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>>> Help!  I had a white label 45 in the 70's and lost it in the 90's. Not only can't I find it anywhere, but I can't find anything on it nor anyone who has ever heard of it. Sung by a female, it was on an independent label, and the chorus was "Michael Michael Michael life is but a garbage pail ... " 
It was probably a novelty record, but it was sung straight and serious. The song title had parenthesis and part of it was "The Unexpected ... " something or other. I can't recall the entire title because it was one of those ridiculously long titles that had nothing to do with the lyrics.  Any clues?  Cheers!  (Charles Rosenay)   

The song is "The Unexpected Experience Of Michael D.Tippet In An Unspecified Part Of San Francisco Last July (Michael, Michael, Michael)" from 1969.

Here is a label scan:  http://www.45cat.com/record/r7037

– Randy

I'm not familiar with this song and couldn't find it on YouTube ... now that you've seen it, does it ring a bell with you, Charles?  (kk)

 

Good morning,   I am trying to recall a song from the 60's or 70's that contained the lyrics: "... she's a child of summer, and she's mine, all mine ..."

Please help an old man's memory.

Thanks.
Ken

This one's not clicking with me ... anybody?  (kk)

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK (aka "THIS MORNING SCOTT SHANNON SAID" ...) 

 

Kent ...

I was listening to Scott's Sunday show.  He said that only once in music history, both the A & B side went to #1. It was Elvis = 1956, A-side "Don't Be Cruel" / B-side "Hound Dog."  I guess the Beatles never did it.
Frank B.

 

I would have to say that that's MOSTLY true ... if you consider only the era when Billboard Magazine charted both sides of the same record separately.  (Roughly 1955 - 1969)

 

Quite honestly, I never really understood how they accurately determined which side of a record people went into the record store to buy since it was the same 45.  For example, did you go into the record store to buy "Travelin' Man" (#1 in Billboard) or the B-Side "Hello, Mary Lou" (#1 in Chicago ... but only #9 in Billboard) ... or simply reap the benefit of getting BOTH incredible tunes for 99-cents back in the day?  How on earth would the record store owner know how to distinguish sales or popularity of one from the other when reporting their record sales to Billboard that week?

 

The Brooklyn Bridge tell a story in concert that in 1969 their record company (Buddah Records) got the great idea that as their current hit ("Blessed Is The Rain") was starting to fall down the charts, they'd start pushing the flipside ("Welcome Me Love") to see if they could extend the life of the record before the group had a chance to record their follow-up release.

 

The experiment worked ... "Blessed Is The Rain" reached #45 and two months later "Welcome Me Love" peaked at #48.  In fact, for a couple of weeks, the two-sided hit competed with itself on the chart!  (That's not the first time that happened, potentially hurting the record in the process due to the confusion of the buyer OR the statistician responsible for determining that week's chart ranking!  Several people out there believe that many two-sided hits actually HURT the artist's chart performance because, in effect, they were "splitting the vote" with their fans ... whereas a big push to a dedicated A-Side probably insured a bigger hit overall.)

 

As they tell it, in the case of the Brooklyn Bridge record, when all the final sales were tabulated ... and all the dust had settled ... it turned out that BOTH sides of this record sold EXACTLY the same number of copies.  (How could it not?!?!  They were both pressed as one piece of vinyl!!!)  lol

 

Other artists have enjoyed similar experiences ... The Guess Who followed their smash "Laughing" up the chart with its B-Side, "Undun", which has proven to probably be the more popular of the two tracks today with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight (and extensive airplay over the years for this very popular flip.)  Original B-Sides like "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones" both enjoyed tremendous chart success and popularity when they were re-released later as A-Sides ... after first being stuck on the flipside of "Another Park, Another Sunday" and "Honky Tonk Women" (respectively), at which time they went virtually ignored.

 

As for your original question ... (yes, I DO have a tendency to over-elaborated these points!!!) ... in late 1969, Billboard switched their policy of charting each side of the same record as independent hits and instead began showing both sides of the same record at a "shared position" ... in many cases this was a HUGE misrepresentation of reality ... nobody will EVER convince me, for example, that an equal number of people went into the record store to purchase The Beatles' "For You Blue" instead of the A-Side, "The Long And Winding Road", thus allowing "For You Blue" to "equally contribute" to this record reaching #1.)

 

However this would NOT be the case with The Beatles' two-sided hit "Come Together" / "Something", which I would ABSOLUTELY consider to be a Double A-Sided #1 Record.  In fact, "Something" was printed on the Green Apple (A-Side) of the 45 while "Come Together" was denoted as the B-Side (sliced apple).  Even The Beatles themselves celebrated the fact that George Harrison had finally composed, earned and recorded his very first A-Side Single.

 

Billboard defined their method of determining which title was listed first, stating that it was based on the song currently receiving the most airplay at the time.  So for the lone week this Beatles single sat on top of Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, "Come Together" was listed first, ahead of the ACTUAL A-Side, "Something".

 

But if that's STILL not enough to convince Scott to modify his findings, then THIS one should do it hands down.

 

Frank, you mentioned hearing this two-sided hit #1 tidbit on Scott's new, syndicated program "America's Greatest Hits" ... which seems to focus primarily on the music of '70's and '80's these days ... and even dips its big toe into the '90's (shudder!) from time to time ... but rarely explores the '60's and, virtually NEVER acknowledges the '50's (which is why I was so surprised to hear about his Elvis comment above).  This being the case, he certainly cannot deny the chart history THIS mega #1-Hit from 1997.

 

That's the year that Elton John hit the #1 Spot for 14 incredible weeks with his two-sided hit "Candle In The Wind, 1997" / "Something About The Way You Look Tonight". 

 

The A-Side, of course, was the reworking of his popular "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" track from 1973, now sporting new, updated lyrics dedicated to Princess Diana, who had recently died in that horrific car crash a few months earlier that year.  (Elton even performed the song with its new lyrics at Princess Di's funeral.)

 

For the first three weeks of its 14-week #1 chart run, "Candle" was shown as the A-Side #1 ... but for the remaining eleven weeks on top, it was "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" that held the lead position.  That incredible fourteen week run even trumps Elvis' "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" run of eleven weeks as a two-sided #1 hit back in 1956.  (Who knows ... maybe he'll amend his original comment and acknowledge our findings on an upcoming show!)

kk

Kent Kotal

Forgotten Hits

 

*****

 

By the way ... several years ago, with the help of Randy Price, who put together The Super Charts, calculating the COMBINED chart positions of EVERY hit record, utilizing information gathered through all of the available, multiple sources used by the three major music trades at the time (Billboard, Cash Box and Record World) to tabulate their own charts, we mathematically calculated The Top 200 Biggest Two-Sided Hits Of All-Time and posted the results list on our website.  This list was determined by the COMBINED POINTS earned for BOTH sides of the same record ... which meant that a record like "Hey Jude" (which topped Billboard's Chart for nine weeks) actually finished below another Beatles Hit because the flipside "Revolution" only peaked at #11.  (And, because we only used mathematical statistics collected at the time in order to develop this ranking, it is free of any personal bias ... or benefit of hindsight ... that might otherwise impact how popular many of these records have remained over the ensuing years.)

 

Our final chart covered the years 1955 - 1979 ... the first 25 Years of Rock And Roll ... and, as such, doesn't take the 1997 Elton John record into consideration.

 

However, you MIGHT be surprised to see that The Top Three Records on this list are none other than "Travelin' Man" / "Hello, Mary Lou" by Rick Nelson (#3), "Come Together" / "Something" (#2) by The Beatles and "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley (#1)!!!  (Now, what are the odds?!?!?)

 

You can check out the whole list here:

http://forgottenhits.com/the_top_200_two-sided_hits_of_all-time

 

Mark Bego - 2.0

re:  Mark Bego ... Biographer To The Rock And Roll Stars:

 

After the passing of keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night a couple of weeks ago, we ran a heartfelt tribute by Mark Bego who, along with Jimmy, told the rock star's story by way of the musical biography "One Is The Loneliest Number". 

 

Here is Mark's original piece as submitted to Forgotten Hits:

 

Kent:

Hello there.  I am sure you heard about the passing of Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night, March 11.  At a loss to find a way to immediately channel my grief for the passing of a dear friend, I composed the following.  Hopefully you can run it in Forgotten Hits.

Many thanks,

Mark

 

Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night (1948 – 2015)

Jimmy Greenspoon was one of the most upbeat, talented, energetic, and positive thinking people I have ever met. I had the rare privilege of writing his autobiography with him, "One is the Loneliest Number" (1991).  Along the way, we became close friends. I am so saddened to hear of his passing today. He came to New York City in the late 1980s, and together we plotted to tell his wild roller coaster ride to the top of the rock world, his descent into the depths of drug abuse, and his dramatic stint with rehabilitation.  We hit it off immediately, and we plotted to write what we thought was the ultimate rock & roll autobiography.  Being with Jimmy was like trying to harness a tornado.  He had such boundless energy.  Once we sold our proposal to a publisher, I moved into his house in Arizona, and we worked every day for over four months.  Together we created one of the best and most popular rock & roll books of my career.  When I came up with the idea of producing a radio show, it was Jimmy who stepped up to the plate and wrote me a theme song called “On the Mark.”  When I told him that I wanted to write a rock & roll cookbook, he was one of the first rock stars to give me recipes.  That was the kind of friend he was.  Whatever was needed, he was there to help.  Jimmy Greenspoon continues to be an inspiration to so many people—me included.  The world has lost a wonderful and talented keyboard player, and we have all lost a dear friend. Jimmy was truly the heart of Three Dog Night. His music and his talent lives on.

Mark Bego

While I have read a number of Mark's books over the years, I had NOT read "One Is The Loneliest Number" ... and, with Jimmy's passing, I was intrigued to do so.  However, in searching for a copy online, I discovered that this book is now out of print.  (Even Chuck Negron's excellent book "Three Dog Nightmare" ... aka "The Story of Chuck's Exploding Penis" ... a book we have highly recommended many times over the years ... is now out of print, too.)

Far too often this books disappear right before our very eyes before new fans discovering their existence have had a chance to read them.  (Sure, used copies can be found ... for $999!!! ... check Amazon! ... but AFFORDABLE copies are pretty scarce and hard to find.)

And, the fact of the matter is, that MANY of these books, with a little bit of serious updating, could easily become viable and desirable, sought-after collectible material again.  (Kind of like "Behind The Music: Remastered" ... where VH1 takes fantastic documentaries from their archives and then tacks on a new 10-15 minute epilogue, bringing the audience up to date with (what Paul Harvey used to like to say) "the rest of the story".

So I got to thinking ... what about a Bego 2.0 book series?  Mark has written SO many books over the years ... 61 and counting, to be exact ... why not pick some of the most desirable titles, commission an upgrade to bring these books up to date ... and make them available to the public again?  (I mean, technically Forgotten Hits is a publisher, right?  So who can we partner with to do a "soft launch" ... isn't that the radio term? ... put some feelers out there and make new and updated versions of these books available to the public.)  With all this new digital, on-demand printing and publishing available, wouldn't this make for a likely outlet to do so?  Make the books available through our service, Amazon ... and others LIKE Amazon ... the artists' websites ... etc, etc, etc ... they could be sold at live shows and places like Half-Priced Books ... and, in this way, brand new fans could discover their existence at an affordable price.

So I'm throwing it out there to all the movers and shaker on our list ... we're open to any ideas that might help to make this happen.  Drop me a line with your suggestions and we'll see where it goes from here.  (Hey, I figure that at the very least, I'll be able to read "One Is The Loneliest Number" for under a thousand bucks!!!)

Kent:

I meant to write to you sooner to thank you for running my paragraph on my dear friend Jimmy Greenspoon.  I have just been stunned by the news of his passing.  I thought there would be at least several more weeks to do more and say more to him.

The book "One is the Loneliest Number" was such an important book in by career.  Unfortunately, at this point, the book is out of print, and in the last several weeks I have started to actively looking for a publisher who would be interested in purchasing it to publish an updated version.  I would love to get an advance that would be of help to Jimmy's widow, to offset the medical costs that I know they will be hit with for Jimmy's care.  If you have any suggestions, let me know.  I would love to have his book come out again, so that his story will live on.

Thank you so much for your letter.  I like your ideas, and I will put a list of titles together to send to you.  I have been thinking about the prime ones that are due for updating and I will put some thoughts down on paper and send them to you.

Many thanks to you Kent.

Cheers,

Mark

 

After reviewing Mark's list, we've flagged some of the most likely candidates for updating below ... obviously, we don't need (nor could we possibly afford) to do a ton of titles at once ... just pick the very best, mostly "timely" and deserving titles as a starting point ... and see who out there might be able to help us get this project off the ground.  Again, please drop me an email and we'll see if we can get the ball rolling from there.  Thanks in advance to all who might be willing to support our efforts!
kk

Kent Kotal

Forgotten Hits

 

Books by MARK BEGO 

1. The Captain & Tennille (1977)  OUT OF PRINT

Might make for an interesting update ... now nearly 40 years out of date ... especially since the couple announced their split after nearly 40 years of marriage, reportedly with behind-the-scenes motivation tied to medical reasons that never really came out.  (kk)

2.  Barry Manilow (1977)  OUT OF PRINT

3.  The Doobie Brothers (1980)  OUT OF PRINT

4.  Michael! [Jackson] (1984)  OUT OF PRINT except IN PRINT IN JAPAN

5.  On the Road With Michael! [Jackson] (1984)  OUT OF PRINT U.S.

6.  Madonna! (1985)  UPDATE IN PRINT

7.  Rock Hudson:  Public & Private (1986) OUT OF PRINT

8.  Sade! (1986)  OUT OF PRINT

9.  Julian Lennon! (1986)  OUT OF PRINT

I'd be curious to see an update to this one ... although Julian has been out of the public eye for quite some time now ... he may have some interesting perspective to share, however, after nearly thirty years of new reflection  (kk)

10.  The Best of “Modern Screen” (1986)  OUT OF PRINT

11.  Whitney! [Houston] (1986)  UPDATE IN PRINT

12.  Cher! (1986)  UPDATE IN PRINT

13.  Bette Midler:  Outrageously Divine (1987)  UPDATE IN PRINT

14.  The Linda Gray Story (1988)  OUT OF PRINT

After the success of the Dallas reboot ... and the passing of Larry Hagman ... this might make for some fascinating reading.  (kk)

15.  TV Rock [The History of Rock & Roll on Television] (1988)  OUT OF PRINT

16.  Aretha Franklin:  Queen of Soul (1989)  UPDATE IN PRINT

Highly recommended  (kk)

17.  Between the Lines [with Debbie Gibson] (1990)  OUT OF PRINT

18.  Linda Ronstadt:  It’s So Easy (1990)  OUT OF PRINT

Definitely due for an update, with her current health condition and induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame  (FINALLY!!!)  kk

19.  Ice Ice Ice:  The Extraordinary Vanilla Ice Story (1991)  OUT OF PRINT

20.  One Is the Loneliest Number [with Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night] (1991)  OUT OF PRINT

With Jimmy's recent passing ... and the fact that two factions of Three Dog Night continue to perform around the globe ... this would make for a very interesting update  (kk)

21.  Madonna:  Blonde Ambition (1992)  UPDATE IN PRINT

22.  I’m A Believer:  My Life of Music, Monkees and Madness [with Micky Dolenz of The Monkees] (1993)  UPDATE IN PRINT

I might have to get the new version of this one ... Micky's been busier these past ten years that at any other time in his long-running career!  (kk)

23.  Country Hunks (1994)  OUT OF PRINT

24.  Country Gals (1994)  OUT OF PRINT

25.  Dancing In the Street:  Confessions of a Motown Diva [with Martha Reeves of Martha & The Vandellas] (1994)  OUT OF PRINT

26.  I Fall To Pieces:  The Music & The Life of Patsy Cline (1995)  OUT OF PRINT

I would think that there would ALWAYS be a market for this one!  (kk)

27.  Bonnie Raitt:  Just In the Nick of Time (1995)   UPDATE IN PRINT

28.  Rock & Roll Almanac (1996)  OUT OF PRINT

29.  Alan Jackson:  Gone Country (1996)  OUT OF PRINT

30.  Raised on Rock:  The Autobiography of Elvis Presley’s Step Brother [with David Stanley] (1996) OUT OF PRINT

31.  George Strait:  The Story of Country’s Living Legend (1997)  OUT OF PRINT

32.  Leonardo DiCaprio:  Romantic Hero (1998)  OUT OF PRINT

This is another one I think there will always be a market for ... Leo's grown up in the past 17 years!  (kk)

33.  LeAnn Rimes (1998) OUT OF PRINT

34.  Jewel (1998)  OUT OF PRINT

35.  Matt Damon:  Chasing a Dream  (1998)  OUT OF PRINT

36.  Will Smith:  The Freshest Prince (1998)  OUT OF PRINT

Another guy who's come a long, long way since 1998.  (kk)

37.  Vince Gill (2000)  OUT OF PRINT

38.  Madonna:  Blonde Ambition  Updated Edition (2000)  IN PRINT

39.  Aretha Franklin:  Queen of Soul Updated Edition (2001)  UPDATE IN PRINT

40.  The Marx Brothers (2001)   IN PRINT

41.  Cher:  If You Believe (2001)  IN PRINT

42.  Bette Midler:  Still Divine (2002)  IN PRINT

43.  Bonnie Raitt: STILL In the Nick of Time Updated Edition(2003)  IN PRINT

44.  Julia Roberts: America’s Sweetheart (2003)  OUT OF PRINT

45.  Tina Turner: Break Every Rule (2003)  IN PRINT

46.  I’m a Believer: My Life of Music, Monkees & Madness  [with Micky Dolenz of The Monkees] Updated Edition (2004) IN PRINT

47.  Joni Mitchell (2005)  IN PRINT

With talk of a Joni biopic in the works, this should be an interesting one to read  (kk)

48.  Jackson Browne:  His Life and Music (2005)  OUT OF PRINT

(49)  Yolana: Just One More Question [with Yolana Bard] (2006)  IN PRINT

(50)  Billy Joel: The Biography (2007)  IN PRINT U.K. / OUT OF PRINT U.S.

There's been a huge resurgence in Billy's music ... I think this would be a good one to update  (kk)

(51)  Macho Man [with Randy Jones of Village People] (2008)  IN PRINT

(52)  Elton John:  The Bitch is Back (2009)  IN PRINT U.K. / OUT OF PRINT U.S.

(53)  One Minute Before Midnight [with Ruth Mueller] (2009)  IN PRINT

(54)  Tina Turner: Die Biografie [in German only] (2009)  IN PRINT

(55)  Whitney Houston:  Die Biografie [in German only] (2009)  IN PRINT

(56)  Paperback Writer  a Memoir (2010)  IN PRINT

(57)  Where the Action Is! [with Freddy Cannon] (2011)  IN PRINT

Another good one ... written with our FH Buddy Freddy Cannon

(58)  Whitney Houston:  The Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall of the Woman Whose Voice Inspired a Generation (2012)  IN PRINT

(59)  Aretha Franklin:  The Queen of Soul [Her 70^th Birthday Edition] (2012)   IN PRINT

(60)  Murder at Motor City Records (2012)  IN PRINT

(61)  Life with My Father:  Glen Campbell [with Debby Campbell] (2014)  IN PRINT

Mark has a few ideas of where he'd like to start, too ... see below ...  

Kent:

As you requested, below please find a list of all of my books, with notations about which ones are available and in print, and which ones are available for updating.

On the rock & roll list, the ones -- in my mind -- that most need updating are the Jimmy Greenspoon, and the Linda Ronstadt.  (Linda really wrote a shallow and unforthcoming book about herself two years ago, but she said almost nothing in it!)

Trailing close behind would be my books on Martha Reeves and Jackson Browne.  I would be thrilled if someone would take all four of these books for updating and for reprint.

Take a look at my list of books, their "in print" and "out of print" status, and let me know your thoughts.

Cheers,

Mark

PS -- Kent, also ... "thank you" very much for your interest in my books, and helping to keep these stories alive!

 

Again, PLEASE contact me if you think you might have an interest (and the resources) to help us relaunch some of these great titles.  Thank you!
kk

Kent Kotal

Forgotten Hits

forgottenhits@aol.com

or kk@forgottenhits.com

 

 

50 Year Flashback - March 23rd, 1965

WRIT In Milwaukee had their own version of The Silver Dollar Survey ... and this week The Beatles top the chart with their two-sided hit "Eight Days A Week" / "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party".

British Acts dominate The Top Three chart positions:  Freddie and the Dreamers make a HUGE leap from #16 to #2 with their first US Hit, "I'm Telling You Now", followed by Herman's Hermits at #3 with "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat".   The Kinks climb eight places with their latest "Tired Of Waiting For You", now sitting at #9, up from #17 the week before.  The seldom-heard "Come Home" by The Dave Clark Five has stalled at #13 ... and they're also ranking The Beatles' "I'm A Loser" from the "Four By The Beatles" EP at #33 ... and have already added Herman's Hermits' "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter" as an LP-Cut, premiering at #40 this week on the chart.

LA's Thee Midniters are at #5 this week with their version of "Land Of A Thousand Dances", up six places from #11.  And check out the way THEY handled the "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" programming dilemma ... they list all three artists at #6 this week: Bert Kaempfert, Wayne Newton and Vic Dana all share that position.

Elvis Presley and The Beach Boys both have two-sided hits on the chart this week ... Elvis with "Do The Clam" / "You'll Be Gone" (#16) and The Beach Boys with "Please Let Me Wonder" (shown here as the A-Side) and "Do You Wanna Dance", a rare Dennis Wilson vocal, at #21, a jump of 11 places from the week before.

We'll throw in a personal favorite, too ... just TRY to sit still when you listen to Georgie Fame's #26 Hit "Yeh Yeh".  (Radio is REALLY missing the boat by not playing THIS one once in a while!!!)

The First Day Of Spring

Well, that's what the calendar says anyway!!!  Headlines today about an arctic blast in the northeast may prove otherwise for some of our readers!

Here in Chicago, we'll probably see the mid-50's.  I thought we'd celebrate "Spring Fever" ('cause after this winter, I can't WAIT for it to get nice out again ... and STAY nice out!!!) by looking back at some of the #1 Hits on this date over the past 60 years.

This week's #1 Record in Billboard has been holding that position for the past eleven weeks ... and it is, without question, one of the best songs out there in a long, long while.

Harkening back to the sounds of 1965 and 1975 ... the James Brown Funk Era ... Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have TOTALLY captured the sound and feel of this era ... which means they'll probably be sued by Marvin Gaye's family any day now!

Give a listen to UPTOWN FUNK ... #1, First Day Of Spring, 2015 ...



20 Years Ago Today ... March 20th, 1995 ... found Madonna topping the chart with her latest, TAKE A BOW.  This record spent SEVEN weeks in the #1 Spot on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart.



Flashback 25 Years Ago Today ... March 20th, 1990 (God that's SO hard to believe!!!) ... and you'll find JANET JACKSON wrapping up her third and final week on top of the chart with ESCAPADE.



30 Years Ago Today, REO Speedwagon found themselves in a similar position, enjoying a three week run on top with CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, one of those songs we still hear all the time here in Chicago.



Step into the time machine and set the dial to March 20, 1980, and you'll find Queen topping the chart with their rockabilly revival hit CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE, another guaranteed daily airplay track some 35 years later.



March 20th, 1975 found The Doobie Brothers on top with their first #1 Hit, BLACK WATER.  (They'd hit #1 again five years later with What A Fool Believes).



On March 20th, 1970, Simon and Garfunkel were enjoying the biggest hit of their careers when BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER topped The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart for six straight weeks.  The duo split up shortly afterwards, figuring they could NEVER top the success of this record.



Those of you who follow our weekly chart feature 50 YEAR FLASHBACK on Monday Mornings will see that next week (on our chart from WRIT in Milwaukee), "Eight Days A Week" is the #1 Record.  It also topped Billboard Magazine's Pop Singles Chart on March 20, 1965, their latest US Hit to do so.  (EIGHT DAYS A WEEK was not released as a single back home in England.)



55 Years Ago Today, March 20th, 1960, we were treated to one of the longest running #1 Records of the '60's when Percy Faith's THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" spent one of its nine weeks on top of the chart at #1.



And finally, flashing back to March 20th, 1955 ... 60 Years Ago Today ... it was The McGuire Sisters and their version of SINCERELY that held down the #1 position.  (Music certainly has come a long way since then!!!)



And there you have it ... our First Day Of Spring Flashback!!!