#OnThisDay… November 3, 1962 • DARLENE LOVE: Reaches #1 as “The Crystals” [Audio+DeepTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 3, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

November 3, 1962 The first #1 single for ostentatious record producer Phil Spector and his record label, Philles, hit of summit of the Billboard Hot 100 on this day. He’s A Rebel ended a two-week treat for Bobby “Boris” Pickett with his ghoulish...

#POST • THE BEATLES: Digitally Restored Video of ‘A Day In The Life’ Released [Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 2, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 60's, Beatles, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

The Beatles have released an official new video for the closing classic track from their Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, A Day In The Life. The digitally restored video precedes this week’s 15th anniversary re-release of their collection of...

#OnThisDay… October 27, 1966 • ? (QUESTION MARK) & THE MYSTERIANS: ’96 Tears’ Fell from The Top [Audio+DeepTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 27, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

October 27, 1966 With a raw, new sound from the mid-60’s known as garage-rock, the song 96 Tears by ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day – replacing Reach Out I’ll Be There by Motown’s...

#OnThisDay… October 26, 1999 • HOYT AXTON: The Late Songwriter’s Hits by Others [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 26, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Classic Rock, Elvis Presley, Folk, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll

October 26, 1999 The great folk music singer-songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton passed away on this day in Victor, Montana, suffering a fatal heart attack at the age of 61. Born Hoyt Wayne Axton on March 25th, 1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma, he relocated to Southern...

#OnThisDay… October 22, 1942 • BOBBY FULLER: The Late Singer was Born on this Date [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 22, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 22, 1966 The leader of the mid-60’s group The Bobby Fuller Four was born in Baytown, TX. Bobby Fuller grew up in Salt Lake City, but returned to the Lone Star State in 1956, settling in El Paso. • There, he became a huge fan of a fellow West Texan from...

#OnThisDay… October 20, 1962 • BOBBY (Boris) PICKETT: Billboard “Shells Out” to the ‘Monster Mash’ [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 20, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 20, 1962 The #1 position on the Hot 100 music chart was shelled out by Billboard on this date to the seasonal Halloween hit Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Basing his persona on horror movie stars Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, Pickett made...