35. WOULD YOU BELIEVE-- Baker Knight Known for his funny, novelty songs, but he had no Top 100s on Billboard charts. He also had a song titles "Dum, Dum Diddley Dum." He died in 2005 and also wrote the songs "Lonesome Town", The Wonder of You" and "Don't the Girls All get Prettier At Closing Time."
34. THE "A" TEAM-- Barry Sadler. Went to #28 on Billboard, his second and last Top 100 single. Of course, the other one was "The Ballad of the Green berets which went to #1. Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Special Forces.
33. GIRL IN LOVE-- Outsiders Went to #21 Billboard. Slow, sad, follow up to "Time Won't Let Me" which is at #7 this week on the WLS survey. From Cleveland.
32. BAND OF GOLD-- Mel Carter Went to #32 on Billboard. His biggest hit was "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me." Not to be confused with Freda Payne "Band of Gold."
31. LOVE ME WITH ALL OF YOUR HEAR-- Bachelors Went to #38 on Billboard. Their biggest hit was "Diane" (#10-1964). From Dublin, Ireland.
Name That Tune (from the above): "12 Men Strong and True, 12 Men Fight For You" --RoadDog
YOU'RE OLD IF YOU REMEMBER: Being sent to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV.
"The 'A' Team"
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
No comments:
Post a Comment