of the Hot 100. James Taylor would also cover this classic in 1985, peaking at #61. Everyday - Rogues
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Post by pgfromwp on Feb 13, 2014 12:00:21 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 2/13/65, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. Let's listen to what this musical act will be doing the night before "Saturday Night at the Movies":
"At the Club" - Drifters
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Post by mga707 on Feb 13, 2014 16:52:41 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 2/13/65, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. Let's listen to what this musical act will be doing the night before "Saturday Night at the Movies": "At the Club" - Drifters Not exactly the same club where .50 Cent hangs out... I do like the song!
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Post by pgfromwp on Feb 15, 2014 13:25:04 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 2/20/65, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. It's this British act's follow-up hit to "Sha La La":
"Come Tomorrow" - Manfred Mann
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 17, 2014 0:43:09 GMT -5
February 17, 1962 was a significant day in rock and roll history. With acts like Elvis, Dion, Chubby Checker (second time for “The Twist”), Brenda Lee, and the Everly Brothers all in the top ten, we turn our attention to the bottom of the chart for this week’s lost classic. Debuting at #93 was the first Hot 100 single for a band whose alumni include Glen Campbell, John Stamos, and the Captain & Tennille. Currently, John Cowsill is a member. During their hit-making years it was Al Jardine, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and the three Wilson brothers Brian, Carl, and Dennis. It took three issues on two different labels (“X” and “Candix”) for this record to chart, but the third time was the charm. Their first of over 50 Hot 100 hits would peak at #75 during a 6 week chart run. Surfin’ – Beach Boys
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Post by rayshae3 on Feb 17, 2014 1:29:47 GMT -5
My choice of the 60s this week, a Marvin Gaye 45, was actually released during the Xmas/New Year Season of 1969-70. So it does serve as a 60s lost hit. Although it didn’t hit the Hot 100 until the early 1970. But I’ve gotta take issue with the way Whitburn skewed its chart statics in “Top Pop Singles”. You see, the single’s A-side “How Can I Forget You” entered the chart on 1/10/70. It was on its 6th week, on 2/14/70, because of the increased airplay, that Billboard also added its B-side (“Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got”) alongside on the Hot 100 listings. On that particular week the 45 was enjoying its highest peak of #41 for the second consecutive week. The now-double-sided single dropped the following week, 2/21/70, to #47, before disappearing from the chart completely on 2/28/70. Then on 3/7/70, its b-side only, the aforementioned “Gonna Give Her…” re-appeared for a further 4 more weeks, its last two weeks (3/21&3/28) at #67. So for all practical purposes the B-side was also, like the A-side, peaked at #41, and not as Whitburn states at #67, which in reality was only for its second 4-week run. [Though he is right to list the b-side running cumulatively for 6 weeks.] And it is this B-side, that’s my 60s classic lost hit; even though it could have been included in the classic B-side thread as well. #47 for week ending February 21, 1970: Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got – Marvin Gaye
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Post by bobbo428 on Feb 20, 2014 18:36:19 GMT -5
From the chart-date of 2/8/1969: This lost 60s hit entered this week in 1969 on the Hot 100 in at #88, eventually peaking just outside the forty at #41 couple of months later. It’s by Brenda Lee, Little Miss Dynamite who was also responsible for some comedy routines whenever she was a musical guest on TV variety shows. She started hitting the pop charts in 1957 at the age of 12 as mostly a country act, until her Hot 100 #1, “I’m Sorry” (her most successful song, and a Grammy Hall-of-Famer) in 1960 opened the doors to her Pop/MOR audiences. Continuing with this, her most successful genre, until she re-embraced the C&W hit-sides starting in late 60s/early 70s till 1985. In fact, this selection from 1969 was a former early country song for Willie Nelson, but with Brenda’s pop/easy listening touch of her 1960s days. Johnny One Time - Brenda LeeI remember this song from when I was seven or eight. I recall hearing it on the local MOR station and found the song to be both haunting and alluring. I thought the tune was called "Did He Tell You." I went decades without hearing the song and forgot about it until one day about five years ago, when I was sampling random songs on the Hot 100 and seeing if there were any posts of the songs on You Tube. I was excited to discover that it was a song I had remembered from four decades before.
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Post by rayshae3 on Feb 20, 2014 20:56:53 GMT -5
From the chart-date of 2/8/1969: This lost 60s hit entered this week in 1969 on the Hot 100 in at #88, eventually peaking just outside the forty at #41 couple of months later. It’s by Brenda Lee, Little Miss Dynamite who was also responsible for some comedy routines whenever she was a musical guest on TV variety shows. She started hitting the pop charts in 1957 at the age of 12 as mostly a country act, until her Hot 100 #1, “I’m Sorry” (her most successful song, and a Grammy Hall-of-Famer) in 1960 opened the doors to her Pop/MOR audiences. Continuing with this, her most successful genre, until she re-embraced the C&W hit-sides starting in late 60s/early 70s till 1985. In fact, this selection from 1969 was a former early country song for Willie Nelson, but with Brenda’s pop/easy listening touch of her 1960s days. Johnny One Time - Brenda LeeI remember this song from when I was seven or eight. I recall hearing it on the local MOR station and found the song to be both haunting and alluring. I thought the tune was called "Did He Tell You." I went decades without hearing the song and forgot about it until one day about five years ago, when I was sampling random songs on the Hot 100 and seeing if there were any posts of the songs on You Tube. I was excited to discover that it was a song I had remembered from four decades before. Thanks. BTW, when I posted this song first, the YouTube video of my titled link was still valid. But it was taken off since. So I edited the link for another active video of this song. To distinguish from my quoted link from you is this separate green color-coded link. Johnny One Time – Brenda Lee
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 24, 2014 21:26:05 GMT -5
The Hot 100 from February 24, 1968 saw Clarence Carter's song reach its peak #62 position. This soulful lost classic had an 8 week chart run. For you fans of early SNL, this would've been a great theme song for the Festrunk Brothers. They're two wild and crazy guys! Lookin' For A Fox - Clarence Carter
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Post by pgfromwp on Feb 26, 2014 13:17:59 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 3/02/68, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. It's a rather obscure hit from the psychedelic-sounding group that, later in 1968, released the top 20 monster hit "Journey to the Center of the Mind":
"Baby Please Don't Go" - Amboy Dukes
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Post by rayshae3 on Feb 28, 2014 19:53:23 GMT -5
Little Milton was a blues singer and guitarist who had a series of top 10 hits in the R&B chart just in time after Billboard revived its R&B sides rankings in 1965. With less success on the Hot 100, his biggest hit on the pop chart was in 1965, a #25 single called “We’re Gonna Make It”. Here’s a number both very bluesy and rhythmic that only got to #73, its previous-two-weeks’ position this week in 1969 as it dropped to #76 on the chart date of 3/1/1969. On Checker label; produced by Calvin Carter, one of the co-founders of family-owned Vee Jay Records. LITTLE MILTON - GRITS AIN’T GROCERIES (All Around the World)
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