(Saturday, January 23, 1965) — “Downtown” by Petula Clark peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 23/30, 1965). Continue reading ‘Downtown’ by Petula Clark peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 23 1965)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1960s
The Byrds record Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ 60 years ago today (Jan 20 1965)
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(Wednesday, January 20, 1965) — The Byrds recorded the Bob Dylan song “Mr. Tambourine Man” today at Columbia Studios in Hollywood. Continue reading The Byrds record Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ 60 years ago today (Jan 20 1965)
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Legendary disc jockey Alan Freed, 43, dies in Palm Springs 60 years ago today (Jan 20 1965)
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(Wednesday, January 20, 1965) — Legendary rock-and-roll disc jockey and promoter Alan Freed, 43, died today in a Palm Springs, California, hospital from uremia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism.
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The Beach Boys complete ‘Today!’ album 60 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1965)
Video: 'The Beach Boys Today! (Full Album)' (12 tracks)
(Tuesday, January 19, 1965, 1:00-4:00 p.m. PST) — The Beach Boys completed recording their eighth studio album The Beach Boys Today! today at Western Recorders studio in Hollywood, finishing off the last four tracks with guitar and vocal overdubs for “Good to My Baby,” “I’m So Young,” “In the Back of My Mind” and the album version of “Help Me, Ronda” (spelled without an “h” at this time).
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‘Love Potion No. 9′ by The Searchers peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
(Saturday, January 16, 1965) — “Love Potion No. 9” by The Searchers peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Love Potion No. 9′ by The Searchers peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
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‘The Jerk’ by The Larks peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
(Saturday, January 16, 1965) — “The Jerk” by The Larks peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Jerk’ by The Larks peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
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‘Too Many Fish in the Sea’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #25 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
(Saturday, January 16, 1965) — “Too Many Fish in the Sea” by The Marvelettes peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Too Many Fish in the Sea’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #25 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
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The Beach Boys record ‘Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”‘ 60 years ago today (Jan 13 1965)
Video: 'Bull Session With "Big Daddy" (Remastered)'
(Wednesday, January 13, 1965) — The Beach Boys recorded “Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”” today at Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album The Beach Boys Today!. Continue reading The Beach Boys record ‘Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”‘ 60 years ago today (Jan 13 1965)
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‘Hullabaloo’ musical variety series debuts on NBC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1965)
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(Tuesday, January 12, 1965, 8:30 p.m. EST) — Hullabaloo, a weekly musical variety series that served as a big-budget, quality showcase for the leading pop acts of the day, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. Featured acts on the premiere included the New Christy Minstrels and comedian Woody Allen.
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The Beach Boys record ‘Do You Wanna Dance?’ 60 years ago this hour (Jan 11 1965)
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(Monday, January 11, 1965, 2:00-5:30 p.m. PST) — The Beach Boys recorded ““Do You Wanna Dance?”” today at Gold Star studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album The Beach Boys Today!.
