On July 31, 1946, the great comedian Jerry Lewis and his wife gave birth to their first son, whom they named Gary. When Gary was fourteen years old, his father gave him a set of drums which he quickly learned … Continue reading →
Have you heard of the “Wall of Sound.” It was a recording technique that was made famous by Phil Spector in the early Sixties which he used for most of the recordings he produced. Most music critics agree that “You’ve … Continue reading →
This was not the first number one song of 1965. That honor goes to “I Feel Fine” by the Beatles, but I already covered that in 1964. Then the Supremes came back to the top with “Come See About Me” … Continue reading →
This is the sixth number one for the Beatles in America, all of them in 1964. It is also the last number one of the year. While it was six for the Beatles, it was seven for the writing team … Continue reading →
There were 52 weeks in the year 1964 and yet during these 52 weeks, only fifteen different artists had number one hits. And those fifteen artist accounted for 23 different songs. The Beatles had six, Bobby Vinton had four and … Continue reading →
This is the fourth number one Bobby Vinton had in his career and the second just this year alone (1964.) It would, unfortunately, be his last, however. Bobby would go on to record and chart until 1975, putting a total … Continue reading →
Do you remember the television show “Bonanza?” It was the first one-hour western program filmed in color and ran on American TV from 1959 until 1973, becoming, at times, the number one show in America. The star of “Bonanza” was … Continue reading →
“Leader of the Pack” is probably one of the more well-known songs that come under the genre of “teenage tragedy” songs. There were several in the Late Fifties and early Sixties. It seemed like the teenage buying crowd had a … Continue reading →
With the success of “Baby Love,” the Supremes became the first artist from Motown to have two number one songs. This was the second of five consecutive number ones for the Supremes. Let’s look a little closer at how the … Continue reading →
Manfred Mann was both a person and a band. The person Manfred Mann was born Manfred Lubowitz in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1940. He studied music at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and played jazz piano in the clubs … Continue reading →