(Monday, December 28, 1959) — “Why” by Frankie Avalon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Why’ by Frankie Avalon peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 28 1959)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s
‘Heartaches by the Number’ by Guy Mitchell peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1959)
(Monday, December 14, 1959) — “Heartaches by the Number” by Guy Mitchell peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 14/21, 1959). Continue reading ‘Heartaches by the Number’ by Guy Mitchell peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1959)
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‘Oh! Carol’ by Neil Sedaka peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1959)
(Monday, December 7, 1959) — “Oh! Carol” by Neil Sedaka peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Oh! Carol’ by Neil Sedaka peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1959)
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‘Misty’ by Johnny Mathis peaks at #12 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 30 1959)
(Monday, November 30, 1959) — “Misty” by Johnny Mathis peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Misty’ by Johnny Mathis peaks at #12 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 30 1959)
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‘The Sound of Music’ musical opens on Broadway 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1959)
Video: '- The Sound of Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording)'
(Monday, November 16, 1959, 7:30 p.m. EST) — The Sound of Music, a Broadway musical about a woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower, opened tonight at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City.
With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, the original cast included Mary Martin as Maria, Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp, Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess, Kurt Kasznar as Max Detweiler, Marion Marlowe as Elsa Schräder, Brian Davies as Rolf and Lauri Peters as Liesl.
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‘Mr. Blue’ by The Fleetwoods peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1959)
(Monday, November 16, 1959) — “Mr. Blue” by The Fleetwoods peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Mr. Blue’ by The Fleetwoods peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1959)
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‘Love Potion No. 9’ by The Clovers peaks at #23 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1959)
(Monday, November 16, 1959) — “Love Potion No. 9” by The Clovers peaked at #23 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Love Potion No. 9’ by The Clovers peaks at #23 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1959)
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‘Primrose Lane’ by Jerry Wallace peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 26 1959)
(Monday, October 26, 1959) — “Primrose Lane” by Jerry Wallace peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Primrose Lane’ by Jerry Wallace peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 26 1959)
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‘Shout – part 1’ by The Isley Brothers peaks at #47 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 26 1959)
(Monday, October 26, 1959) — “Shout – part 1” by The Isley Brothers peaked at #47 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Shout – part 1’ by The Isley Brothers peaks at #47 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 26 1959)
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‘Poison Ivy’ by The Coasters peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1959)
(Monday, October 12, 1959) — “Poison Ivy” by The Coasters peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Poison Ivy’ by The Coasters peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1959)