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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 8, 2020 21:01:46 GMT -5
Great new show Joe, though I was mildly surprised you didn't include the song that debuted at #80 as an extra.
To think that it wasn't the highest debut of the week, and it took 2 weeks to reach the Top 40!
But when it did...
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 9, 2020 7:56:26 GMT -5
Is it just me? Or is it impossible not to think of Shirley Booth when Joe (or anyone) plays Hooray For Hazel by Tommy Roe? I wonder what the over/under age is for that not happening. It must be younger than 62 or so. I never really enjoyed that show, Chris; when it came on I usually changed the channel. Although to be honest, I can't think of too many other Hazel's I ever knew.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 9, 2020 7:59:08 GMT -5
Going back to a pre-Beatles 1964, here is the Top 40 from Cash Box Magazine for the week ending January 11. What if the British invasion on the pop charts/radio hadn't happened? Imagine life without songs like Hey Jude, Satisfaction or I'm Henry the VII, I Am-- archive.org/details/1964011101/1964011101.mp3This is the final 1964 show. Joe
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Post by chrislc on Nov 9, 2020 20:00:12 GMT -5
Is it just me? Or is it impossible not to think of Shirley Booth when Joe (or anyone) plays Hooray For Hazel by Tommy Roe? I wonder what the over/under age is for that not happening. It must be younger than 62 or so. I never really enjoyed that show, Chris; when it came on I usually changed the channel. Although to be honest, I can't think of too many other Hazel's I ever knew. I watched part of an episode of Hazel a couple of years ago. It was horrible. No laugh track. It looks like they dropped the laugh-track after the first season when the show went from B&W to color. But the actors paused after their lines to allow for laughs. It was so uncomfortable to watch. Flop sweat. They must have filmed it with the possibility of a laugh-track, but chose not to have one, a really bad decision IMO. And the ratings fell. Beautiful NBC color though, for what it's worth. Wikipedia says Mr. and Mrs. Baxter left before the last season. Their absence was explained by their having traveled to - where else? - Iraq. I kid you not. Wikipedia says "The show's first season placed fourth in the 1961–1962 Nielsen's ratings". - That is mind-blowing, however there was very weak opposition on ABC or CBS opposite Hazel at 9:30 Thursday nights - Margie (not Gale Storm), The Law and Mr. Jones, The Investigators and The Gertrude Berg (?) Show. I have never heard of any of those shows.
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Post by chrislc on Nov 9, 2020 20:46:04 GMT -5
Going back to a pre-Beatles 1964, here is the Top 40 from Cash Box Magazine for the week ending January 11. What if the British invasion on the pop charts/radio hadn't happened? Imagine life without songs like Hey Jude, Satisfaction or I'm Henry the VII, I Am-- archive.org/details/1964011101/1964011101.mp3This is the final 1964 show. Joe I really like the sound of 1963, and this countdown is just like that, Joe. I wonder why Chubby Checker's folk music album songs didn't chart higher. They were very well produced and he sang them well, too. Also, do you think Out Of Limits was the song that had the greatest influence on the theme from The Munsters? Or maybe another song. I always thought it sounded like the Ventures, but it sounds even more like Out Of Limits.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 10, 2020 7:48:41 GMT -5
Going back to a pre-Beatles 1964, here is the Top 40 from Cash Box Magazine for the week ending January 11. What if the British invasion on the pop charts/radio hadn't happened? Imagine life without songs like Hey Jude, Satisfaction or I'm Henry the VII, I Am-- archive.org/details/1964011101/1964011101.mp3This is the final 1964 show. Joe I really like the sound of 1963, and this countdown is just like that, Joe. I wonder why Chubby Checker's folk music album songs didn't chart higher. They were very well produced and he sang them well, too. Also, do you think Out Of Limits was the song that had the greatest influence on the theme from The Munsters? Or maybe another song. I always thought it sounded like the Ventures, but it sounds even more like Out Of Limits. Chris,
I always thought Out Of Limits was mix of the Outer Limits & Twilight Zone theme songs. Of course, the Ventures were the ultimate guitar band of the 1960's in both sound and showmanship (look at their performance videos).
I finally did a few year end countdowns featuring the hits of 1960, 61, 62 & 63--and I must say that while I did enjoy a few of the songs from that era, that true rock n roll wasn't much represented. I suppose that dance hits, girl groups, solo artists and a few novelty songs ruled the airwaves/sales charts--with very few true 'bands' that wrote and played their own material. Of course, with the Beatles popularity that really changed. I must say that doing all these countdowns helped me understand how 1964 became the game changer in the world of pop music. In addition, I hope all the 1960's countdowns, help people better appreciate the early AT40 shows.
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 14, 2020 14:38:34 GMT -5
On the eleventh day of Christmas (way back when) djjoe1960 gave to us...a brand new Cashbox Countdown!!
Thanks, Joe.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 15, 2020 7:31:40 GMT -5
I know that there are always discussions on this board about stations preempting the playing of AT40 when they go with all Christmas music, so here is a countdown from Christmas Eve, 1966 (week ending December 24th)--from Cash Box Magazine. One of the extras is an all time Christmas classic; and one of my favorites from 1966, a song that peaked at very different places on the various charts, Knock on Wood by Eddie Floyd. The song reached #10 in Record World, #28 in Billboard and #31 in Cash Box--of course, it would become a #1 hit for Amii Stewart in 1979. The top song is by a group that was just monkeying around on a TV show (ouch).
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 15, 2020 19:48:40 GMT -5
Great pick for your first optional extra on the 12/24/66 countdown. Song received a lot of airplay in Chicago. Peaked at #13 the last week of 1966 on WLS.
Have 2 copies of the 45. One has the first word of the title correctly spelled ending in L-Y. The second version has it spelled L-E-Y.
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Post by chrislc on Nov 16, 2020 23:07:37 GMT -5
I know that there are always discussions on this board about stations preempting the playing of AT40 when they go with all Christmas music, so here is a countdown from Christmas Eve, 1966 (week ending December 24th)--from Cash Box Magazine. One of the extras is an all time Christmas classic; and one of my favorites from 1966, a song that peaked at very different places on the various charts, Knock on Wood by Eddie Floyd. The song reached #10 in Record World, #28 in Billboard and #31 in Cash Box--of course, it would become a #1 hit for Amii Stewart in 1979. The top song is by a group that was just monkeying around on a TV show (ouch). Quite a jump for the Royal Guardsmen! I'm picturing beleaguered exhausted fathers going out in the snow to the department store to buy this 45 that their kid was going nuts about. Snoopy had three strong Christmas seasons in a row. 1965 was the debut of A Charlie Brown Christmas, then this in 1966 - and the hottest Christmas song of 1967.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 23, 2020 8:24:21 GMT -5
Since this is a holiday week here in the U.S. (Thanksgiving) , I thought I would post a 'special' countdown; from the week ending July 15, 1978. I know a big deal has been made out of the fact that Gerry Rafferty was shut out of the #1 position with Baker Street in Billboard but that song did reach the top in both Radio & Records and Cash Box--so here is the Top 40 from that week--
Stay safe during this week and enjoy the show--
Joe
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Post by jgve1952 on Nov 24, 2020 6:37:38 GMT -5
Thanks for 1978. I know at one time you stated you would do the Beatle years from 1964 until mid-1970, so this is so welcome. Will you be tackling other years of the 70's?
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 24, 2020 8:36:19 GMT -5
Thanks for 1978. I know at one time you stated you would do the Beatle years from 1964 until mid-1970, so this is so welcome. Will you be tackling other years of the 70's? There are two countdowns left to post covering the time frame from Jan 1964-June 1970--both from 1969. I then plan to post a few more countdowns from Cash Box Magazine that feature songs that I liked that became #1's in CB only (from 1970's/80's).
Thanks to all of you that listen.
Joe
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Post by jgve1952 on Nov 24, 2020 14:58:35 GMT -5
More appropriately, Joe, THANK YOU!
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Post by jgve1952 on Nov 25, 2020 7:28:20 GMT -5
Listening to 12-2-67 countdown now. Good to hear "She's My Girl," which is disallowed on Sirius 60s on 6.
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