Today I am going back in time to the 8th. of February 1961 (which was a Wednesday, incidentally) and the Top Thirty tunes that were being broadcast over the airwaves exactly 52 years ago.
Included in the playlist are the following tracks:-
- Wheels - the String-Alongs (also made popular by Bert Kaempfert)
- Asia Minor - Kokomo
- Dedicated To The One I Love - the Shirelles (the first of two in the charts this week)
- Theme from The Magnificent Seven - Al Cailoa & Orchestra
- Baby-Sitting Boogie - Buzz Clifford
- I Count The Tears - the Drifters
- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
- There's A Moon Out Tonight - the Capris
- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
- Walk Right Back - the Everly Brothers
- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
- Pony Time - Chubby Checker
- Once In A While - the Chimes
- Corrina, Corrina - Ray Peterson
- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - the Shirelles (the second of their two in this weeks Top 40)
- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
- Them That Got - Ray Charles
- Shop Around - the Miracles
- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & the Roommates (60s music was not all wonderful!)
- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
- Emotions - Brenda Lee
- Apache - Jorgen Inman
- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
- Theme from Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
- At Last - Etta James
- Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley
- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert
- Angel Baby - Rosie & the Originals (similar quality to Cathy Jean's effort!)
The Comedy Spot, following the 3:00 PM news update, is a Hancock's Half-hour, from the 2nd. of February 1956, entitled "Cyrano de Hancock".
It features Tony Hancock, Sid James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
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