Monday, May 15, 2017

May 15th




It was only a matter of time as "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals moves into the #1 spot on this week's chart.  (It was a steady climb … #91 to #48 to #19 to #4 to #1)  "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond all make their Top Ten debuts at #'s 4, 8 and 10 respectively.  


"Creeque Alley" by The Mamas and the Papas, "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be" by Paul Revere and the Raiders, "Mirage" by Tommy James and the Shondells,"All I Need" by The Temptations "Somebody I Love" by Jefferson Airplane,  "Six O'Clock" by The Lovin' Spoonful, "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" by Whistling Jack Smith, "Too Many Fish In The Sea and Three Little Fishes" by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and "Sunshine Girl" by The Parade all retain their bullet status as each continues their way up the chart.  

Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman for the first time at a Georgie Fame concert in London.  (They would get married two years later when Linda was pregnant with their first child, Mary)  Linda had a daughter, Heather, from a previous marriage.