Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Today’s classic R&B song of the day is “Gimme Little Sign” by Brenton Wood. Released in the fall of 1967, this track hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Cash Box Top 100. Surprisingly, it topped out at just #19 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart. “Gimme Little Sign” was written by Mr. Wood (under his real…
Your real honest-to-goodness mid-tempo shuffle Carolina beach music song of the day is “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy” by the Tams. Unlike yesterday’s classic song of the day, Brenton Woods’ “The Oogum Boogum Song,” which fell into the beach music category despite its straight beat, “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy” has that shuffle beat that defines the true…
Your nonsensical, possibly pornographic Carolina beach music song of the day is “The Oogum Boogum Song” by Brenton Wood. This track was released in April of 1967 and rose to #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #19 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart. “The Oogum Boogum Song” is about a guy who’s so obsessed with a certain young lady…