July 16, 1966: The Who, Spoonful and Shondells all score in The Evolution of Rock 'n Roll...

The Number One Record Nationwide on July 16, 1966:

Tommy James and the Shondells'

"HankyPanky” 

 

        "Of all the lost-and-found singles rescued from obscurity in the Sixties, "Hanky Panky" must be the greatest, rocketing this Michigan band to stardom after three years of indifference. Singer James had formed the band as a mere hobby, and only cut the song in question -- written by Brill Building vets Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and recorded by them as the Raindrops -- as a favor to Niles, MI disc jockey Jack Douglas (of WNIL) in 1964. Only after (Bob Livorio) another enterprising on-air personality in Pittsburgh found it in a box of rejects and started touting it as an "exclusive" did it start to make waves there."
 --Robert Fontenot, About.com Guide

What else happened on July 16, 1966?

There were a couple of GREAT releases:

The Lovin' Spoonful,

"Summer In The City" 

 

The Who,

 "I'm Free"  

JULY 16, 1966: A HECK OF A DAY IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!

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March 17, 1956 ~ 1962: Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, The Champs and Don and Juan; Rockin' and Rollin' on St. Patrick's Day!

March 17, 1956 ~ 1962:

Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, The Champs and Don and Juan Score Big...

In The Evolution
 of Rock ‘n Roll…



 

                                                                                                  Ray Charles’ Atlantic Records recording DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS was at the TOP of the R ‘n B Chart on St. Patrick’s Day in 1956… 

March 17, 1958: Chuck Berry had a #1 Hit on the R ‘n B Chart with

SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN…

 The Chess release was also #2 on the Pop Chart on that same date…

Chuck was also holding down the #2 spot on R ‘n B; as well as, #8 on the Pop Chart 
with his monster hit 
JOHNNY BE GOODE…

TEQUILA was flowin’ at the top of the charts when the Champs hit #1 on that same St. Paddy’s Day
—The only tune denying Chuck Berry a place atop

the Pop Chart to go along with his 

#1 spot on R ‘n B…

Another noteworthy St. Patrick’s Day hit was the Don and Juan classic

WHAT’S YOUR NAME 

which came in at #7 on March 17, 1962…

ST. PATRICK’S DAY ROCKS...

 IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!

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