184-“Downtown” – Petula Clark
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 →
Category Archives: Sixties
183-“I Feel Fine” – The Beatles
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 →
182-“Come See About Me” – The Supremes
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 →
181-“Mr. Lonely” – Bobby Vinton
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 →
180-“Ringo” – Lorne Greene
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 →
179-“Leader of the Pack” – The Shangri-Las
“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 →
178-“Baby Love” – The Supremes
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 →
177-“Do Wah Diddy Diddy” – Manfred Mann
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 →
176-“Oh, Pretty Woman” – Roy Orbison
It’s kinda funny, but when I hear “Oh, Pretty Woman” on the radio or TV, I don’t think of Roy Orbison, I think of Julia Roberts, even though the movie “Pretty Woman” didn’t come out until 1990 and, really, has … Continue reading →
175-“The House of the Rising Sun” – The Animals
This song explains that there is a house in New Orleans, called “The Rising Sun” which has been the ruin of many a fine boy. Well, I’m here to tell you that I lived in New Orleans for two years … Continue reading →