#OnThisDay… November 23, 1964 • THE SHANGRI-LAS: Leading The Pack + The Novelty Parody Song [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

November 23, 1964 The girl group The Shangri-Las were cruising at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on this day with their classic song Leader Of The Pack. The second hit record in a row by the quartet from Queens, New York – and only single to sell one...

#OnThisDay… November 21, 1960 • MAURICE WILLIAMS and the ZODIACS: Their Brief ‘Stay’ at #1 [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 21, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Doo Wop, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Rock & Roll, Top 40

November 21, 1960 One of shortest-length 45 rpm records in pop music history, the R&B-tinged Stay by Maurice Williams and the Zodicas began a seven-day stopover at the apex of the Billboard Hot 100, replacing the Ray Charles classic Georgia On My Mind.  ...

#OnThisDay… November 20, 1967 • STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: Sweet Wake-Up Call at the Top! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 20, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

November 20, 1967 A song which defined the ‘psychedelic rock’ sound of the sixties sat at #1 on this day in 1967. Incense And Peppermints by Glendale, California’s Strawberry Alarm Clock would sell over one million copies during its 16-week tenure on...

#OnThisDay… November 19, 1966 • THE SUPREMES: Hangin’ On At #1 + the Vanilla Fudge Cover Version [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 19, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Classic Rock, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

November 19, 1966 After debuting just one month prior on the Billboard Hot 100, The Supremes completed a spectacular climb up the chart ladder with their eighth #1 single You Keep Me Hangin’ On. With jumps of #68-#27-#7-#1, the single pushed aside Johnny Rivers...

#OriginalPresentation • ORIGINALS & COVERS #1: Cover Version Hits Paired With their Non-Hit Originals! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 17, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 50's, 60's, American Artists, British Invasion Era, Canadian Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

  [Note] As you likely know, most of my HOTH blogs are now usually posts of an event from a daily music calendar, called On This Day. But frankly, there are dates when the list of music happenings doesn’t contain anything significant enough to do...

#Post • P. F. SLOAN: ‘Eve Of Destruction’ Co-Writer Passes Away + 8 More of His Songs by Others [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 16, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

The songwriter who penned a number of great Top 40 hits in the mid-60’s, including Barry McGuire’s Eve Of Destruction, has died. P.F. (Phil) Sloan passed away on Sunday evening (11-15) in Los Angeles at the age of 70 after being diagnosed with pancreatic...