20. THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY-- Vogues #29 The pride of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania.
19. SWEET TALKIN' GUY-- Chiffons #10 Their last Top Ten. From the Bronx. Their biggest hit was "He's So Fine" which went to #1 in 1963. A guess they had a guy thing going on.
18. HEY JOE-- Leaves #31 Their only Top 100 hit. LA garage rock band and as good of a garage rock song as you get.
17. YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN-- Ides of March #42 Again, this was WLS backing local bands to the hilt and getting them national exposure. the group formed at a Chicago high school and named themselves after a line in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Their biggest hit was "Vehicle" in #2 in 1970. Jim Peteriik later joined Survivor.
16. COME ON LET'S GO-- McCoys #22. Formed in Union City, Indiana Their biggest hit was 1965's "Hang On Sloopy" which went to #1. Leader was Rick Derringer.
Name That Tune: "I Told You He Was No Fool." RoadDog
From the Wassup Magazine.
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH: I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of my way much faster now.
"You Wouldn't Listen"
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.
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