1969’s Biggest Artists and Songs Jose Feliciano (1968 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1969) Jose is best known for his instrumental version of The Door’s Light My Fire and 1970’s Feliz Navidad. Glen Campbell (Grammy for 1968 Album of the Year) Mrs. Robinson – Simon and Garfunkle (1968 Grammy for Record of the… Read More
Tag: 1960s
Summer Songs of the 1960s 1960s Summer Songs 1. Miserlou – Dick Dale and the Del-Tones 2. Summer in the City – Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys 4. Dancing In The Street – Martha & The Vandellas 5. Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters 6. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave –… Read More
The 60s’ Bubblegum Pop Hits 1. Sugar Sugar – The Archies 2. The Twist – Chubby Checker 3. I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles 4. Daydream Believer – The Monkees 5. Fun, Fun, Fun – The Beach Boys 6. The Loco-Motion – Little Eva 7. Hang on Sloopy – The McCoys 8.… Read More
About Music of the Sixties: Things You Need To Know In 1960, New Orleans was the place to be apparently. Hits included Johnny Horton’s The Battle of New Orleans, Freddy Cannon’s Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Gary US Bond’s New Orleans and Walking To New Orleans by Fats Domino scored in Billboard’s charts. Chubby… Read More
Hippy Music Groovy Songs From The 1960s 1. Imagine – John Lennon 2. Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In – 5th Dimension 3. Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan 4. For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield 5. Across the Universe – The Beatles 6. Scarborough Fair – Simon and Garfunkle 7. The Times They… Read More
1966’s Biggest Artists and Songs Tom Jones (1965’s Best New Artist Grammy Winner) Tom was the first guy ladies threw hotel keys and underwear to while he was singing on stage. Frank Sinatra (1965 Grammy for Album of the Year) Frank Sinatra’s September of My Years Album was reflective of Frank’s age (he was now… Read More
1964’s Biggest Artists and Songs The Swingle Singers (1963 Best New Artist Grammy Winner for Bach’s Greatest Hits – Best Performance by a Chorus). Although you may have never heard of them, there is an ensemble currently still making music. (website) Barbra Streisand (1963 Grammy for Album of the Year & Best Female Vocal Performance)… Read More
1960’s Biggest Artists and Songs Frank Sinatra (1959 Grammy for Album of the Year & Best Male Vocal Performance, presented in 1960) Come Dance With Me was Mr. Sinatra’s best selling album of his career, and stayed on Billboard’s Pop album chart for 140 weeks, peaking at #2. Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin (1959… Read More
Top 100 Doo-Wop Hits About Doo-Wop Songs: The PCM Doo Wop list is based first and foremost, on the most well-known and recognized “oldies” Doo Wop songs, the songs that had the biggest influence on the genre, and songs that best represented Doo-Wop of the era. Doo Wop Song List 1. Up On The Roof… Read More
1965’s Biggest Artists and Songs The Beatles (Best New Artist Grammy Winner) The Beatles were undoubtedly the “best” Grammy Best New artists of any year. Stan Getz and & João Gilberto (Grammy for Album of the Year) Girl From Ipanema – Gilberto Astrud & Stan Getz (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in… Read More
Advice Songs From The 1960s When I became of age my mother called me to her side, She said, “Son, you’re growing up now pretty soon you’ll take a bride. And then she said, “Just because you’ve become a young man now, There’s still somethings that you don’t understand now, Before you ask some girl… Read More
Top 100 Oldies 1964-ish through 1968-ish 1. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond 2. Respect – Aretha Franklin 3. I’m a Believer – The Monkees 4. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 5. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch) – Four Tops 6. Hang On Sloopy – The McCoys 7.… Read More
1967’s Biggest Artists and Songs Frank Sinatra (1966 Grammy for Album of the Year) Strangers In The Night (1966 Grammy for Record of the Year) The Strangers in the Night Album reached # 1 on the Billboard Charts and was the only Frank Sinatra (non-hits compilation) album to sell over a million copies. New Artists… Read More
1963’s Biggest Artists and Songs Robert Goulet (1962’s Best New Artist Grammy Winner, awarded in 1963) The Broadway star was the first to open the “Grammy New Artist” Curse. He did end up having My Love, Forgive Me crack Billboard’s Top 20 in 1965, and had a successful stage and acting career, but he never… Read More
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
Love Songs From The 1970s and 1960s 1. At Last – Etta James (1960) 2. My Girl – The Temptations (1964) 3. Your Song – Elton John (1970) 4. Crazy – Patsy Cline (1961) 5. Close To You – The Carpenters (1970) 6. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys (1966) 7. Unchained Melody –… Read More
Worst Songs in Pop Music World’s Worst Pop Music Bad music and all of the worst songs are subjective, we admit. Often, the songs on this are loved by many, but hated even more by others. This section is devoted entirely to the worst songs of all time. Well, maybe not the all-time worst written… Read More
1968’s Biggest Artists and Songs Bobbie Gentry (Best New Artist 1967 Grammy Winner and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, presented in 1968) The big song by Bobbie was “Ode To Billie Joe”, about the build-up to and suicide of Billie Joe. What did Billie Joe and his girlfriend throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge, and why… Read More
1962’s Biggest Artists and Songs Peter Nero (Best New Artist Grammy Winner) Judy Garland (Grammy for Album of the Year) Judy’s concert appearance at Carnegie Hall on April 23, 1961, which produced the 2-record Judy at Carnegie Hall lasted 13 weeks at number one and earned a total of four Grammys. It has been described… Read More
Top 25 Songs of the 1960s The Twist by Chubby Checker is in a class by itself 1. Hey Jude – The Beatles 2. The Theme From ” A Summer Place” – Percy Faith 3. Tossin’ and Tunin’ – Bobby Lewis 4. I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles 5. I’m A Believer… Read More
People ask, if you can’t swim, why join the navy? When I applied for the job at Charleston County Park and Recreation, I was initially hired as the mechanic because of my diesel engine training and experience in the navy. The emphasis is on “diesel”. I knew almost nothing about gasoline engines. But, because of… Read More
Tigers in Vietnam I was in Vietnam for only a year during the war and riding a river patrol boat, never saw a real tiger, but I did pick up tiger stories from some of the marine units we worked with. The NVA and Viet Cong were bad enough, but these poor jarheads also had… Read More
So much of our diesel submarine history will soon be edited down to data, numbers, and brief descriptions on Wikipedia. But the old converted World War Two fleet submarines were much more than that. Obsolete by todays standards, they were the first line of defense in the beginning of the cold war. Almost all were… Read More
The Number One Hits Of 1969: December 14, 1968 – January 31, 1969: Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through the Grapevine February 1, 1969 – February 14, 1969: Tommy James & the Shondells – Crimson and Clover February 15, 1969 – March 14, 1969: Sly and the Family Stone – Everyday People March 15,… Read More
1969 History, Trivia and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1969: World Changing Event: Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module pilot Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility, on The Moon on July 20, 1969. Other World Changing Event: The Arpanet (first internet) was created. The Top Song… Read More
Popular and Notable Books From 1960: Dr. Seuss’s ABC by Dr. Seuss Advise and Consent by Allen Drury Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman The Chapman Report by Irving Wallace The Constant Image by Marcia Davenport For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Hawaii by James A.… Read More
1969 Popular Song Chart 1. Build Me Up Buttercup – Foundations 2. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond 3. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Steam 4. More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Staircase 5. Mah-Na-Mah-Na (Mahna Mahna) – Piero Umiliani 6. Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield 7. My Way –… Read More
My Return Home from Vietnam When I returned from Vietnam in 1969, I made three decisions. One was going to Woodstock instead of the “New York City Soul Festival”, another was getting out of the navy when my enlistment expired, and yet another was moving back to Detroit. Upon arriving in Detroit, there were other… Read More
Some phrases from the 1960s that no one uses anymore….. A Gas: A Lot of Fun Ankle Biter: A Baby or Small Child Ape: Gone Wild Bad: Awesome Bag: To Steal Ball: To party. Later meaning Intercourse Beat Feat: Leave in a hurry Blast: A great time Blitzed: Drunk Bogart: To hog something Book: Leave… Read More
1969 Oscars 41st Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 14, 1969 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: no one Eligibility Year: 1968 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – TrailerWatch this video on YouTube Oliver! had 11 nominations, winning 5 awards. Oliver! was the only G-rated film to win Best Picture. Planet of the Apes… Read More
