The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was a very romantic song. Roses are Red (My Love) by Booby Vinton was originally recorded as an R&B song but he was allowed to record it again with a new arrangement including strings. It was Bobby’s first hit song. The song hit …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was a odd song to be on the top. The Stripper was recorded by David Rose (1910 – 1990) and his orchestra. MGM records wanted to get Ebb Tide, that he had recorded, out early and needed a song for the B-side. The …
This is one of the songs that make me think of summer. Palisades Park by Freddy Cannon never hit the number one spot on the record charts. It only reached reached number 3 on the Billboard chart for the week of May 6-12, 1962. Then on the Cash Box chart the song also reached number …
One of the super hits to go the top of the record charts in 1962 was I Can’t Stop Loving You by Ray Charles. Ray was born Ray Charles Robinson in 1930 in albany, Georgia. He became blind by age 7 from glaucoma. He learned to play the piano at an early age. Ray was …
The next song to reach the top of the charts in 1962 was not a rock song. It was Stranger on the Shore by Mr Acker Bilk. Bernard Stanley Bilk got the nickname “Acker” from a slang term meaning “friend.” He wrote the song for his daughter, Jenny, and named the song for her. He …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles. They formed for a talent show at Passaic High School in 1957. They became one of the popular girl groups from the early 60s. In fact. they had 7 songs that made the Top 20. They were …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 is “Mashed Potato Time” by Dee Dee Sharp. She had already had a hit song in 1962. That was “Slow Twistin’” with Chubby Checker. Both ’62 and ’63 were big years for Dee Dee. After that her music career mostly disappeared even though …
The eighth song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Good Luck Charm” by Elvis Presley. It was the top song on the Cash Box chart for just the week of April 8-14, 1962. It was the top song on the Billboard chart for 2 weeks (Apr. 15-28, 1962). This song has …
The seventh song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Johnny Angel” by Shelley Fabares. It was the top song on the Billboard chart for two weeks (Apr. 1 – 14). It also hit the top spot on the Cash Box chart the one week of April 15- 21. Backup vocals on …
The sixth song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Slow Twistin’” by Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp. It was the number one song on the Cash Box chart for just the one week of April 1- 7. The Twist was such a popular dance during that time that it had …