60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
7/7/65 – Sonny and Cher perform their new single “I Got You Babe” on “Shindig”
Also on 7/7 - Elvis’ movie “Tickle Me” opens nationwide
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
7/6/65 – The Jefferson Airplane is formed
The band wouldn't achieve real success until Grace Slick left The Great Society to join them, bringing with her two of the songs she previously sang with that group, "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit," both of which would become Top Ten Hits in 1967.
Also on 7/6, Jackie Wilson records “Higher And Higher.” It won’t be released as a single for two years, when it becomes Jackie’s last Top Ten Hit.
While Wilson did not have any Top 40 hits in 1965, he came back in a big way in the fall of 1966 with his Top Ten Hit "Whispers."
If you grew up loving music the way that I did, there are certain songs that you always associate with one another ...
This week's Top Three ... all holdovers from the week before ... are three such songs. I can't think of one without thinking about the others ... they were all played so frequently back then that you just knew if you heard "Mr. Tambourine Man," for example, "I Can't Help Myself" couldn't be far behind.
And all three were #1, chart-topping hits.
But the biggest hit of all was "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones. It would go on to be the #1 Hit of the Year on MOST charts recapping The Music of 1965.
Another #1 Record from that year leaps to #5 this week ... as Herman's Hermits' novelty hit "I'm Henry The VIII, I Am" jumps 18 places in only its second week on the chart. (They also have the #6 hit right behind it with "Wonderful World.")
Cher's got TWO hits on the countdown ... in two different configurations ... on two different labels!
"I Got You Babe," the biggest hit ever for Sonny and Cher (and yet another future #1 record) debuts at #89 on the Atco record label ... while Cher's solo hit, "All I Really Want To Do," climbs 15 notches to #75 on the Imperial record label.
(The Byrds' version has the early lead right now ... it comes in at #66, giving this west coast band two Top 100 Hits as well.)
A couple of other '60's favorites are also on the rise this week ...
"Down In The Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal now sits at #70 (up 13 places) while "Don't Just Stand There" by television star Patty Duke climbs to #43, a move of 18 spots.
The British Invasion is still well represented this week ... with 23 Top 100 Hits, a year and a half after they first invaded our musical shores.
And a tip of the hat to Dino, Desi and Billy, too ...
These kids are at #65 this week with their breakthrough hit, "I'm A Fool."
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
7/5/65 – The brand new Dick Clark production “Where The Action Is” premiers on ABC, offering kids some rock and roll musical entertainment after school on weekdays. It is officially hosted by Steve Alaimo and Linda Scott … but Paul Revere and the Raiders soon step out as the stars of the show
Also on 7/5, Motown President Berry Gordy, Jr. appears on “To Tell The Truth” and, after his identity is revealed, The Supremes come out to perform
Speaking of Motown, also on 7/5, The Four Tops record “It’s
The Same Old Song”