60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
The Rolling Stone appeared on "Top Of The Pops" to perform their new single, "Not Fade Away"
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While the crux of our 60 YEAR FLASHBACKS this year will focus on the explosion of The British Invasion, this is not to say that American artists just rolled over and played dead.
In 1964 groups like The Beach Boys and The Four Seasons had some of the biggest hits of their career.
The Motown Sound exploded thanks to new artists like The Supremes and The Temptations ... as well as a big #1 Hit by Mary Wells.
Artists like Rick Nelson, Bobby Vinton and even "old-timer" Dean Martin had Top Five smashes.
Today and tomorrow we'll take a look (and give a listen) to a few of my favorites from January and February of 1964.
One of my all-time favorites turned into a Womens' Anthem over the years ...
Hard to believe that this was first written and recorded in 1963!
(And by our Forgotten Hits Buddy John Madara no less!)
It's been done numerous time since by several different artists ...
But this #2 Hit by Lesley Gore still holds up for me!
(More on the song's origins here: http://forgottenhits.com/john_madaras_greatest_hits)
Rick Nelson had what would end up being his last Top Five Hit for the next eight years with "For You" ... but it's a good one!
Dionne Warwick had her first Top Ten Record with the Hal David - Burt Bacharach tune "Anyone Who Had A Heart" ... definitely worth a listen!
