WE LOVE THE BEATLES!

The Saturday Evening Post Cover for March 21, 1964

Today In Music History (August 29th)

Released August 29th 1964

Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

This would be Roy's 2nd #1 single in the US on the Hot 100, where it spent 3 consecutive weeks in the top spot in September and October.

It was his 3rd #1 single on the UK Top 40 chart where it spent 3 non consecutive weeks at the top in October/November of 1964

The song would sell over 7 million copies and had sold over 500,000 in just a few months after its release.

Flashback - Billboard Top 5 (11/28/1964)

The Billboard Hot 100

Top 5 Songs

Week Ending November 28th 1964

5 - Ringo - Lorne Greene


4 - She's Not There - Zombies


3 - Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans


2 - Baby Love - Supremes


1 - Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
(1 week at #1)

Original vs Remake (Viva Las Vegas)

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley

released April 1964

# 29 on the Billboard Hot 100

# 12 on the UK Top 40

Viva Las Vegas - ZZ Top

released April 1992

#16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Singles Chart

We Love the Beatles!

Capitol Records president Alan Livingston poses with the Beatles as they display the gold records for the million selling single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the million selling album "Meet The Beatles".

Gold Record Wednesday

In the continuing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones, here the first Gold Record they earned in 1964, The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers).
This is their American debut and also the only Stones American studio album to not reach the top 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
It did however sell over 500,000 copies to get a gold album.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Fade Away" (Charles Hardin/Norman Petty)	1:48
2.	"Route 66" (Bobby Troup)	2:20
3.	"I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon)	2:17
4.	"Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed)	3:54
5.	"Now I've Got a Witness" (Nanker Phelge)	2:29
6.	"Little by Little" (Phelge/Phil Spector)	2:39

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"I'm a King Bee" (Slim Harpo)	2:35
8.	"Carol" (Chuck Berry)	2:33
9.	"Tell Me" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)	4:05
10.	"Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland)	2:55
11.	"You Can Make It If You Try" (Ted Jarrett)	2:01
12.	"Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas)	3:10

1964 Billboard Top 10 Singles - 4/4/1964 - The Beatles Make Music History

Original vs Remake #26

Here we finally get to an Elvis song and remake, most remakes of Elvis songs leave me cold but this one I will admit is a favorite.  I had never heard the original Elvis version until I had the box set of Elvis 60s master recordings.
"Suspicion" was recorded in March of 1962 but never released as a single, it was on the Pot Luck album and that is where Terry Stafford (a great Elvis soundalike) heard it and decided to record a version himself.

The Terry Stafford version became a hit and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. Elvis' version finally became a hit single in 1976 and made it to #9 on the UK Top 40.

Your Country Classic Video of the Week

From 1964, its Buck Owens and his #1 country hit and #25 on the Billboard Hot 100.  He spent 4 weeks at the top of the Country chart in Feb/March.

"I've Got a Tiger By the Tail"

Original vs Remake #12

Tonight's throwdown for O vs R is "House of the Rising Sun".  A old American folk song with its origins really unknown it has had many versions done in many styles but in the rock era the 2 biggest charting versions were from 1964 and 1970.

Here from 1964 are The Animals with lead singer Eric Burdon and this bluesy, soulful rendition that topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Top 40.

From 1970 the version by Frijid Pink a soul rock group from Detroit that hit the top ten on the Hot 100 and in the UK and earned them a gold record.

#1 Song of The Week

From 1964 its the Animals and their only chart topper, "House of the Rising Sun".

This was on top for 3 consecutive weeks.

I've Got a Secret

From 1964, and episode of the game show "I've Got a Secret" had as a contestant with a secret by the name of Pete Best.



Here is Pete Best on the David Letterman Show in 1982