60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
5/13/66 – The Kinks record “Sunny Afternoon”
Also on 5/13, Singer Darius Rucker is born.
(Darius had a string of hits as the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish before going off on his own to have a very successful county music solo career.)
3 Savile Row is one of the most famous locations in The Beatles' history as the original headquarters of Apple Corps, the recording studio for Let It Be, and the location of the legendary rooftop concert in 1969.
Beginning in 2027, 3 Savile Row will open its doors to all for the first time. The Beatles at 3 Savile Row will feature seven floors of never-seen-before archive material, rotating exhibitions, a fan store, and the recreation of the original studio where Let it Be was recorded.
It will also give fans the opportunity to tread in the band's footsteps as they relive the iconic rooftop concert - as immortalized in Peter Jackson’s Get Back - on exactly the spot it happened.
More information to come as it becomes available … but what a cool way to spend the day THIS would be. (kk)
Here’s Harvey Kubernik’s take on the 60th Anniversary of Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde …
https://ugly-things.com/bob-dylans-blonde-on-blonde-turns-60/
Happy 80th Birthday 🎊🎂! to Donovan, seen here at The House of Blues and The Viper Room with wife Linda Lawrence in Hollywood.
I am sad to report that after being placed in a medically induced coma, Bonnie Tyler suffered cardiac arrest. She was resuscitated, but her health at this point can only be referred to as “fragile.” (kk)
>>>Only one single was released by Karen Carpenter: "Looking For Love" / "I'll Be Yours," with only 500 copies being pressed. The record label folded in 1967 and the single remains a collectors’ item. (kk)
Actually, "Looking For Love" was the B-side of the single; the A-side was "I'll Be Yours."
– Randy
Then let’s feature that one, too! (Although I think “Looking For Love” is the stronger track … and certainly more representative of the Karen Carpenter voice we would all come to love a few years later.) kk
From Tom Cuddy …
Melissa Manchester Reminds Us What Great Songwriting Sounds Like at 54 Below NYC | Times Square Chronicles
https://t2conline.com/melissa-manchester-reminds-us-what-great-songwriting-sounds-like-at-54-below/
I always liked Melissa Manchester … had the pleasure of seeing her a couple of times during her ‘70’s hey-day, both as an opening act and as a headliner (when Burton Cummings, then launching his solo career, opened for her!) I know she’s done some Broadway work in the recent past … so it was nice to see her stepping out in concert again. (kk)
As seen in Forgotten Hits, Timmy contributed this vintage television schedule from NBC, the Peacock Network (circa 1967 - 1968)
And what about those sad kids whose families hadn't yet "splurged" for one of those new, "expensive" COLOR TVs?!
There was an Appliance Store Downtown where I grew up, the kind of store where most TVs were sold at the time. They had a big display of Color TVs in their main streetside window. We guys thought it was kinda cool when either the transmission or reception of the fancy new Color TV signal "glitched" and created an array of colorful, constantly, flickering crazy designs!
Early Electronic Art at its Best!
And, who as a kid, can forget the small tinge of excitement when an early Color TV Show began with this famous announcement?!
Now, for the answer to your question, Kent ~~~
>>>And you stumped me … What IS that “Name That Tune” tune??? (kk)
Admittedly, not a Big Forgotten Hit, peaking at Number 27 in 1959, it's "Caribbean" from Singer-Songwriter Michael Torok! Why I remember it so well myself, I don't know, but here it is for ya!
CB (which stands for "Caribbean Boy!")
That one escaped me … I was only six at the time and let’s face it, it hasn’t remained in any type of regular rotation since, so I don’t know that I’ve EVER heard it before.
Still, you didn’t stump FH Reader Larry Neal … he knew it right away! (kk)
Kent,
Where is M.C. Bert Parks when you need him?
In regards to CB's NAME THAT TUNE, my first and really only guess would be Mitchell Torok's 1959 song CARIBBEAN on Guyden records. Speaking of Mitchell Torok, also that same year he had a top ten record here in OKC with THE P.T.A. ROCK & ROLL on Decca.
Larry
OK, so now that I know what I’m talking about, I can tell you that Torok’s “Caribbean” peaked nationally at #27 (as Chuck said) in Billboard … but “The PTA Rock And Roll” failed to chart at all. NEITHER record made the charts here in Chicago … which is probably another reason I’m not at all familiar with it. (kk)
HERE’S A RECAP OF LAST WEEKEND’S OLDIES PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COUSIN BRUCIE’S SATURDAY INTERVIEW & SUNDAY’S WILD WAYNE INTERVIEW --
This Saturday, Cousin Brucie Talks To Gary Puckett (Union Gap).
1968 = Columbia & Colgems Were Interested In Signing The Group.
They Picked Columbia. Right Decision. Jerry Fuller Produced Their First Hit, "WOMAN, WOMAN."
Gary Said It Sold One & A Half Million Records.
Gary Promised Brucie He Would Appear With Him At PNC In New Jersey After The "HAPPY TOGETHER" Tour Wraps Up In September.
Wild Wayne's 50th Anniversary Flashback Interview With Lee Andrews (Of Lee Andrews & The Hearts, A Philadelphia Group) Came From October Of 1983.
He Formed His First Group At 16, The Dreamers.
You Know The Story -- Singing On The Corner To Meet Girls.
Group Changed Its Name To The Hearts. Lee Said He Wrote Songs Telling How He Felt At The Time. Nothing Fancy.
First Big Hit Came In 1957 With "LONG LONELY NIGHTS." He Wrote This Song While Riding On A Bus, After Breaking Up With His Girlfriend. He Felt Lousy.
Followed Up That Song With "TEARDROPS" In 1958. Lee's Son Is Questlove, A Member Of Jimmy Fallon's Band.
FRANK B.
Questlove’s done a WHOLE lot more than perform with Jimmy Fallon’s band. He’s also a successful movie producer, record producer, actor and more. He won an Academy Award for his documentary “Summer Of Soul,” was a co-producer of the Broadway Cast Recording of “Hamilton” and has also won five Grammy Awards. He’s also written eight books and has become known as a noted music historian, making him an in-demand “get” for several other music documentaries over the years. And yes, he’s the drummer and front man for The Roots, who have been Jimmy Fallon’s “house band” for the past twelve years. (kk)
5/12/66 – Busch Stadium opens in St. Louis as the Cardinals beat The Atlanta Braves by a score of 4-3 in 12 innings
