Friday, July 6, 2012

July 6, 1963: James Brown’s “Live At The Apollo” hits #2 on the Album Chart and The Safaris crack the Hot 100 with “Wipe Out”!


Released just two weeks earlier, The Safaris’ “Wipe Out” cracked THE Billboard ‘Hot 100’  
 on July 6, 1963
—it would top out at Number 2…
Ironically, the tune was originally recorded as an album “filler” but ended up being one of the most popular instrumentals in The Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…

 


July 6, 1963 was a big day for a young Mr. James Brown. His album “Live At The Apollo” went to #2 on the US Album Chart and spent a total of 33 weeks on the chart…
Track Listing:
1. "Introduction to James Brown and The Famous Flames" (by Fats Gonder) 1:49 2. "I'll Go Crazy"   2:05 3. "Try Me"   2:14 4. "Think"   1:45 5. "I Don’t Mind"   2:28 6. "Lost Someone"   10:43 7. "Medley: Please, Please, Please/You’ve Got The Power/I Found Someone/Why Do You Do Me/I Want You So Bad/I Love You, Yes I Do/Strange Things Happen/Bewildered/Please, Please, Please"   6:27 8. "Night Train"  




NOTE: In 2003, the album was ranked number 24 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry…

 Not a bad day 
in The Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…

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