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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The Number One Hits Of 1964:December 7, 1963 – January 3, 1964:The Singing Nun – DominiqueJanuary 4, 1964 – January 31, 1964:Bobby Vinton – There! I’ve Said It AgainFebruary 1, 1964 – March 20, 1964:The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your HandMarch 21, 1964 – April 3, 1964:The Beatles – She Loves YouApril 4,
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1964 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1964 Top Song: I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles, which spent seven weeks at #1 and was the opening round of the most dominant chart performance in pop music historyThe Most Famous Person in America: Martin Luther King Jr.Notable Books: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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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 HitsAbout 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. Take our 1960 Quiz!Doo Wop Song List1. Up On The
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The Number One Hits Of 1963:December 22, 1962 – January 11, 1963:The Tornados – TelstarJanuary 12, 1963 – January 25, 1963:Steve Lawrence – Go Away Little GirlJanuary 26, 1963 – February 8, 1963:The Rooftop Singers – Walk Right InFebruary 9, 1963 – March 1, 1963:Paul & Paula – Hey PaulaMarch 2, 1963 – March 22,
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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 – 1959-1963/1964 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. The Top Instrumentals 1959-1963/4 1. Yakety
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The Number One Hits Of 1962:December 18, 1961 – January 12, 1962:The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps TonightJanuary 13, 1962 – January 26, 1962:Chubby Checker – The TwistJanuary 27, 1962 – February 16, 1962:Joey Dee and the Starliters – Peppermint Twist – Part 1February 17, 1962 – March 9, 1962:Gene Chandler – Duke of EarlMarch
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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 Top 100 Music Hits ChartThe 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 Dale2. Twist and Shout – Isley Brothers3. Do You Love Me – Contours4. Can’t Help Falling In
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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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The Number One Hits Of 1961November 28, 1960 – January 8, 1961:Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight?January 9, 1961 – January 29, 1961:Bert Kaempfert – Wonderland by NightJanuary 30, 1961 – February 12, 1961:The Shirelles – Will You Love Me TomorrowFebruary 13, 1961 – February 26, 1961:Lawrence Welk – CalcuttaFebruary 27, 1961 – March
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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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The Number One Hits Of 1960:December 28, 1959 – January 3, 1960:Frankie Avalon – WhyJanuary 4, 1960 – January 17, 1960:Marty Robbins – El PasoJanuary 18, 1960 – February 7, 1960:Johnny Preston – Running BearFebruary 8, 1960 – February 21, 1960:Mark Dinning – Teen AngelFebruary 22, 1960 – April 24, 1960:Percy Faith – Theme from
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1960 Trivia, History, and Fun FactsQuick Facts from 1960 Top Song: The Theme from “A Summer Place” by Percy Faith and His OrchestraMost Famous American: Doris DayLoaf of bread: 21 cents; 8 oz Kraft Cheez Whiz: 35 cents; Gallon of gas: 25 cents; First-class stamp: 4 centsU.S. GDP: $526.6 billion; Federal spending: $92.19 billion; Unemployment:
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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
1960 Oscars 32nd Academy Awards1960 Oscars 32nd Academy Awards: An Unforgettable Night of CinemaWinners Announced: April 4, 1960Held at: RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CaliforniaHost: Bob HopeEligibility Year: 1959Highlights and Achievements:Ben-Hur Dominates: The historical epic didn’t just win; it swept the floor with 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for William Wyler. This set
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