1960’s
BJ Thomas…”Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” is B. J. Thomas‘s #1 song, written by Hal David (credited to Mack David) and Burt Bacharach (later as Luther Dixon) for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.[2] It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.[2] David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score. It was recorded in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six…”
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Marcels…”Blue Moon”
Blue Moon is the debut studio album by the doo-wop group The Marcels. It was released in 1961 on Colpix Records and included 12 songs. The album was available in mono, catalogue number CP-416. Blue Moon was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and was recorded in New York at RCA Studios. Blue Moon features a cover version of the Judy Garland hit “Over The Rainbow”.
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Requested by Cathy…
Jose Feliciano…”Light My Fire”
“Light My Fire” is a song by the Doors, which was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their self-titled debut album. Released as an edited single in May 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late July, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after its recording.
A year later, it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 following the success of Jose Feliciano‘s version of the song (which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard chart)…”
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Beatles…”Day Tripper”
“Day Tripper” is a song by the Beatles, released as a double A-side single with “We Can Work It Out“.[2] Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album. The single topped the UK Singles Chart[3] and the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1966.[4][2]”
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The Letterman…”Turn Around Look At Me”
“Turn Around, Look at Me” is a song written by Jerry Capehart.
In 1961, Glen Campbell released his version as a single. This was his first song to chart in the United States, hitting #62 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] This version included session drummer Earl Palmer on drums.[2]
In 1962, The Lettermen released their version as a single. It made it to #5 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, but the b-side of the single, “How Is Julie?,” became the bigger hit.”
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Requested by Cheryl…
BJ Thomas…”Mighty Clouds Of Joy”
Billy Joe “B.J.” Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an American popular singer. He is particularly known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts. His best-known recording was the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head“.”
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Requested by the lovely Dell Clover…
Beach Boys…”California Girls”
“California Girls” is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band The Beach Boys, featured on their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Wilson conceived the song during his first acid trip, later arranging and producing the song’s recording, and incorporating an orchestral prelude plus contrasting verse-chorus form. Upon its release as a single, “California Girls” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was backed with “Let Him Run Wild“, another track from Summer Days.”
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Al Green…”Tired Of Being Alone”
“Tired of Being Alone” is a soul song written by Al Green that became popular in the early 1970s and remains popular to this day, being a score in popular shows such as Nip/Tuck. It reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 7 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 12 song for 1971.[1]”
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Beach Boys…”I Get Around”
“I Get Around” is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. Their recording was also produced by Wilson, featuring Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It was released as a single in 1964 with “Don’t Worry Baby” as its B-side and became the group’s first number-one charting song in the United States. In the United Kingdom, it charted at number seven and was the band’s first top ten single there. It was included as the opening track on their studio album All.”
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The Beatles…”Big Mix Hits”
Go ahead…get your “Beatles” on! Enjoy an LP of hits from the “Fab. Four” and talk a walk down memory lane…or “Penny Lane!” It doesn’t matter, there are so many great tunes from these guys from Liverpool…
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