For Friday 24th. May, back to 1964!

What a year this was - the first full year since the commenement of the "Top Forty" during which the Australian airwaves and the record stores featured more British artists than American.
The British Invasion had finally arrived and the predominantly American influence diminished almost overnight.

Today I am featuring a cross-section of artists and their songs from 1964 and the playlist will be made up of the following (listed in alphabetical order by song name):-

• A Fool Never Learns - Andy Williams
• Ain't That Good News - Sam Cooke
• All My Loving - the Beatles
• Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
• Baby I Love You - the Ronettes
• Bits & Pieces - the Dave Clark Five
• James Bond theme - John Barry
• Bread & Butter - the Newbeats
• Dawn (Go Away) - the Four Seasons
• Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
• Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
• Have I The Right - the Honeycombs
• Hawaii Tattoo - the Waikikis
• How Do You Do It - Gerry & the Pacemakers
• I Want To Love Him So Bad - the Jellybeans
• I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
• In The Misty Moonlight - Jerry Wallace
• Juliet - the Four Pennies
• Just Like Romeo & Juliet - the Reflections
• Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean
• Memphis (Tennessee) - Johnny Rivers
• No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
• Nobody I Know - Peter & Gordon
• Reet Petite - Dinah Lee
• Ringo - Lorne Green
• She Wears My Ring - Johnny O'Keefe
• She's A Mod - Ray Columbus & the Invaders
• Such A Night - Elvis Presley
• Talkin' About My Baby - the Impressions
• Tell Me Why - Bobby Vinton
• That's The Way Boys Are - Lesley Gore
• Time Is On My Side - the Rolling Stones
• White Rabbit - Peter Posa
• Willow Weep For Me - Chad & Jeremy

The Comedy Spot which follows the 3:00 PM news & weather update is another in the classic Hancock's Half-hour radio series.
Today's show comes from the 13th. January 1957 and is entitled "Almost A Gentleman".
It features the "full" cast - Tony Hancock, Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.

Here we go for Monday 13th. May!

Today I am featuring a selection of  Top Forty hits from 1963 and 1964....and a couple of 1965 songs as well.

Here is the playlist (in alphabetical order):-

• Abilene - George Hamilton IV (1963)
• Baby I Need Your Loving - the Four Tops (1964)
• Be True To Your School - Bobby Rydell (1963)
• Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme (1963)
• Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton (1963)
• Cotton Candy - Al Hirt (1963)
• Deep Purple - Nino Temple & April Stevens (1963)
• Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley (1963)
• Don't Think Twice - Peter, Paul & Mary (1963)
• Doo Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (1964)
• Fools Rush In - Rick nelson (1963)
• Frankie And Johnny - Sam Cooke (1963)
• Go Now - the Moody Blues (1965)
• Honolulu Lulu - Jan & Dean (1963)
• I Should Have Known Better - the Beatles (1964)
• If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez (1963)
• I'll See You In My Dreams - Linda Scott (1965)
• It's My Party - Leslie Gore (1963)
• Last Kiss - J Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers (1964)
• Let It Be - Jerry Butler & Betty Everett (1964)
• Maybelline - Johnny Rivers (1964)
• More - Kai Winding (1963)
• My Boyfriend's Back - the Angels (1963)
• Our Day Will Come - Ruby & the Romantics (1963)
• Peaches And Cream - the Ikettes (1965)
• Popsicles And Icicles - the Murmaids (1963)
• Red Sails In The Sunset - Fats Domino (1963)
• Stop And Think It Over - Dale & Grace (1964)
• Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (1963)
• Wipeout - the Surfaris (1963)
• Wishing And Hoping - Dusty Springfield (1964)

In addition to these, following the news & weather update at 10:00 AM will be yet another in the Hancock's Half-hour radio comedies from the 1950s, today's entitled "The Smugglers", from 29th. September 1959, and featuring Tony Hancock, Sid James, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams.

Friday 11th. January 2013

Today I will be featuring the Top 20 Hits that were in the charts during the first two weeks of 1964.
Included in that list are such memories as:-

• Do You Love Me - Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
• I Want To Hold Your Hand - the Beatles
• There, I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton
• Java - Al Hirt
• Forget Him - Bobby Rydell
• Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick
• Wives & Lovers - Jack Jones
• Drag City - Jan and Dean
• I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
• Louie, Louie - the Kingsmen
• Out Of Limits - the Marketts
• Hey Little Cobra - the Rip Chords
• Whispering - Nino Temple and April Stevens

...................and many others.

Following the 3:00 PM news and weather will be a classic Hancock's Half-hour from the late 1950s, "Agricultural 'Ancock" (February 1957).