Program for Mon 22nd. October

Commences at 0900 AEDST and ends at 1200 AEDST.

The program for today takes us back to that which was being played on this date - 22nd. October - in 1962.
That's exactly fifty (50) years ago!

The playlist will include the following titles as listed in the WABC (New York) "Silver Dollar Sound Survey" for the week of 23 October 1962....................

1. He's A Rebel - Crystals
2. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
3. Big Girls Don't Cry - 4 Seasons
4. Green Onions - Booker T & MGs
5. Don't Hang Up - Orlons
6. All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee
7. Sherry - 4 Seasons
8. Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys
9. Popeye The Hitchhiker - Chubby Checker
10. Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke
11. Patches - Dickie Lee
12. Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole
13. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
14. Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
15. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
16. Next Door To An Angel - Neil Sedaka
17. Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
18. Gina - Johnny Mathis
19. Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp
20. Return To Sender - Elvis Presley
21. Let's Dance - Chris Montez
22. Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
23. The Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell
24. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
25. When My Little Girl Is Smiling - Jimmy Justice
26. Lie To Me - Brook Benton
27. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
28. Venus In Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton
29. I Was Such A Fool - Connie Francis
30. What Kind Of Love Is This - Joey Dee & Starliters
31. I Remember You - Frank Ifield (Australian singer - one of the first in the US charts)
32. Don't Ask me To be Friends - Everly Brothers
33. Love Came To Me - Dion

In addition to the above, the playlist will include the following Australian tracks that were being played in 1962..........

1. I've Been Everywhere - Lucky Starr
2. Si Senor - Rob E.G.
3. Southern 'Rora - Joy Boys
4. Sing - Johnny O'Keefe

To round out the content of the show there will be some comedy snippets from such shows as "Fawlty Towers", "Porridge", "Hancock's Half-hour" and "Round The Horn" and a smattering of Easy Listening tracks.

Please join me if you can.