These are the songs that were debuts and Top 30 in Chicago fifty years ago. * means it was climbing the charts. The number after the artists is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Charts.
ALL HIT BOUND
*TIRED OF BEING ALONE-- Al Green #11 Born in 1946 in Forrest City, Alabama. Inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
30. *SUPERSTAR-- Carpenters #2 Brother-sister duo from New Haven, Connecticut.
29. *SO FAR AWAY-- Carole King #14 That's James Taylor on the acoustic guitar.
28. *DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN-- Lee Michaels #6 Born 1945 in Los Angeles. His biggest hit.
27. RIDERS ON THE STORM-- Doors #14 Their last Top 40 song. Jim Morrison had been dead for awhile by now.
26. TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS-- John Denver #2 Born John Deutschendorf in 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico. This is a huge song at Munich's annual Oktoberfest with his heritage.
Name That Tune (from the above songs): "All My Memories Gather 'Round Her, Miner's Lady, Stranger To Blue Water." How do you sing it in German? Answer below. --RoadDog
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
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