Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
For this fine Tuesday morning, let’s turn to the Chairmen of the Board for today’s classic song of the day. That song is “Everything’s Tuesday” and it was released as a single in August of 1970. It rose to #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Everything’s Tuesday” was written by the former Motown team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and…
Today’s classic song of the day has a title that’s difficult to verbalize. The song is “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um” (that’s six “um’s”) by Major Lance. Released as a single in December of 1963, this classic piece of Chicago Soul hit #5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 in February of 1964. “Um,…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Ms. Grace” by the Tymes. This is an odd one in that it hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart in January of 1975, yet only hit #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 here in the U.S. (It rose a little higher on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, all the way to #75,…
Today’s classic song of the day is that Carolina Beach Music classic, “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” by the Tams. Released as a single in December of 1963, it hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart early in 1964. “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” was written…
Today’s classic song of the day sounds like something from the mid-60s, but was actually released late in 1975. The track, which has a definite Carolina Beach Music vibe, is “Hold Back the Night” by the Trammps and it went to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of 1976. You might remember the Trammps from their previous hit…
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…