Bob Stroud's Rock & Roll Roots-- Feb. 8, 1966

These were the top songs in Chicago back on Feb. 8th, 1966. Of course, that would mean those on your radio from WLS and WCFL, both AM stations. All comments are mine as we were still in Panama City Beach, Florida, on the 8th.

19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN-- Rolling Stones
GOING TO A GO-GO-- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
HOMEWARD BOUND- Simon & Garfunkel
LISTEN PEOPLE-- Herman's hermits
JENNY TAKE A RIDE-- Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

NIGHT-TIME-- Strangeloves-- Can't remember this one.
WELL RESPECTED MAN-- Kinks-- I was just enjoying that on a new Kinks GH CD yesterday.
MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU-- Supremes-- Come girls, move those bodies and arms in unison!!
I SEE THE LIGHT-- Five Americans-- Can't remember this one.
LIES-- Knickerbockers-- Perfect garage rock!!
CALIFORNIA DREAMING-- Mamas and Papas-- I really liked Mama Michelle. Wow!!

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SO NICE-- Lovin' Spoonfull-- Diggin' John Sebastion's cool glasses. Play that mini-harp thing.
WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU-- Four Seasons
IT'S MY LIFE-- Animals-- Eric Burdon had gotten his name out front yet.
BARABARA ANN-- Beach Boys-- Boy, do I like this one. Ya just gotta love it.
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING-- Nancy Sinatra-- One tough babe. Loved those high boots.

WE CAN WORK IT OUT-- You know who.
DAYTRIPPER-- Flipside of you know who.
SANDY-- Ronny & the Daytonas
THE SOUND OF SILENCE-- Simon & Garfunkel-- a second hit on the charts for the duo.
FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD-- Vogues-- Loved that bit on the Drew Carey Show.

I FOUGHT THE LAW-- Bobby Fuller Four-- More great garage rock.
UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT)-- Stevie Wonder-- and then Bill Cosby followed up with "Little Old Man"
I CONFESS-- New Colony Six-- My favorite 60s Chicago band and what a great song.
LIGHTNING STRIKES-- Lou Christie-- This would have been the number one song in Chicago.