Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Year in Billboard #1 Songs - 1950

"I Can Dream, Can't I?" - The Andrews Sisters
January 14th - February 4th 1950
A tremendous hit for the sisters, they also topped Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes as well as Best Sellers in Stores.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Pete Best on "Late Night with David Letterman" 1982

An interview with Pete Best from "Late Night with David Letterman" on July 14th, 1982. He was replaced by Ringo just before the Beatles made it big. This is Part 1




Part 2 

Friday, January 4, 2019

The Year In Billboard Best Selling Songs - 1950

January 7th 1950
"Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"
(1 week at #1) 
This was the first year of the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart and Gene Autry was sitting at #1 with the Christmas classic and soon to be all time best selling song in Billboard history.