15th. April 2013 = 15th. April 1961

Today's program features music from the Hit Parade of 15th. April 1961 - this is what we were listening to on our trannies and the 45s that we were buying fifty-two years ago today.

Here is the Top Thirty for that week back in 1961:-

•   1. Runaway - Del Shannon
•   2. Blue Moon - The Marcels
•   3. (I Don't Know Why I Love You) But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
•   4. Daddy's Home - Shep & the Limelites
•   5. I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott 
•   6. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
•   7. Baby Blue - The Echoes
•   8. Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
•   9. A Hundred Pounds of Clay - Gene McDaniels
• 10. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
• 11. Once Upon a Time - Rochell & the Candles
• 12. Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles
• 13. Trust In Me - Etta James
• 14. (Good Goodbye) So So Long - The Bob Knight Four 
• 15. Think Twice - Brook Benton
• 16. Funny - Maxine Brown
• 17. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles 
• 18. Some Kind of Wonderful - The Drifters
• 19. Pony Time - Chubby Checker
• 20. Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka 
• 21. Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & the Roommates
• 22. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
• 23. The Charanga - Merv Griffin
• 24. African Waltz - Johnny Dankworth
• 25. You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
• 26. I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson
• 27. The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
• 28. I'm In the Mood for Love - The Chimes
• 29. The Watusi - The Vibrations
• 30. Surrender - Elvis Presley

Also included will be the following Top Ten hits from Australian artists for 1961:-

• 1 I'M COUNTING ON YOU ............. Johnny O'Keefe
• 2 DREAM GIRL ............. Bryan Davies
• 3 HOKEY POKEY ............. Johnny Chester (copy not available)
• 4 CAN CAN LADIES ............. Johnny Chester (copy not available)
• 5 NEW ORLEANS BEAT ............. The Thunderbirds
• 6 WILD WEEKEND ............. The Thunderbirds
• 7 YOU'RE THE LIMIT ............. The Delltones
• 8 GOOD LOOKING BOY ............. Patsy Ann Noble
• 9 RIGHT NOW ............. Johnnny O'Keefe
• 10 SKIP TO MY LOU ............. Dave Bridge Quartet

The Comedy Spot following the 10:00 AM news and weather is another in the Hancock's Half-hour radio series from the 1950s, The School Reunion, from 20th. January 1957.