Wow! Herman's Hermits hold off The Beatles and hang on to the #1 spot for the third straight week with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter!" (The Beatles remain in the "Runner Up" position, holding at #2 for the second week in a row.)
Gary Lewis and the Playboys also hold on to the #3 position with "Count Me In" while The Seekers, The Beach Boys and another hit by Herman's Hermits occupy the remaining Top 6 positions at #4, #6 and #5 respectively.
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs continues its climb up the chart and now sit just outside The Top 10 at #11. And The Supremes jump another 21 points (from #35 to #14) with their latest, "Back In My Arms Again."
Elvis Presley is also making great strides with his religious hit, "Crying In The Chapel," up this week from #33 to #16.
Jody Miller jumps from #45 to #33 with her parody of Roger Miller's big hit, "King Of The Road" ... Jody's "Queen Of The House" is up a dozen places in its fourth week on the charts.
Freddie and the Dreamers have back-to-back hits at #34 and #35 with "Do The Freddie" and "You Were Made For Me." Both are up a dozen places as well.
Speaking of Roger Miller, he's got another "smash" on his hands as "Engine Engine #9" climbs from #70 to #44, a move of 26 places.
Two more '60's classics debut right behind each other at #81 and #82 as "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds and "I Can't Help Myself" by The Four Tops make their pop chart premiers.
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
5/10/65 – The Rolling Stones record a version of “(I Can’t
Get No) Satisfaction” right here in Chicago at Chess Studios.The original track featured Brian Jones on
harmonica ... but the group felt that the recording didn’t really capture the
feel of what they were going for … so two days later, they re-recorded it at
RCA Studios in Hollywood, and THIS is the version we have all come to know and
love.
Is this the original take (as advertised?) I'm not so sure - where's the Brian Jones harmonica part that was important enough to single out at the time?
Some have also said THIS is the one, used as the backing track for their performance on "Shindig!"
But if ANY of these come close to representing the original take, I'd have to say it would have to be THIS one ...
Brian Jones is on acoustic guitar ... and the fuzz tone is missing ... and if you watch closely at the end, you'll see Brian pull out his harmonica, even though the sound is obscured by the end credits. Still, there's a good chance that this take was erased and doesn't really exist in ANY form ... so we have to settle for what we can find! (kk)
5/9/65 – The day after filming his "Subterranean Homesick Blues" video, Bob Dylan performs a live
concert at Royal Albert Hall in London.In the audience that night are all four Beatles, The Rolling Stones,
Donovan and Marianne Faithfull.
5/8/65 – Bob Dylan films a music video for his song
“Subterranean Homesick Blues.”It is one
of the earliest music videos ever made specifically to promote a record … and
has been mimicked numerous times over the years.(This is the one where Dylan flips thru a series of flashcards)
The filming took place along side The Savoy Hotel in London.
The actors shown in the background were Allen Ginsberg and Bob Neuwirth.
The original clip was actually used as the opening segment
of D. A. Pennebaker's film, “Dont Look Back,” a documentary on Bob Dylan’s 1965
tour of England. In the film, Dylan, (who came up with the idea), holds up cue
cards for the camera with selected words and phrases from the lyrics. The cue
cards were written by Donovan, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Neuwirth and Dylan himself.
While staring at the camera, he flipped through the cards as the song played.
and TODAY ...
Are The Who launching ANOTHER Farwell Tour???
(Maybe the third time will be the charm!)
After a bit of bad press lately, maybe it’s finally time for
these vintage rockers to call it a career …
That seems to be the general speculation, but they’ve done
this before, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
The Who (which these days just means Pete Townshend and
Roger Daltrey … anybody else up there on stage with them are just hired hands,
as was made very clear recently with the firing and un-firing of Drummer Zak
Starkey, who has performed with the band for nearly thirty years) … are holding
a press conference in London later today (5/8) to make a special announcement,
which will be followed by an exclusive Q&A session.They’re calling this new project "The
Song Is Over" and fans have been encouraged to send in questions for the
band.
As pointed out by Rolling Stone and Ultimate Classic Rock, if
the band DOES announce a farewell tour, it will not be the first time they have
done so — their first “farewell trek” began in 1982, some 43 years ago!!!Daltrey also mentioned being done with
touring during the band's 2017 outing … and Townshend spoke about the
possibility of doing one big farewell tour last year.
Townshend told The New York Times, "It feels to me like
there's one thing the Who can do, and that's a final tour where we play every
territory in the world and then crawl off to die."
He went on to say, "I don't get much of a buzz from
performing with the Who. If I'm really honest, I've been touring for the money.I don't want to be like one of these guys
that dies on tour.Roger is of the
opinion that he wants to sing until he drops. That's not my philosophy of life.
There are other things that I want to do, still want to do, and will do, I
hope. I hope I'll live long enough to do them."
Stay tuned for more details … with one small reminder …
A couple of weeks ago everything Roger Daltrey announced was
UN-announced by Pete Townshend the very next day … and they’ve pulled the “one
last blast” routine before … so please be cautioned that ANYTHING they tell us later
today is subject to review and retraction at a later date! (lol)kk
UPDATE:
As expected, The Who announced their latest farewell tour earlier today in a special press conference held in London.
Calling it their “This Song Is Over” tour, there are
currently sixteen dates booked for North America, running between August and September of this
year.
PETE TOWNSHEND:Well, all good things must come to an end. It
is a poignant time.For me, playing to
American audiences and those in Canada has always been incredible ... I must
say that although the road has not always been enjoyable for me, it is usually
easy: the best job I could ever have had. I keep coming back. Every time I do,
I meet new fans and feel new energy. Roger and I are in a good place, despite
our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our
faithful fans, and hopefully to new ones who might jump in to see what they
have been missing for the last 57 years. This tour will be about fond memories,
love and laughter. Make sure you join in.
ROGER DALTREY:To me, America has always been great.The cultural differences had a huge impact on
me, this was the land of the possible. It's not easy to end the big part of my
life that touring with The Who has been. Thanks for being there for us and look
forward to seeing you one last time.
Daltrey and Townshend are the last Who standing.(Drummer Keith Moon died in 1978 and Bass
Player John Entwistle in 2002)
North American dates announced are as follows:
August 16th – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
August 19th – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
August 21st – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
August 23rd – Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
August 26th – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
August 28th – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
August 30th – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
September 2nd – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
September 4th – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
September 7th – Chicago, IL – United Center
September 17th – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
September 19th – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
September 21st – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 23rd – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
September 25th – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
September 28th – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
More dates (and possibly even an extension) are
expected to follow … ‘cause that’s just the way these guys roll!(lol)kk
