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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May 21, 1951 and 1961: Classic R and B Tops the Charts!!!

May 22, 1951: The Dominoes hit #1 on the R&B chart and #17 on the pop chart with 

"Sixty Minute Man”

May 22, 1961: "Mother-in-Law," written and produced by Allen Toussaint and recorded by Ernie K-Doe, hits #1 on the national chart…

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MAY 22 1961, 1963, 1965 AND 1971 ~ IT'S ALL ROCK 'n ROLL TO ME...

May 22 IN THE EVOLUTION OF

ROCK ‘n ROLL:

May 22, 1961:  

 
Ernie K-Doe reached the top spot on the Billboard chart with "Mother-In-Law", a song that he took out of composer Allen Toussaint's discarded song pile. Ernie and his wife were having marital problems at the time, and Ernie wanted to express his frustration with his mother-in-law…

May 22, 1961: The Dominoes hit #1 on the R&B chart and #17 on the pop chart with "Sixty Minute Man"…

May 22, 1963: 

13 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded a song that would be his first number 1 hit, "Fingertips Pt. 2" at a concert in Detroit. The 7 minute song was later edited into two parts for radio play…

May 22, 1965: 

The Beatles attained their eighth Billboard number one hit with "Ticket To Ride", on which Paul McCartney, not George Harrison, played lead guitar…

May 22, 1971:  

 

 
The Rolling Stones achieve the rare feat of having both the Number One LP ("Sticky Fingers") and Number One single ("Brown Sugar") in the US…

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