Thursday, May 21, 2015

May 22 Chart Toppers! Ernie K Doe, The Beatles, Stones and Hall and Oates…






May 22, 1961: 


In order to express his frustration with his mother-in-law, Ernie K-Doe reached the top spot on the Billboard chart with "Mother-In-Law,” a tune Allen Toussaint decided not to record…








May 22, 1965: 

The Beatles hit number one for the eighth time with "Ticket To Ride," 
Paul and George both played lead guitar…



May 22, 1971: 

The Rolling Stones have both the Number One LP ("Sticky Fingers") and Number One single ("Brown Sugar") in the US…



May 22, 1981: 

Philadelphia’s Hall And Oates' "Kiss on My List" makes it to #1 in the US:  The first of three chart toppers the duo will amass in the next 12 months…



The Evolution of Rock and Roll...


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