Most people know that the Jackson brothers were raised in Gary, Indiana. The Jackson’s had nine children, all of them are involved in the music business in some way. Jackie was the oldest, born in 1951, Tito came next in … Continue reading →
The decade of the Seventies starts out with a really nice guy. B.J. Thomas, whose name, as you might guess, is Billy Joe was born in 1942 in Oklahoma, but his family moved to the Houston, Texas area when he … Continue reading →
And so we come to the end of an era. This is not only the last song of the Sixties decade, it’s the last number one that the Supremes ever had and it was the last song for Diana Ross. … Continue reading →
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love Peter, Paul and Mary. They are still as well known today as they were in the Sixties when they were actually recording. Why, PBS just had a special showing all their music and … Continue reading →
This is one of the strangest stories about the creation of a number one record that I’ve seen. Three guys who had been friends for years and had written songs in the early Sixties, got together one day and decided … Continue reading →
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a double sided hit where both songs went to number one. The last time was eleven years ago in 1958, when Elvis Presley’s hit “Don’t” hit number one and the flip side … Continue reading →
1969 was a good year for the Fifth Dimension. Their earlier hit “Aquarius”/”Let the Sunshine In” was a number one hit. They then released the Neil Sedaka song “Working on a Groovy Thing” in mid-1969 and it peaked at number … Continue reading →
“Suspicious Minds” was Elvis’ eighteenth number one song and it was his last. Counting this song, Elvis had spent 80 weeks at number over the past thirteen years. I haven’t calculated anyone else, but I’d be willing to bet that … Continue reading →
It has been five years since the Temptations were on top. “My Girl,” their first number one wa back in 1965. Since then they have had eighteen Top 40 hits, with nine of them going Top 10. But in mid-1968, … Continue reading →
Now we have one of the strangest songs to ever hit number one on the pop charts in America. Not since “Alley Oop” in 1960 have we had such an unusual song at number one. The Archies were a non-existent … Continue reading →