The votes are in ... and every last one of 'em has been counted. (In fact, over 300 MORE votes came in after the November 20th deadline ... unfortunately by then, Your Top 50 Favorites had already been selected.)
Hopefully, some of you had a chance to listen to deejay Phil Nee count 'em down last night on his WRCO Radio Program ... and, if not ... or if you just wanna see 'em and hear 'em again ... here is the OFFICIAL List (now permanently posted on the OTHER Forgotten Hits Website, too) ... along with a "Listen Live" link for the upcoming Podcast Re-Broadcast of this Special Countdown Event. (The podcast will become available on Friday, December 4th).
And now, according to YOUR Votes (some 14,000 strong!!!) here are
YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE INSTRUMENTAL HITS:
1. Sleep Walk - Santo and Johnny
2. Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith
3. Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
4. Green Onions - Booker T. and the MG's
5. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
6. Tequila - The Champs
7. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
8. Last Date - Floyd Cramer
9. Last Night - The Mar-Keys
10. Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk
11. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
12. Classical Gas - Mason Williams
13. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
14. Telstar - The Tornadoes
15. Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures
16. Time Is Tight - Booker T. and the MG's
17. Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
18. The Stripper - David Rose
19. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - Hugo Montenegro
20. Soul Finger - The Bar Kays
21. The Horse - Cliff Nobles and Company
22. Blues' Theme - Davie Allan and the Arrows
23. Pipeline - The Chantays
24. Exodus - Ferrante and Teicher
25. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann
26. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
27. TSOP - MFSB
28. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert
29. Peter Gunn Theme - Ray Anthony
30. Harlem Nocturne - The Viscounts
31. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
32. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
33. The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter
34. Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante and Teicher
35. Misirlou - Dick Dale
36. Soul Coaxing - Raymond LeFevre
37. Mission Impossible - Lalo Schiffrin
38. Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Vince Guaraldi
39. Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
40. A Walk In The Black Forest - Horst Jankowski
41. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band
42. Memphis - Lonnie Mack
43. Hang 'em High - Booker T. and the MG's
44. Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
45. A Taste Of Honey - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
46. Java - Al Hirt
47. Raunchy - Bill Justis
48. The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez
49. The In-Crowd - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
50. Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
Thanks again to everyone who voted ... we really do appreciate your support!!! Hope you get a chance to listen to Forgotten Hits on the Radio soon ... and enjoy this special countdown broadcast, hosted by Phil Nee of WRCO Radio!
Click here: Forgotten Hits - Top 40 Instrumentals, 1955 - 1979
Any Surprises??? Let us know what you think about the final results!
