WLS Top Ten for February 24, 1969: "I Got A Line On You" Happy Birthday George Harrison

Today or tomorrow, depending upon which date you think is correct, George Harrison was born in 1043.  Bob Stroud is doing a Root Salute on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM (www.wrdv.com) and Terri Hemmert is doing nothing but George Harrison music on her Breakfast With the Beatles show on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.  (www.wxrt.com)  Both are on right now, so get your George Fix there.  They'll be on until 10 am, CST.

Fifty years ago in Chicago on WLS, 890 AM.

1.  EVERY DAY PEOPLE / SING A SIMPLE SONG--  Sly / Family Stone
2.  YOU SHOWED ME--  Turtles
3.  RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' MAN--  Bob Seeger  (Seger)

4.  I'VE GOTTA BE ME--  Sammy Davis Jr.
5.  PROUD MARY--  Creedence Clearwater Revival
6.  THIS MAGIC MOMENT--  Jay & the Americans
7.  I GOT A LINE ON YOU--  Spirit

8.  GAMES PEOPLE PLAY--  Joe  South
9.  BABY, BABY DON'T CRY--  Smokey Robinson / Miracles
10.  BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP--  Foundations


DEBUTS

34.  THE WEIGHT--  Aretha Franklin
35.  MR. SUN, MR MOON--  Paul Revere / Raiders

37.  MAYBE TOMORROW--  Iveys
38.  THE LETTER--  Arbors

39.  BACK DOOR MAN--   Derek
40.  IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT--  Paul Anka

Name That Tune (from the above songs):   " 'Cause I Was Born Lonely Down By the Riverside,"  Answer below.  --RoadDog

COME SAIL AWAY:  In which Italian City was Christopher Columbus born?


Genoa

"Ramblin' Ganblin' Man"