The first new song to hit the top of the records charts in 1963 was “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence. Steve had a string of songs in the late 50s and early 60s that charted but this was his only song that made it to the number one spot. Much of Steve’s career …
The last song to hit the top of the music charts in 1962 was “Telstar” by The Tornados. It was an instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek, and featured a clavioline, a keyboard instrument with a distinctive electronic sound. The song was named after Telstar, the first communications satellite, which was launched in July …
The next song to hit the top of the music charts in 1962 was “Limbo Rock” by Chubby Checker. Chubby had a string of hit songs beginning with “The Twist” in 1960. Most were songs about dance styles. This was another dance that he made popular. The song was written by Kal Mann and Billy …
The next song to hit the top of the music charts in 1962 is “Return to Sender” by Elvis. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell. It was also featured in the Elvis movie Girls! Girls! Girls! That is the movie in which Elvis is a fishing guide in Hawaii and longs to …
Tomorrow (Nov. 13th) there will be a talk at 7:00 p.m. at the Greece Town Hall about the history of popular songs. “Halfway to Heaven and You:” How Popular Songs Sang Us to the Suburbs will be given by Michael Lasser. Suburbs began in America long before Levittown right after World War II. In fact …
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The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “He’s A Rebel” by The Crystals. The song was written by Gene Pitney and produced by Phil Spector. Spector learned that Vikki Carr was to record the song and decided to rush out his own version. The Crystals were touring on the …
Just in time for Halloween is the next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962. Monster Mash was a song written by Bobby Pickett and fellow band member Lenny Capizzi. The song had Bobby doing an impression of Boris Karloff. The listing on the record said that it was by “Bobby (Boris) …
The next song to hit the top of the charts was a big, big hit; “Sherry” by The Four Seasons. It was the group’s first number one hit song. It was just the beginning of a very long string of hits. Frankie Valli was a founding member of the group and still tours with them, …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Sheila” by Tommy Roe. After graduating from high school, Tommy got a job soldering wires at General Electric in his native Atlanta. When “Sheila” became a hit, the record company wanted him to do a tour but he refused until they offered …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was The Loco-Motion by Little Eva. Eva Narcissus Boyd as a teenager worked as a maid. Also to supplement her income she worked as a babysitter for Carole King and her husband Gerry Goffin. They would write the song and they had Eva …