Oldies: Pre-Beatles The post-50s-pre-Beatles brought an amazing and often under-estimated, even forgotten, selection of quality popular music. This Era of Pop Music brought us the Girl Groups, Phil Spectre and the post-do-wop sound of rock and roll. After this era, the Beatles changed music again. Oldies – 1959-1963/4 The Top Instrumentals 1959-1963/4 1. Yakety Sax… Read More
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The Number One Hits Of 1962: December 18, 1961 – January 12, 1962: The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight January 13, 1962 – January 26, 1962: Chubby Checker – The Twist January 27, 1962 – February 16, 1962: Joey Dee and the Starliters – Peppermint Twist – Part 1 February 17, 1962 – March… Read More
1962 History, Trivia and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1962: World Changing Event: The Cuban Missle Crisis between The United States, The USSR and Cuba between Oct 16, 1962 and Oct 28, 1962. Space Race: John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, keeping the Space Race with the USSR about even. The… Read More
1962 Popular Song Chart The Twist by Chubby Checker was a bigger hit in 1960, but we just had to mention it again, since it charged on BillBoard at #1 for the second time. 1. Miserlou – Dick Dale 2. Twist and Shout – Isley Brothers 3. Do You Love Me – Contours 4. Can’t… Read More
1962 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: May 29, 1962 Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles and New York Host: Frank Sinatra Eligibility Year: December 1, 1960 – November 30, 1961 1962 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Moon River, Henry Mancini Album of the Year: Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland (Capitol) Song of the Year:… Read More
Two true submarine stories… Once on the USS Piper back in 1962, we were operating with a group of navy SEALS. The SEALS had just been formed as a special forces group a year earlier from the navy Underwater Demolition Team or UDT. Usually the UDT teams were culled from the navy seabees or construction… Read More
Duty, Honor, Country by General Douglas MacArthur His Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address on May 12, 1962 General Westmoreland, General Grove, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps! As I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, “Where are you bound for, General?” And when I replied, “West Point,” he remarked, “Beautiful… Read More
1962 Oscars 34th Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 9, 1962 Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California Host: Bob Hope Eligibility Year: 1961 Sophia Loren became the first actress to win an acting Oscar for a non-English-speaking role. West Side Story and Judgment at Nuremberg each earned 11 nominations. West Side Story won… Read More
