#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,...

#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 28, 1956 • ELVIS PRESLEY: ‘Love Me Tender’ Tops ‘Hound Dog’ & ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ [Audio+DeepTrak+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 28, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, American Artists, Elvis Presley, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, Videos

October 28, 1956 Elvis Presley added a second consecutive record-setting feat to his early resume when Love Me Tender replaced Hound Dog b/w Don’t Be Cruel at #1 on the Billboard Top 100. For the first time in Billboard’s chart history, an artist replaced...

#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...