#OnThisDay… November 15, 1965 • THE ROLLING STONES Perform ‘Live’ On TV’s ‘Hullabaloo’! [Videos] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 15, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

November 15, 1965 The Rollings Stones classic single Get Off Of My Cloud was still cushy for another week atop Billboard’s loftiest elevation. (See On This Day: November 6, 1965) And 50 years ago today they performed it ‘live’ on the NBC-TV pop/rock...

#OnThisDay… November 14, 1972 • JOHNNY NASH: ‘Clearly’ a Reggae Nash-A-Ganza! [Audio+Extras] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 14, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Reggae, Soul, Top 40

November 14, 1972 The best-known hit by Houston-born singer-songwriter Johnny Nash was in the middle of a 4-week bright, sunshiny stay at the top of America’s most influential weekly music chart, the Billboard Hot 100. The million-selling I Can See Clearly Now...

#OnThisDay… November 12, 1966 • JOHNNY RIVERS: The ‘Poor Side Of Town’ Strikes It Rich at #1 [Extras] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 12, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

November 12, 1966 A great American vocalist who got his performing name from legendary Cleveland Top 40 radio disc jockey Alan Freed captured the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 on this day. One of my all-time favorite records from the 60’s, Poor Side Of Town...

#Post • THE ROLLING STONES: Stones RARE Stereo! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 8, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists

This past summer I published a piece (from July 15) on the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones biggest single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction reaching #1 in America. And since then, I’ve been meaning to get to something related – posting the true...

#OnThisDay… November 6, 1965 • THE ROLLING STONES: High on Their Cloud at #1 [+ ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’ in True Stereo] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 6, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Rolling Stones, Top 40, UK Artists

November 6, 1965 Perched high above all others in the upper stratosphere of the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart on this day sat the Rolling Stones. Get Off Of My Cloud ended a 4-week stint at #1 by their British Invasion arch-rivals The Beatles with Paul...

#OnThisDay… November 5, 1988 • THE BEACH BOYS: ‘Kokomo’ is BB’s First #1 in 22 Years! [+ ‘Good Vibrations’ in True Stereo] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 5, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 80's, American Artists, Beach Boys, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

November 5, 1988 For decades, Southern California’s Beach Boys sang about endless summer days and nights, but they also experienced seemingly endless years without a #1 hit single – until this day in 1988. Kokomo, a song from the hit movie Cocktail,...