January 22, 1968: R ‘n B Is ROCKIN’ in the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…

January 22, 1968: R ‘n B  Is ROCKIN’

in the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…

A little band outta Houston, Texas,

Archie Bell & the Drells,

hit #1 with "Tighten Up"…

Bad Ass Johnnie Taylor hits # 5

 with "Who's Makin Love"…

James Brown hits # 6

 with "I Got The Feelin'"

AND  #10 with

 "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud"

 Sly & the Family Stone
 (Outta Denton, Texas and San Francisco, CA)

 hit #8 with "Dance to the Music"

Not a bad day in the R’nB side of the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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FEBRUARY 11 in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL...

FEBRUARY 11 in

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL...

TOP STORY OF THE DAY:

Estelle Bennett of the Ronnetts

Estelle Bennett’s passing in 2009…

Check it out…  

Also on this date:

February 11, 1935: 

Gene Vincent hits the planet…

 

February 11, 1937:

1937 - General Motors agreed to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union, which ended the current sit-down strike against them…

1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett hits the planet!

February 11, 1943: 

Johnny Lamont Merrett is born in Gregory, Arkansas. He will find success as blues and soul vocalist Little Johnny Taylor in the 60s and 70s…

February 11, 1950: Country Boy by Dave Bartholomew And His Orchestra, enters the Billboard Best-Selling R'n'B Singles chart at No14. It will rise no higher. Bartholomew will, however, achieve greater success as a producer and arranger for Fats Domino and other New Orleans singers…

 

February 11, 1967:  

 
The Turtles release their biggest hit, "Happy Together", which will reach #1 in the US and #12 in the UK. Co-written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, the song had been rejected by several other performers…

February 11, 1983: 

The Recording Industry Association of America awards Bob Seger his seventh consecutive US platinum award for the album, "The Distance"…

February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity…

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January 22nd In The Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll...

Who was at the top of the charts 

on January 22, 1968? 

SOUL WAS ROCKIN’ THE AIRWAVES!!!

At NUMBER ONE were those Houston Texas guys who could “Dance Just as Good as They Walked”

Tighten Up with Archie Bell and the Drells…

Johnny Taylor was in at Number Five askin’ about YOUR old lady in his classic

 “Who’s Makin Love”…

Soul Brother #1, The Godfather himself was on the charts at Number Six with “I Got The Feelin’”…

AND, Mr. Brown also held down the Number Ten spot with 
“Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”

While Sly and The Family came in 
at Number Eight with “Dance to the Music”…

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS ABOUT JANUARY 22nd:

In 1973, Sonny Geraci, formerly of the OUTSIDERS, had a Number Three hit in the USA with his new band, CLIMAX…

In 1977: Peter Green, originally of Fleetwood Mac, was institutionalized after firing a pistol at the delivery man who was trying to deliver $30,000 in royalties…Green had renounced Rock ‘n Roll in 1970 and said he didn’t want the money!

In 1982: TOMMY TUCKER, the “High-Heel Sneaker” guy, died from inhaling carbon tetrachloride fumes while finishing floors in his home. Tommy was 48 years old..

R.I.P. Tommy Tucker…

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