June 26, 1961: Gary U.S. Bonds takes an instrumental by The Church Street Five called "A Night With Daddy G" and turns it into a NUMBER ONE HIT by the name of “Quarter to Three”

June 26, 1961: Gary U.S. Bonds hits #1 with "Quarter To Three"

So, right now, let's spend a night

 with Daddy G—Blow Daddy!!!

Gary U.S. Bonds performing with  86 year old Daddy G Barge in 2013

(Gene "Daddy G" Barge is Bond's original sax player and founding member of the 

Church Street Five)

Check out Gary’s official website… 

Gary's new book

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June 25, 1977: Marvin Gaye hits #1 with "Got to Give It Up (Pt. I)"…

Marvin Gaye hits #1 with 

"Got to Give It Up (Pt. I)"… 

 

       In 1976 Disco was a hot genre on the scene, but Marvin Gaye, true musician that he was,  refused to record in the dance club style which, he claimed, “lacked substance.”  But, when he finally succumbed to the “suggestions” from Motown that he record in the genre,

 he produced this masterpiece of Funk with Funk-Jazz influences as his “Disco Classic”…

"Got to Give it UP (Pt.1)" Charted at:

On:

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart

U.S. Hot Soul Singles Chart

U.S. National Disco Action Chart

R.I.P. Marvin--You did it all!!!

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June 24, 1967: Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" enters the Billboard chart, where it will peak at #5…

The song was written by the band around a melody composed by the group's organist, Matthew Fisher, who was inspired by the chord progression of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Orchestral Suite in D", composed between 1725 and 1739...

You Rock Bach!!!

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