1965 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: April 13, 1965Televised: May 18, 1965Held at: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly HillsHost/Emcee: Steve AllenEligibility Year: December 1, 1963 – November 30, 1964Grammy Highlights and AchievementsBeatles Invasion: The Beatles won their first Grammy for Best New Artist, officially marking the British Invasion in the American music scene.Jazz Legend Takes the Stage: […]
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1965 Oscars 37th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 5, 1965Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CaliforniaHost: Bob HopeEligibility Year: 1964Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsMy Fair Lady Triumphs: The film adaptation of the Broadway musical was the star of the night, winning eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Cukor.Rex Harrison’s Iconic Role:
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1964 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1964 Billboard Number One Hits list was the year the British Invasion fully arrived, and the Hot 100 never looked quite the same again. The Beatles opened America’s floodgates with I Want to Hold Your Hand, then kept replacing themselves at No. 1 through the spring.
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1964 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1964World-Changing Event: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin — the most sweeping civil rights legislation in American history since ReconstructionTop Song: I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles, which
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1964 Music Hits: Beatlemania, Motown, Surf Rock, Girl Groups, and AM Radio Classics1964 music hits captured a pop world in full motion, with Beatlemania reshaping radio, Motown gaining power, surf rock still riding high, and girl groups delivering some of the decade’s most dramatic singles. It was the kind of year where Twist and Shout,
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Pulling the race card (or How I got to meet Princess Grace) Princess Grace, Grace Patricia Kelly, was an American film actress who became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. While making a med cruise on board the USS Piper back in 1964, we received permission to pull into the
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1964 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: May 12, 1964Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles and New YorkHost: Dean MartinEligibility Year: December 1, 1962 – November 30, 1963Musical Highlights and AchievementsBarbra’s Big Night: Barbra Streisand dazzled the Grammys with her debut album, taking home two awards, including Album of the Year for The Barbra Streisand Album.“Days of Wine
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1964 Oscars 36th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 13, 1964Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CaliforniaHost: Jack LemmonEligibility Year: 1963Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsTom Jones Galore: The British comedy Tom Jones snagged four Oscars, including Best Picture, and was nominated in six other categories.First Best Actress Win for a Child Actor: At age 16, Patty
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Top 100 Doo-Wop Hits: The Best Doo-Wop Songs and Vocal Group OldiesDoo-wop songs are some of the most recognizable oldies ever recorded. Built around vocal harmony, street-corner singing, romantic lyrics, nonsense syllables, tight bass parts, and soaring lead vocals, doo-wop helped shape early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop harmony, soul, and the sound
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1963 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1963 Billboard Number One Hits list captured the final full pre-Beatles year on the American pop chart. Folk-pop, girl groups, surf music, teen idols, early soul, instrumentals, novelty-leaning pop, and smooth ballads all reached No. 1 before the British Invasion changed the rules in 1964. The
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1963 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1963World-Changing Event: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He was 46 years old. The country had four days of uninterrupted television coverage and has never quite stopped talking about it.Other World-Changing Event: Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique and Martin Luther
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1963 Music Hits: Surf Rock, Motown, Girl Groups, Novelty Songs, and Early ’60s Pop 1963 music hits captured a lively pre-Beatles pop world filled with surf rock, girl groups, Motown, teen idols, dance records, novelty songs, country crossover, and polished adult pop. It was the kind of year where Yakety Sax, Louie Louie, Up on
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The President Is Dead Way back in 1963, while stationed on board the USS Piper, we pulled into the port of Djibouti, Africa as one of our scheduled Med cruise port calls. Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa in East Africa. It is bordered by Somalia in the south, Ethiopia in
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1963 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: May 15, 1963Televised: December 8, 1963Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles and New YorkHost: Frank SinatraEligibility Year: December 1, 1961 – November 30, 1962Musical Highlights and AchievementsVaughn Meader Stuns: A relatively unknown comic, Vaughn Meader took home the Album of the Year for The First Family, a comedy album parodying President
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1963 Oscars 35th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 8, 1963Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CaliforniaHost: Frank SinatraEligibility Year: 1962Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsLawrence of Arabia Sweeps: The epic Lawrence of Arabia was the night’s big winner, capturing seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean.Gregory Peck’s Moment: Peck won Best Actor
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Top Oldies Songs from 1959 to 1963: Pre-Beatles Pop, Girl Groups, Doo-Wop, Surf Rock, Soul, and Instrumentals The top oldies from 1959 to 1963 came from one of pop music’s most underrated transition eras. Rock and roll had survived its first explosion, doo-wop was still strong, girl groups were rising, teen idols were everywhere, surf
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1962 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1962 Billboard Number One Hits list captured American pop just before the British Invasion, with dance crazes, teen idols, soul, girl groups, country-pop, instrumentals, early Motown energy, and novelty records all reaching No. 1. The Tokens opened the year with The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Chubby Checker
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1962 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1962, the world came closer to nuclear war than it has before or since. For thirteen days in October, the United States and the Soviet Union faced each other over Soviet missiles in Cuba, and the outcome depended in part on decisions made by individual people in submarines and in
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1962 Music Hits: Twist Records, Surf Rock, Girl Groups, Soul, Teen Idols, and Early ’60s Pop1962 music hits caught pop music in motion. The Twist was still going strong, surf rock was starting to rise, girl groups were moving toward their golden age, country and folk crossed into pop, and instrumental records could still become
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1962 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: May 29, 1962Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles and New YorkHost: Frank SinatraEligibility Year: December 1, 1960 – November 30, 1961Music Highlights and AchievementsSinatra’s Hosting Charm: The Rat Pack’s very own Frank Sinatra took on the hosting duties, adding a layer of elegance and swagger to the ceremony.Henry Mancini’s Night: Composer
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1962 Oscars 34th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 9, 1962Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CaliforniaHost: Bob HopeEligibility Year: 1961Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsWest Side Story Sweeps: The musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet took home 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, and Best Supporting Actress
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1961 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1961 Billboard Number One Hits list captured early-1960s pop before the British Invasion, when teen idols, vocal groups, instrumentals, dance records, country crossover, early Motown, R&B, and story songs all reached No. 1. Elvis Presley opened the year with Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Bobby Lewis ruled
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1961 Trivia, History, and Fun FactsIn 1961, Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth, and the Space Race had a clear leader. Alan Shepard followed fifteen minutes into space and the gap began to close. John F. Kennedy was inaugurated and, within three months, had authorized the Bay of Pigs invasion, which failed spectacularly. The Berlin Wall
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1961 Music Hits: Soul, Doo-Wop, Teen Pop, Country Crossover, Dance Crazes, and Early Rock Classics1961 music hits captured pop music right before the British Invasion changed the whole conversation. American radio was packed with doo-wop groups, teen idols, early Motown, soul singers, country crossover hits, jazz instrumentals, novelty records, and dance songs that kept teenagers
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1961 Oscars 33rd Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 17, 1961Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CaliforniaHost: Bob HopeEligibility Year: 1960Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsThe Apartment Dominates: Billy Wilder’s The Apartment swept the Oscars with five wins, including Best Picture and Best Director. The wins extended to its stars, Jack Lemmon for Best Actor and Shirley
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1961 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: April 12, 1961Held in: Los Angeles and New YorkHost/Emcee: Mort SahlEligibility Year: September 1, 1959 – November 30, 1960Highlights and AchievementsRay Charles Makes Waves: The man behind hits like What’d I Say won two awards, including Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male for Georgia On My Mind.First Female
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1960 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1960 Billboard Number One Hits list captured early-1960s pop just before Motown, surf music, girl groups, and the British Invasion reshaped the chart. Country story songs, teen tragedy records, instrumentals, Elvis Presley, dance records, novelty songs, R&B crossovers, and romantic ballads all reached No. 1. Marty
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1960 Trivia, History, and Fun FactsQuick Facts from 1960World Changing Event: The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill on May 9, 1960. Within five years, 6.5 million American women were using it. Few inventions in history changed society as rapidly or as fundamentally.Top Song: The Theme from “A Summer Place” by Percy Faith and
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1960 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1960 music sat right at the crossroads between the 1950s rock-and-roll era and the smoother pop, soul, dance, and teen-idol sounds of the early 1960s. Chubby Checker, Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Sam Cooke, The Drifters, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Bobby Rydell, Connie Francis, and The
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The streets have all changed from when I was a kid growing up in Detroit. We lived on West Philadelphia Street and I went to Cass Tech High School so I had to catch the Dexter Avenue bus to go to and come from school. On the way home, the bus would go past a
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