The Saturday Survey

As expected, The Beatles follow The Rolling Stones into the top spot on this week's Super Chart.  "Paperback Writer" jumps from #7 to #1 while "Paint It Black" slips to #3.

In between them is another music icon, Frank Sinatra ... his latest record, "Strangers In The Night," now sits at #2.

In fact, this week's chart is filled with music icons ... some long standing, some first making their mark.

Simon and Garfunkel, The Lovin' Spoonful, Dusty Springfield and The Four Seasons all have Top Ten Hits. 

The Animals, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Temptations, James Brown, Ray Charles, The Association, The Dave Clark Five, The Platters, Jan and Dean, Johnny Rivers and Marvin Gaye each have hits scattered throughout The Top 40.

This week's top debut belongs to Paul Revere and the Raiders as "Hungry" premiers at #63.

 

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

6/20/66 – Bob Dylan’s “Blonde On Blonde” album is released

 

Harvey Kubernik looks back at "Blonde On Blonde," 60 Years On ...

https://ugly-things.com/articles/stories/ 

The Friday Flash

Walt Parazaider, a founding member of the rock band Chicago, died on Wednesday, June 17^th.  He had been ill for quite some time and stepped away from touring back in 2017 when he was diagnosed with a heart condition.  A year earlier, after a couple of decades' worth of unwarranted snubs, he and his bandmates were FINALLY inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  Complications from Alzheimer’s Disease is given as the cause of death.  (He was first diagnosed in 2021)

Walt was born and raised in Chicago … and played saxophone, flute and clarinet for the group.  Chicago’s horn section was legendary.  Trumpeter Lee Loughnane remains the only original member still performing with the band today, originally formed in 1967 when all three of its horn section members (trombonist James Pankow being the other) were still students at De Paul University.  (Walt always cited first hearing The Beatles' "Got To Get You Into My Life" as the impetus for creating a rock band built around and driven by horns.  Blood, Sweat and Tears may have beat them to the punch on the pop charts ... but they never had the sustainability that Chicago reigned.) 

Although always still deeply rooted to the city from which they came, the band had to venture out to California to make it, first as The Big Thing, then as Chicago Transit Authority and then finally as Chicago. The group would score 36 National Top 40 Hits between 1970 and 1991. (kk)

Shelley shares some other sad news this morning ... 

Rod Stewart cancels third concert in weeks as health concerns increase

DIDJAKNOW?:  Yesterday's Birthday Boy, Paul McCartney is the ONLY artist to ever hit #1 in the US as a solo, a duo, a trio, a quartet and a quintet???  Yet another amazing fact in an amazing career.  (kk)

Here's a great concert review by Greg Brodsky of Dion's recent appearance at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village ...

https://bestclassicbands.com/dion-stuns-in-concert-review-2026-tour-6-17-26/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2026-06-18&utm_campaign=Dion+Stuns+in+Concert+How+is+He+86+Review 

 

MUST VIEW Clip of the Day:

A long-time British Invasion Favorite ...

Sing Along!!! 

Just follow the bouncing ... err ... you'll see ... 

Volkswagon ran a few very bold and clever ads back in the day ... but I don’t think ANY of them stacked up to this one, sent in my Timmy …

Yep, I sure do remember it!  (kk)

 

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

6/19/66 – Comedian Ed Wynn dies