March 30, 1963: The Girl Groups are on top in the Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…

It could have been another top of the charts score for the Phil Spector stable…

When, on March 30, 1963, producer Quincy Jones hurried 16 year old Leslie Gore into the studio…

  Jones had heard that Phil Spector was going to cut “It’s My Party” with The Crystals… 

 

Leslie Gore’s single would reach #1 in the US and #9 in the UK…

 

 

On that same day, The Chiffons enjoy the first of their five Billboard Top 40 hits when "He's So Fine" climbs to #1. In the UK, it reached #16…

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May 15, 1992: 44 year old Barbara Lee Jones of The Chiffons, suffered a fatal heart attack…

 The Chiffons had a string of hits in the mid-60s, including "He's So Fine",

 "One Fine Day" 

 

and "Sweet Talkin' Guy"…

R.I.P Barbara…

Tropical Jon Hisself

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FEBRUARY 23rd IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL: Ruby and the Romantics, The Chiffons and The Doors…

February 23^rd  saw some stranger than usual happenings...

In the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!

FEBRUARY 23^rd IN

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

First up, on this date in 1963, Ruby and the Romantics entered the billboard Charts with

 OUR DAY WILL COME... 

By March The tune will become the group’s biggest hit, 

scoring #1 on both the R ‘n B and Pop Charts…

On the very same day, The Chiffons’ 
 HE’S SO FINE entered the Top 100... 

The tune had already been rejected by ten different record companies before Laurie Records decided to give it a shot..

The tune eventually topped the Billboard and Pop charts in March!!!

Skip ahead seven years to February 23, 1970…

 The Doors were already chart toppers when they released MORRISON MOTEL.

 The album produced NO hit singles at all; yet, it climbed to #4 on the Top 200 Chart

and reached #12 in the UK

STRANGE DAYS INDEED…

In the Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…

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