Showing posts with label Lloyd Price. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lloyd Price. Show all posts

Sunday, June 15, 2014

June 15th in The Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll!!!




June 15, 1959: 
Lloyd Price hits #2 with "Personality"


June 15, 1963:
James Brown hits #18 with
"Prisoner of Love”


June 15, 1968: 

Aretha Franklin hits #7 with "Think"


 June 15, 1974: Stylistics hit #2 with
"You Make Me Feel Brand New”


June 15, 1976:
Hot Chocolate hits #3 with "You Sexy Thing"


 June 15, 1977: L.T.D. hits #4 with
 "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again”…


A VERY HOT DAY ON THE SOUL SIDE OF THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

MARCH 9th BIRTHDAYS IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…


MARCH 9th BIRTHDAYS OF NOTE


 
















Born March 9, 1933 - Lloyd Price
HAPPY BIRTHDAY “ Mr. Personality”

1942 - Mark Lindsay
 

1942: John Cale


1945 - Robin Trower 


1945 - Ron Wilson
 
 (The drummer on WIPE OUT)


 
1951 - Frank Rodriguez
 
 (Organist on 96 TEARS)



HONEST!!!



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Sunday, March 3, 2013

March 3, 1952 to March 3, 1962: TEN YEARS OF KILLER CLASSIC JAMS!!!




The ten years between March 3, 1952 and March 3, 1962 was one hell of a
ROCK ‘n ROLL decade!!!


March 3, 1952:  Lloyd Price cuts "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" for Specialty Records in New Orleans. It tops the R 'n B and Best Seller charts for seven weeks…


March 3, 1956: Please, Please, Please," James Brown's first single for Syd Nathan's Federal label (a King subsidiary), is released, thereby launching the career of this legendary soul singer…


March 3, 1958: “Maybe" by the Chantels hits #15…


March 3, 1962: The Ikettes hits #19 with "I'm Blue (the Gong Gong Song)"…


AND IF ALL THAT WEREN’T ENOUGH TO MARK MARCH 3rd’s PLACE IN

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL, 

On March 3, 1962: Twistin' Postman" by the Marvelettes goes to #34…


ONE HELL OF A SOULFUL ROCKIN’ DECADE of March Three!!!


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