KOMA in Oklahoma City, OK, seemed to be following their own drummer anyway ... look at Elvis at #1 with "Puppet On A String", a song that never climbed higher than #13 nationally. And right behind it is "Fever" by The McCoys, a #6 national hit. (Hard to believe it ever climbed THAT high ... today you hear "Hang On Sloopy" several times a week ... but The McCoys actually had FOUR Top 40 National Hits.)
A big jumper this week is Ray Charles' hit "Cryin' Time", up to #9 from #29 the week before. KOMA is also charting "Day Tripper" as the A-Side of the new Beatles Top Ten Single.
And when's the last time you heard "I See The Light" by The Five Americans? I don't think I've EVER heard The Juveniles' version of "Bo Diddley" ... but it's a Top Ten Hit this week in Oklahoma City! (It "bubbled under" in Cash Box only for two weeks, peaking at #140! Must have been a local band, I'm guessing.)
A long-time favorite of mine, "Time" by The Pozo-Seco Singers, is at #13, again besting their national showing of #44 by a good 30 points. And finally "Sounds of Silence" makes a BIG leap from #40 to #21 this week ... after already topping our Grand Rapids Chart from a couple of weeks ago!
