Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Tremeloes - "Here Comes My Baby" 1967
"Here Comes My Baby" is a song written by Cat Stevens. The Tremeloes version was a No. 4 hit in the UK Singles Chart and a No. 13 hit in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967.They had 2 more top 40 hits in 1967 with "Silence is Golden" and "Even the Bad times are Good".
Friday, March 17, 2017
I'm posting this in memory of lead guitarist Jim Fuller who died on March 3rd. The Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out", which were the A-side and B-side of the same 45 rpm single.
"Let's Dance" is a 1962 hit-single by Chris Montez, written and produced by Jim Lee, the song was a #4 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., and to No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. Although starting out as a rocker Chris switched styles to become a popular singer of soft ballads, scoring a hit with "Call Me" in 1966.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
"Just Like Me" Paul Revere & The Raiders
"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist and released on Columbia Records, it was the beginning of a string of rock classics by the band. It was their first major national hit and reached #11 on the US charts and was one of the first rock records to feature a double-tracked guitar solo by guitarist Drake Levin.
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