Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Rounding out this week of organ-heavy tunes, today’s classic organic song of the day is “Like a Rolling Stone” by the immortal Bob Dylan. Released as a single in July of 1965 by Columbia Records, this track shot to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Like a Rolling Stone” was recorded just…
We’re looking at organ-heavy tracks this week and today’s classic organic song of the day is “Double Shot of My Baby’s Love” by the Swingin’ Medallions. Released in April of 1966, this garage rock classic peaked at at #17 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. “Double Shot of My Baby’s Love” was written by Don…
Today’s classic organ-heavy song of the day is “96 Tears” by a group calling themselves ? and the Mysterians. (That’s pronounced “Question Mark and the Mysterians.”) This garage rock classic was released in August of 1966 and popped all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. Billboard named it the #5 song…
This week we’re going all organic, featuring tunes with prominent organ parts. Our first classic organic song of the week is the instrumental track “Green Onions,” made famous by Memphis’ own, Booker T. & the M.G.’s. This one hit #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts, and rose to the very top of Billboard’s…
Today’s classic song of the day is a blast of summer fun by a group called the Rivieras. The song is “California Sun;” released in January of 1964, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, just before the Beatles invaded our sunny shores. “California Sun” was written by Henry Glover, a pro who’d been penning tunes for over…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Expressway to Your Heart” by the Soul Survivors. It was released in July of 1967 and hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Expressway to Your Heart” was an early piece of what we later came to know as Philly Soul. It was written and produced by…
For today’s classic song of the day we go back to the folk music scene of the late ’60s and the song “Day is Done” by Peter, Paul and Mary. This song was released as a single in March of 1969 and hit #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “Day is Done” was…
Today’s classic song of the day is “This Guy’s in Love with You” by Herb Alpert, the Tijuana Brass guy. Released as a single in May of 1968, this track went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. It was also a top-ten smash in Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, and…
This week’s final classic Jimmy Webb song of the day is “Didn’t We,” a song that really wasn’t a major hit for any particular artist but was covered by enough singers to become somewhat of a classic. Jimmy Webb wrote “Didn’t We” back in 1968 as a reflection on a love affair that almost but not quite made it. It’s…