(Saturday, November 17, 1962) — “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of five weeks (Nov. 17/24, Dec. 1/8/15, 1962). Continue reading ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ by The Four Seasons peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1962)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1960s
‘Return to Sender’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1962)
(Saturday, November 17, 1962) — “Return to Sender” by Elvis Presley peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five weeks. Continue reading ‘Return to Sender’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1962)
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‘Next Door to an Angel’ by Neil Sedaka peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1962)
(Saturday, November 17, 1962) — “Next Door to an Angel” by Neil Sedaka peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Next Door to an Angel’ by Neil Sedaka peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1962)
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‘He’s a Rebel’ by The Crystals peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)
(Saturday, November 3, 1962) — “He’s a Rebel” by The Crystals peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Nov. 3/10, 1962). Continue reading ‘He’s a Rebel’ by The Crystals peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)
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‘Only Love Can Break a Heart’ by Gene Pitney peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)
(Saturday, November 3, 1962) — “Only Love Can Break a Heart” by Gene Pitney peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Only Love Can Break a Heart’ by Gene Pitney peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)
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‘Working for the Man’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)
(Saturday, November 3, 1962) — “Working for the Man” by Roy Orbison peaked at #33 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Working for the Man’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)
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The Beatles tape second-ever TV appearance for ‘People And Places’ in Manchester, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1962)
Video: 'The Beatles People and Places November 2 1962'
(Monday, October 29, 1962, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time) — Twelve days after their television debut on the People And Places show, The Beatles returned to Granada TV Centre in Manchester today to tape a second performance for airing on Nov. 2, 1962, at 6:30 p.m. GMT. Continue reading The Beatles tape second-ever TV appearance for ‘People And Places’ in Manchester, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1962)
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Earliest surviving recorded interview of The Beatles conducted 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 27 1962)
Audio: 'The Beatles first radio interview (10/27/1962)'
(Saturday, October 27, 1962, 8:45 p.m. British Summer Time) — Members of the British rock music group The Beatles were interviewed tonight for Radio Clatterbridge at Hulme Hall in Birkenhead, England, for the radio program Sunday Spin, limited to closed-circuit broadcasting in Cleaver and Clatterbridge, two local hospitals, for broadcast the next day. Continue reading Earliest surviving recorded interview of The Beatles conducted 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 27 1962)
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The Beatles perform three songs for BBC radio’s ‘Here We Go’ program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 25 1962)
Video: 'BEATLES EN HERE WE GO OCT 26, 1962'
(Thursday, October 25, 1962, 8:00-8:45 p.m. British Summer Time) — The still largely known British rock music band The Beatles performed three songs tonight at Playhouse Theater in Manchester, England, for tomorrow’s 5:00 p.m. BBC Light Programme Here We Go. Continue reading The Beatles perform three songs for BBC radio’s ‘Here We Go’ program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 25 1962)
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‘Monster Mash’ by Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1962)
(Saturday, October 20, 1962) — “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 20/27, 1962). Continue reading ‘Monster Mash’ by Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1962)
