Biggest movers this week include "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (#16 to #8), "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (#25 to #12), "In The Year 2525" (#29 to #16) and "Mother Popcorn" (#39 to #26).
The top three spots all remain the same from the week before while it appears to be a toss-up as to what Chicago's next #1 Record will be ...
Will it be "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat and Tears? Or will Tommy James and the Shondells continue their ascent on the chart with their latest hit, "Crystal Blue Persuasion"?
I guess we'll have to wait until next week to find out for sure!
THIS WEEK IN 1969:
June 25th – Sly and the Family Stone record “Hot Fun In The Summertime,” which will be a HUGE hit for the band later this year.
Also on this date, Elvis Presley earns a gold record for his hit single "In The Ghetto." Incredibly, it is Elvis' first gold record in seven years!
June 29th – Shorty Long drowned after his boat capsized on The Detroit River. (Shorty was best known for his hit “Here Comes The Judge,” which went to #8 the previous year … but he also recorded an excellent, bluesy version of “Devil With The Blue Dress” in 1964, which “bubbled under” The Top 100 US Hits in all three major trade publications.) Shorty, signed to Motown Records, often acted as the MC for many of the label’s Motown Revue shows and tours.
Also on this date The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays its last date together in Denver, Colorado. The band would split up a few days after this gig, leaving Hendrix free to perform at Woodstock with his new Band Of Gypsys a couple of months later.
