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Did brands do April fools in 1959? Were the newspapers full of fake products? Probably not. Answers on a postcard readers… In the meanwhile let’s listen to what the charts sounded like back then.

Songs of the month

“A Fool Such As I” – Elvis Presley
“Alvin’s Harmonica” – David Seville And The Chipmunks
“Charlie Brown” – Coasters
“Come Softly To Me” – Fleetwoods
“Enchanted” – Platters*
“For A Penny” – Pat Boone*
“Guitar Boogie Shuffle” – Virtues
“I Cried A Tear” – Lavern Baker
“I Need Your Love Tonight” – Elvis Presley*
“I’ve Had It” – Bell Notes
“If I Didn’t Care” – Connie Francis
“It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” – Buddy Holly
“It’s Just A Matter Of Time” – Brook Benton
“It’s Late” – Ricky Nelson
“Kansas City” – Wilbert Harrison*
“Kookie Kookie” – Edward Byrnes And Connie Stevens*
“No Other Arms No Other Lips” – Chordettes
“Only You” – Frank Pourcel’S French Fiddles*
“Peter Gunn” – Ray Anthony
“Petite Fleur” – Chris Barber’S Jazz Band
“Pink Shoelaces” – Dodie Stevens
“Please Mr. Sun” – Tommy Edwards
“Poor Jenny” – Everly Brothers*
“Sea Cruise” – Frankie Ford
“Since I Don’t Have You” – Skyliners
“Six Nights A Week” – Crests*
“Sorry” – Impalas*
“Stagger Lee” – Lloyd Price
“Take A Message To Mary” – Everly Brothers*
“Tell Him No” – Travis And Bob*
“That’S Why” – Jackie Wilson*
“The Happy Organ” – Dave Baby Cortez*
“The Hawaiian Wedding Song” – Andy Williams
“The Morning Side Of The Mountain” – Tommy Edwards
“The Tijuana Jail” – Kingston Trio*
“There’ll Never Be Anyone Else But You” – Ricky Nelson
“This Should Go On Forever” – Rod Bernard
“Three Stars” – Tommy Dee*
“Tragedy” – Thomas Wayne With The Delons
“Turn Me Loose” – Fabian*
“Venus” – Frankie Avalon
“Where Were You” – Lloyd Price
“Yep” – Duane Eddy*

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On April 6th the Academy Awards ceremony took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Gigi won a record nine Oscars, including the award for Best Picture. Trailer below!

On the 9th the first seven Mercury astronauts were introduced at a press conference held by NASA in Washington. The space race continues…

On the 15th Fidel Castro arrived in Washington for an 11-day tour of the United States. As part of this, on the 19th he appeared on Meet the Press and denied that Cuba would turn to communism… That didn’t age well. A video of him from that tour below.

What’d Sadie think?

Frankie Avalon’s “Venus” has a week at number 1 before “Come Softly To Me” -by Fleetwoods takes it for the rest of the month.

Loved ’em

• “Enchanted” – Platters
• “Kansas City” – Wilbert Harrison
• “Kookie Kookie” – Edward Byrnes And Connie Stevens
• “Poor Jenny” – Everly Brothers
• “Take A Message To Mary” – Everly Brothers
• “That’s Why” – Jackie Wilson
• “Yep” – Duane Eddy

Liked ’em

• “For A Penny” – Pat Boone
• “I Need Your Love Tonight” – Elvis Presley
• “Only You” – Frank Pourcel’S French Fiddles
• “Six Nights A Week” – Crests
• “Tell Him No” – Travis And Bob
• “The Happy Organ” – Dave Baby Cortez
• “The Tijuana Jail” – Kingston Trio
• “Three Stars” – Tommy Dee
• “Turn Me Loose” – Fabian

Leave ’em

• “Sorry” – Impalas

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s the 2nd or 3rd time around for the appearance of Spring here in 2022, let’s hope it sticks this time around. Meanwhile let’s hear what March, 1959 sounded like…

Songs of the month

“16 Candles” – Crests
“A Fool Such As I” – Elvis Presley*
“All American Boy” – Bill Parsons
“Alvin’s Harmonica” – David Seville And The Chipmunks
“Charlie Brown” – Coasters
“Children’S Marching Song” – Cyril Stapleton
“Come Softly To Me” – Fleetwoods*
“Donna” – Ritchie Valens
“Goodbye Baby” – Jack Scott
“Gotta Travel On” – Billy Grammer
“Guitar Boogie Shuffle” – Virtues*
“Hawaiian Wedding Song” – Andy Williams
“I Cried A Tear” – Lavern Baker
“I Got A Wife” – Mark Iv
“I’ve Had It” – Bell Notes
“If I Didn’t Care” – Connie Francis*
“It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” – Buddy Holly*
“It’s Just A Matter Of Time” – Brook Benton
“It’s Late” – Ricky Nelson*
“La Bamba” – Ritchie Valens
“Lonely Teardrops” – Jackie Wilson
“Manhattan Spiritual” – Reg Owen Orchestra
“May You Always” – Mcguire Sisters
“My Happiness” – Connie Francis
“My Heart Sings” – Paul Anka
“No Other Arms No Other Lips” – Chordettes*
“Peter Gunn” – Ray Anthony
“Petite Fleur” – Chris Barber’S Jazz Band
“Pink Shoelaces” – Dodie Stevens*
“Please Mr. Sun” – Tommy Edwards*
“Rawhide” – Link Wray And The Wraymen*
“Sea Cruise” – Frankie Ford*
“She Say” – Diamonds
“Since I Don’t Have You” – Skyliners*
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Platters
“Stagger Lee” – Lloyd Price
“Tall Paul” – Annette And The Afterbeats
“The Children’s Marching Song” – Mitch Miller
“The Lonely One” – Duane Eddy
“The Morning Side Of The Mountain” – Tommy Edwards*
“The Story Of My Life” – Conway Twitty
“There’ll Never Be Anyone Else But You” – Ricky Nelson*
“This Should Go On Forever” – Rod Bernard*
“Tomboy” – Perry Como*
“Tragedy” – Thomas Wayne With The Delons*
“Venus” – Frankie Avalon
“Where Were You” – Lloyd Price*
“With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair” – Pat Boone

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

Plenty of space history at the moment. On March 3 the United States launched the Pioneer 4 probe toward the moon. The object became the first American spacecraft to completely escape the Earth’s gravity, rather than going into orbit.

On March 9th the Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Ruth Handler named the doll for her daughter. In 1961, her son Ken would have his name bestowed on another doll. Sadie is a big fan of the modern Barbie TV show, which is a tad more progressive than their original content…

On March 12th the U.S. House of Representatives voted to allow Hawaii to become the 50th state, contingent upon passage by Hawaiian voters. The bill was signed into law by President Eisenhower on March 18, 1959.

With the admission of Hawaii voted so soon after the admission of Alaska in January, flag manufacturers asked that the adoption of the 50-star flag be postponed until July 4, 1960. Digby Chandler, president of Annin & Co, said that the industry had already manufactured 300,000 flags with 49 stars, and added, “If we are forced to throw all these away and start making 50-star flags for next July 4 there will be no flag industry left.” Problems!

What’d Sadie think?

“Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price holds onto number 1 for a week before “Venus” by Frankie Avalon has four at the top of the charts.

Loved ’em

• “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” – Buddy Holly
• “It’s Late” – Ricky Nelson
• “Pink Shoelaces” – Dodie Stevens
• “Rawhide” – Link Wray And The Wraymen
• “Since I Don’t Have You” – Skyliners
• “Where Were You” – Lloyd Price

Liked ’em

• “A Fool Such As I” – Elvis Presley
• “Come Softly To Me” – Fleetwoods
• “If I Didn’t Care” – Connie Francis
• “No Other Arms No Other Lips” – Chordettes
• “Please Mr. Sun” – Tommy Edwards
• “Sea Cruise” – Frankie Ford
• “The Morning Side Of The Mountain” – Tommy Edwards
• “There’ll Never Be Anyone Else But You” – Ricky Nelson
• “This Should Go On Forever” – Rod Bernard
• “Tomboy” – Perry Como
• “Tragedy” – Thomas Wayne With The Delons

Leave ’em

• “Guitar Boogie Shuffle” – Virtues

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

Welcome to February, 1959. Some weeks are more arduous than others on the 4xLife front. This week I was at the very end of making the playlist when I suddenly realised it looked familiar – somehow my data has given me a 1955 playlist. I did the past couple of years as a batch last Xmas and must have hit the wrong button. This necessitated me going back to the source data to recompile this month. Which I then had to do twice when I remembered with these last years I have had too much data and had been cutting down the top 40 to a top 30 every week. Anyway, here is what February 1959 sounded like…

Songs of the month

“16 Candles” – Crests
“A Lover’s Question” – Clyde Mcphatter
“All American Boy” – Bill Parsons
“Alvin’s Harmonica” – David Seville And The Chipmunks*
“Bimbombey” – Jimmie Rodgers
“Charlie Brown” – Coasters*
“Children’s Marching Song” – Cyril Stapleton
“Children’s Marching Song” – Mitch Miller*
“Donna” – Ritchie Valens
“Goodbye Baby” – Jack Scott
“Gotta Travel On” – Billy Grammer
“Hawaiian Wedding Song” – Andy Williams
“I Cried A Tear” – Lavern Baker
“I Got A Wife” – Mark Iv*
“I’ve Had It” – Bell Notes*
“It’s Just A Matter Of Time” – Brook Benton*
“La Bamba” – Ritchie Valens*
“Little Space Girl” – Jesse Lee Turner*
“Lonely One” – Duane Eddy*
“Lonely Teardrops” – Jackie Wilson
“Lonesome Town” – Ricky Nelson
“Lucky Ladybug” – Billy And Lillie*
“Manhattan Spiritual” – Reg Owen Orchestra
“May You Always” – Mcguire Sisters
“My Happiness” – Connie Francis
“My Heart Sings” – Paul Anka
“Nobody But You” – Dee Clark
“One Night” – Elvis Presley
“Peter Gunn” – Ray Anthony
“Petite Fleur” – Chris Barber’S Jazz Band*
“She Say” – Diamonds*
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Platters
“Stagger Lee” – Lloyd Price
“Tall Paul” – Annette And The Afterbeats*
“The Chipmunk Song” – Chipmunks & David Seville
“The Diary” – Neil Sedaka
“The Lonely One” – Duane Eddy
“The Story Of My Life” – Conway Twitty*
“To Know Him Is To Love Him” – Teddy Bears
“Venus” – Frankie Avalon*
“Whole Lotta Loving” – Fats Domino
“With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair” – Pat Boone*

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

Following on last week’s mention of the Space Race kicking off, on February 2nd Thirty-five test pilots from the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force attended a briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, where NASA representatives invited them to become candidates for the first group of American astronauts.

A day later, American singers J.P. Richardson, 28, “The Big Bopper”, Buddy Holly, 22, and Ritchie Valens, 17, were killed in the crash of a private plane on their way to Fargo, North Dakota. They had boarded the plane at Mason City, Iowa, along with pilot Roger Peterson. Waylon Jennings had given his seat to Richardson, and Valens and Holly’s guitarist Tommy Allsup had flipped a coin to see who would get the other seat on the plane. The plane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, took off at 12:50 a.m. and crashed minutes later on the farm of Delbert Juhl, killing all four persons on board. This became popularly known as “The Day the Music Died”.

In “apparently it takes a while for news to sink in” news, on February 14th, 1959 the United States Weather Bureau released a report that concluded “that the world is in the midst of a long-term warming trend”, based on data gathered in Antarctica. Dr. H.E. Landsberg, director of the bureau’s office of climatology, said that the cause of the global warming was unknown, but added “One theory is that the change is man-made, that a blanket of carbon dioxide given off by the burning of coal and oil retards the radiation of heat by the earth.”

Then on February 21 “The Ben Hecht Show”, a live television program on New York’s WABC-TV, was cancelled permanently after Hecht’s guest, surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, used the word “orgasm” in an interview. Ben Hecht, a screenwriter whom Mike Wallace described as “a trifle profane” on the air, had already been in trouble with the station. Wallace would later describe the episode as “the ‘Orgasm and Out!’ show… No footage of that sorry but an audio clip of Beat writer Jack Kerouac being interviewed the year prior is below.

What’d Sadie think?

This month we have a week at number one for “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” by the Platters before “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price takes it for the last 3 weeks of the month.

Loved ’em

Another Chipmunks song this month and Sadie went crazy when she heard it so it has to make it to our Loved list. Interesting to hear “Little Space Girl” by Jesse Lee Turner (which doesn’t) also using the sped up vocal technique that the original must have made a fad.

• “Alvin’s Harmonica” – David Seville And The Chipmunks
• “La Bamba” – Ritchie Valens
• “Lonely One” – Duane Eddy
• “The Story Of My Life” – Conway Twitty
• “Venus” – Frankie Avalon

Liked ’em

• “I’ve Had It” – Bell Notes
• “It’s Just A Matter Of Time” – Brook Benton
• “Little Space Girl” – Jesse Lee Turner
• “Lucky Ladybug” – Billy And Lillie
• “Petite Fleur” – Chris Barber’S Jazz Band
• “She Say” – Diamonds
• “With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair” – Pat Boone

Leave ’em

• “Charlie Brown” – Coasters
• “I Got A Wife” – Mark Iv
• “Tall Paul” – Annette And The Afterbeats

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The last year of the ’50s is upon us – the end of our first decade through musical history. Let’s see how it begins…

Songs of the month

“16 Candles” – Crests
“A Lover’s Question” – Clyde Mcphatter
“All American Boy” – Bill Parsons*
“Beep Beep” – Playmates
“Bimbombey” – Jimmie Rodgers
“Cannonball” – Duane Eddy
“Children’S Marching Song” – Cyril Stapleton*
“Donna” – Ritchie Valens
“Goodbye Baby” – Jack Scott
“Gotta Travel On” – Billy Grammer
“Hawaiian Wedding Song” – Andy Williams*
“I Cried A Tear” – Lavern Baker*
“I Got Stung” – Elvis Presley
“I’ll Wait For You” – Frankie Avalon
“It’s Only Make Believe” – Conway Twitty
“Lonely Teardrops” – Jackie Wilson
“Lonely Teenager” – Dion*
“Lonesome Town” – Ricky Nelson
“Love Is All We Need” – Tommy Edwards
“Love You Most Of All” – Sam Cooke
“Lucky Ladybug” – Billy And Lillie*
“Manhattan Spiritual” – Reg Owen Orchestra
“May You Always” – Mcguire Sisters*
“My Happiness” – Connie Francis
“My Heart Sings” – Paul Anka*
“Nobody But You” – Dee Clark*
“One Night” – Elvis Presley
“Peek-A-Boo” – Cadillacs*
“Peter Gunn” – Ray Anthony*
“Philadelphia Usa” – Nu Tornados
“Problems” – Everly Brothers
“Queen Of The Hop” – Bobby Darin
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Platters
“Stagger Lee” – Lloyd Price*
“That Old Black Magic” – Louis Prima And Keely Smith
“The Chipmunk Song” – Chipmunks & David Seville
“The Diary” – Neil Sedaka*
“The Little Drummer Boy” – Harry Simeon Chorale
“The Teen Commandments” – Paul Anka-George Hamilton Iv-Johnny Nash*
“To Know Him Is To Love Him” – Teddy Bears
“Tom Dooley” – Kingston Trio
“Whole Lotta Loving” – Fats Domino

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On January 4, 1959 the Luna 1 satellite became the first man-made object to enter into an orbit around the Sun, making it our solar system’s first artificial “planet”. But not by plan! Because the second-stage engine shutdown command from the Soviet space center was received slightly late, Luna 1 did not land on the Moon as planned, but passed within 5,965 kilometres before passing into heliocentric orbit. U.S. President Eisenhower congratulated Soviet scientist on achieving “a great stride forward in man’s advance into the infinite reaches of outer space”, while House leader John W. McCormack commented that “it is time America awoke to its peril”… kicking the cold war “Space Race” up a notch.

And then to end the month, on January 29th, Buena Vista Pictures released Walt Disney’s classic animated film Sleeping Beauty. America would continue to win the pop-culture wars for the rest of the century…

What’d Sadie think?

The year starts with two weeks at the top for Sadie’s favourite, the Chipmunks, with “The Chipmunk Song” at number 1. Before the Platters take the spot with “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”.

Loved ’em

I hope everyone was feeling OK back in 1959, but if the popcharts were anything to go by… they were lonely. No less than “Lonely Teardrops” , “Lonesome Town” and then chart newcomer, “Lonely Teenager” by Dion.

“My Heart Sings” is classic sappy Paul Anka but that doesn’t make it bad. “The Teen Commandments” (featuring George Hamilton Iv & Johnny Nash) is the second Paul Anka song in the charts and is it ever weird. It has a spoken word throughout which has these ten commandments, such as “At the first moment, turn away from unclean thinking at the first moment.” Doesn’t get more ’50s than that. Perhaps they were trying to undo all the stirring up of teenage hormones Elvis was causing.

“Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price is about the murder of Billy Lyons by pimp “Stag” Lee Shelton, in St. Louis, Missouri, at Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and first recorded in 1923, by Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians. This was the first charting version.

And in other storied songs we have “The Diary” by Neil Sedaka. Apparently he and his co-writer were inspired to write the song after asking for (and being refused) access to their client, singer, Connie Francis’s diary in hopes of mining it for lyrical material. Slightly creepy, but there we go.

How I’d like to look
Into that little book
The one that has the lock and key
And know the boy that you care for
The boy who’s in your diary

Liked ’em

• “All American Boy” – Bill Parsons
• “Hawaiian Wedding Song” – Andy Williams
• “I Cried A Tear” – Lavern Baker
• “May You Always” – Mcguire Sisters
• “Peek-A-Boo” – Cadillacs
• “Peter Gunn” – Ray Anthony
• “Nobody But You” – Dee Clark

Leave ’em

• “Children’s Marching Song” – Cyril Stapleton
• “Lucky Ladybug” – Billy And Lillie

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

Another year comes to an end in our journey through musical history. It’s Christmas time in 1958, so let’s hear what’s in the charts…

Songs of the month

“16 Candles” – Crests*
“A Letter To An Angel” – Jimmy Clanton
“A Lover’s Question” – Clyde Mcphatter
“Beep Beep” – Playmates
“Bimbombey” – Jimmie Rodgers*
“Call Me” – Johnny Mathis
“Cannonball” – Duane Eddy
“Chantilly Lace” – Big Bopper
“Donna” – Ritchie Valens*
“Forget Me Not” – Kalin Twins
“Goodbye Baby” – Jack Scott*
“Gotta Travel On” – Billy Grammer*
“Hideaway” – Four Esquires
“I Got A Feeling” – Ricky Nelson
“I Got Stung” – Elvis Presley
“I Need You” – Donnie Owens*
“I’ll Wait For You” – Frankie Avalon
“It’s All In The Game” – Tommy Edwards
“It’s Only Make Believe” – Conway Twitty
“Lonely Teardrops” – Jackie Wilson*
“Lonesome Town” – Ricky Nelson
“Love Is All We Need” – Tommy Edwards
“Love You Most Of All” – Sam Cooke*
“Manhattan Spiritual” – Reg Owen Orchestra*
“My Happiness” – Connie Francis*
“Need You” – Donnie Owens
“One Night” – Elvis Presley
“Philadelphia Usa” – Nu Tornados*
“Poor Boy” – Royaltones
“Problems” – Everly Brothers
“Queen Of The Hop” – Bobby Darin
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Platters*
“Tea For Two Cha Cha” – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
“That Old Black Magic” – Louis Prima And Keely Smith*
“The Chipmunk Song” – Chipmunks*
“The Day The Rains Came” – Jane Morgan
“The End” – Earl Grant
“The Little Drummer Boy” – Harry Simeon Chorale*
“The World Outside” – Four Coins*
“To Know Him Is To Love Him” – Teddy Bears
“Tom Dooley” – Kingston Trio
“Topsy Ii” – Cozy Cole
“Walking Along” – Diamonds
“Whole Lotta Loving” – Fats Domino*

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On December the 5th Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD – allowing direct dialing of numbers outside an area code) is inaugurated in the UK by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh. A film of that below.

And in more telecommunications first, on December 19 we had the 1st radio broadcast from space, when US President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Christmas message, “to all mankind, America’s wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere”, was beamed off a satellite.

And in politics, on December 21st Charles de Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of the 5th Republic of France. Another great film from British Pathé below.

What’d Sadie think?

“To Know Him Is To Love Him” by Teddy Bears is number 1 for 3 weeks before “The Chipmunk Song” by the Chipmunks takes the spot for the last 2 weeks of the month.

Loved ’em

It’s about the 3rd time (1942, then 1955 has prominent versions) out for “That Old Black Magic”, this time as a great duet by Louis Prima And Keely Smith.

And a new Xmas tune for 1958. The classic “The Little Drummer Boy” by the Harry Simeone Chorale. Or was it new? As the story goes, after being introduced to an obscure song by producer and credited song co-author Henry Onorati, titled “Carol of the Drum” (originally composed by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941), Simeone changed the title to “The Little Drummer Boy” and recorded it under that title for his album “Sing We Now of Christmas”. He received joint authorship-and-composition credit for the album, although he did not actually write or compose the song.

Actually two new tunes. With “The Chipmunk Song” by errr the Chipmunks. Sadie’s favourite cartoon currently is the most recent “Alvin and the Chipmunks” series. Despite being over 60 years old and the first official outing for the Chipmunks this has all the signatures, such as Dave yelling, “AAAAAAllllllviiin!!”.

Then a bunch of great croons…

• “Donna” – Ritchie Valens
• “Goodbye Baby” – Jack Scott
• “Lonely Teardrops” – Jackie Wilson
• “Love You Most Of All” – Sam Cooke

Liked ’em

And the best of the rest:

• “16 Candles” – Crests
• “Bimbombey” – Jimmie Rodgers
• “I Need You” – Donnie Owens
• “Manhattan Spiritual” – Reg Owen Orchestra
• “My Happiness” – Connie Francis
• “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Platters
• “The World Outside” – Four Coins
• “Whole Lotta Loving” – Fats Domino

Leave ’em

• “Gotta Travel On” – Billy Grammer
• “Philadelphia Usa” – Nu Tornados

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

We’re nearing the end of another year in our tour through time. It’ll be the ’60s before we know it! Before then let’s listen to what November, 1958 sounds like…

Songs of the month

“A Letter To An Angel” – Jimmy Clanton*
“A Lover’s Question” – Clyde Mcphatter*
“Beep Beep” – Playmates*
“Bird Dog” – Everly Brothers
“Call Me” – Johnny Mathis
“Cannonball” – Duane Eddy*
“Chantilly Lace” – Big Bopper
“Fallin’” – Connie Francis*
“Firefly” – Tony Bennett
“Forget Me Not” – Kalin Twins
“Hideaway” – Four Esquires*
“How The Time Flies” – Jerry Wallace
“I Got A Feeling” – Ricky Nelson
“I Got Stung” – Elvis Presley*
“I’ll Wait For You” – Frankie Avalon*
“It’s All In The Game” – Tommy Edwards
“It’s Only Make Believe” – Conway Twitty
“Little Star” – Elegants
“Lonesome Town” – Ricky Nelson
“Love Is All We Need” – Tommy Edwards*
“Mexican Hat Rock” – Applejacks
“Near You” – Roger Williams
“Need You” – Donnie Owens*
“Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” – Domenico Modugno
“One Night” – Elvis Presley*
“Poor Boy” – Royaltones*
“Problems” – Everly Brothers*
“Pussy Cat” – Ames Brothers
“Queen Of The Hop” – Bobby Darin*
“Rockin’ Robin” – Bobby Day
“Susie Darlin’” – Robin Luke
“Tea For Two Cha Cha” – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
“Tears On My Pillow” – Little Anthony And The Imperials
“The Day The Rains Came” – Jane Morgan
“The Day The Rains Came” – Raymond Lefevre*
“The End” – Earl Grant
“The Ten Commandments Of Love” – Harvey And The Moonglows
“There Goes My Heart” – Joni James*
“To Know Him Is To Love Him” – Teddy Bears
“Tom Dooley” – Kingston Trio
“Topsy Ii” – Cozy Cole*
“Walking Along” – Diamonds*
“With Your Love” – Jack Scott*
“You Cheated” – Shields

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On November 4, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was crowned as Pope John XXIII.

And then, speaking of muppets, on November 20th puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson establish Muppets, Inc. They had been making films for three years prior, but until 1968 the majority of its work was was in advertising; appearances on late-night talk shows; and short “meeting films” primarily for enterprise use. In 1968 it began working on the new show, “Sesame Street”…

And finally this month the new UNESCO building, World Heritage Centre, was inaugurated in Paris.

What’d Sadie think?

A mixed lot at the top this month. “It’s All In The Game” by Tommy Edwards for a week then “It’s Only Make Believe” by Conway Twitty sandwiches “Tom Dooley” by the Kingston Trio in the 2nd and last week.

Loved ’em

• “A Lover’s Question” – Clyde Mcphatter
• “Beep Beep” – Playmates
• “Cannonball” – Duane Eddy
• “Fallin’” – Connie Francis
• “Problems” – Everly Brothers
• “Topsy Ii” – Cozy Cole

Liked ’em

• “A Letter To An Angel” – Jimmy Clanton
• “I Got Stung” – Elvis Presley
• “I’ll Wait For You” – Frankie Avalon
• “Love Is All We Need” – Tommy Edwards
• “Need You” – Donnie Owens
• “One Night” – Elvis Presley
• “Queen Of The Hop” – Bobby Darin
• “The Day The Rains Came” – Raymond Lefevre
• “There Goes My Heart” – Joni James
• “Walking Along” – Diamonds
• “With Your Love” – Jack Scott

Leave ’em

• “Hideaway” – Four Esquires
• “Poor Boy” – Royaltones

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.