The Troggs take over the top spot on this week's chart as "Wild Thing" rises to the top of the heap.
And all of this makes for yet another incredible Top Ten List:
"Wild Thing" by The Troggs; "Hanky Panky" by Tommy James and the Shondells; "Li'l Red Riding Hood' by Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs; "The Pied Piper" by Crispian St. Peters, "Paperback Writer" by The Beatles; "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield, "Red Rubber Ball" by The Cyrkle, "I Saw Her Again" by The Mamas and the Papas; "Little Girl" by The Syndicate Of Sound and "Along Comes Mary" by The Association ... it just doesn't get any better than this!
The Rolling Stones are up 14 places (to #15) with "Mother's Little Helper" ... while The Lovin' Spoonful climb 26 notches with their latest, "Summer In The City."
Tommy McLain moves up 22 spots with his version of "Sweet Dreams" ... while Napoleon XIV claims the top debut at #35 with "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!"
Petula Clark makes a 36 point leap with her latest, "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" (one of her best) ... while Chad and Jeremy climb 33 spots with "Distant Shores."
And I really like Billy Stewart's take on the old standard "Summertime" ... it's up 25 places to #71 this week!
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
7/18/66 – Bobby Fuller (“I Fought The Law”) is found dead in his car in Hollywood. The death is ruled a suicide … but all evidence found at the scene would indicate otherwise.
It's one of Rock and Roll's Great Mysteries ... What REALLY Happened To Bobby Fuller???
On July 18th, 1966, Bobby Fuller's dead body was found parked inside of his vehicle. His entire body had been saturated with gasoline and he was lying face down in the front seat of the car with an open gas can beside him. The doors and windows were closed (but not locked.) An autopsy report said there were bruises on his chest and shoulders and that full rigor mortis had already set in. In addition, his right index finger was broken. Despite this somewhat obvious scenario, the official police report stated that there was "no evidence of foul play" and the coroner recorded it as a suicide. Fuller's brother Randy, who was also one of The Bobby Fuller Four, went on record stating, "Now how can a man that's dead ... in rigor mortis ... drive a car and pour gas on himself?" In fact, he claims that the gas can was never even checked for fingerprints! (Some reports claim that the gas can was actually thrown away!)
The case was closed and the findings were sealed
(and, by California law, remain sealed to this day). Anyone asking
questions at the time was sternly warned (or threatened) to let things
lie.
(You can read our full accounting of this incident here: https://fhbobbyfuller.blogspot.com/)
