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| Tropical Jon's EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL |
May 29, 1958: Little Anthony and the Imperials record...
"Tears On My Pillow"
As you check out this blog, you’ll see I played around a lot. BUT, This Little Anthony tune is THE REAL DEAL…
1960: Everley Brothers RECORD
Cathy’s Clown and it hits #1May 29, 1961:
Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" hits #1…HERE’S RICKY!!!1962: Ray Charles
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” hits #1
Here’s the master doin’ it live in ’82…
PLUS A BONUS TRACK, (“She’s a Fool”) TO BOOT!!! hits #1…YOU WOULD CRY TOO IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU!!!
1964: Beatles “Love Me Do” hits #1
1965: "Help Me Rhonda", featuring the lead vocals of rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, became The Beach Boys' second Billboard chart topper. In the UK however, the song could only manage to reach #27…Check ‘em ouit doin ‘ it on the Andy Williams show…
1966: Percy Sledge “When A Man Loves A Woman” hits #1
1967: The Motorcity's Aretha Frankl;in hits #1 with R-E-S-P-E-C-T...
1969: Beatles “Get Back” hits #1
1970: Ray Stevens “Everything Is Beautiful” hits #1—Hey, come on, this is TWENTY YEARS of #1 hits, gotta have at least one that is marginal…
1971: "Brown Sugar", The Rolling Stones' first release on their own label, became their sixth US number one single. Speculation on the meaning of the title has ranged from a sexist racial slur to Mexican heroin…Check ‘em out doin’ it live for the BBC…
1972: Stapler Singers
“I’ll Take You There” hits #1
“My Love”
hits #1…
Don’t care how you feel about Paul, but this is a beautiful song…
1973: Ray Stevens “The Streak” hits #1
1976: Diana Ross reaches the top of the Billboard Pop chart for the fourth time in her solo career with "Love Hangover". It made #10 in the UK…
1978: Johnny Mathis & Denise Williams “TooMuch, Too Little, Too Late” hits #1
1979: Donna Summer “Hot Stuff” hits #1
R.I.P. DONNA, YOU MADE DISCO ALMOST BEARABLE…
1980: Lipps, Inc “Funkytown” hits #1… It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Australia and The Netherlands. It reached No. 2 in the UK, Sweden and on the U.S. R&B chart…
MAY 29: A LOTTA ROCK 'N ROLL!!!
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