Herman's Hermits "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1965 and spent three weeks at the top of the chart.

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"Let me stand next to your fire"

Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967
Photo: Ed Caraeff

Jim Morrison, 1967
Photo: Gloria Stavers

Elvis Presley's "Stuck On You" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 25, 1960 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart.

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Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders' "The Game Of Love" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 24, 1965.

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SERGE GAINSBOURG & JANE BIRKIN
Jane Birkin - Serge Gainsbourg
1969 Canada pressing

Perfect selection for last spin of the night.

A short, wonderful orchestral pop album.
Birkin’s accent elevates her vocals to a sexiness that is almost unbearable.

Lovely evening zen.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #ARTPOP #french #france #1960s #1960smusic #60s #sergegainsbourg #janebirkin

Album Cover: The Beatles - "Help!" (1965)

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Album Cover: The Beatles - "The Beatles 1962-1966" (1973)

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JUNIOR BROWN
THE BEACH BOYS
"409"

junior brown & beach boys 409
alberto huerta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qsYreBJZE

While they were together, I hope they did "Shut Down."

Junior Brown's "Surf Medley" is must listening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSOXZNY8hAA

He's an amazing guitarist who doesn't get anywhere near his due.

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The Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 27, 1965 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

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Album Cover: The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night" (1964)

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
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We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

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The Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 13, 1965 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

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BRENDA LEE
"SWEET NOTHIN'S"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReYuh1uKDFk

Having asked friends for a favorite Brenda Lee song, one selected "All Alone Am I" along with "Sweet Nothin's." "Sweet Nothin's" has been covered by quite a variety of acts, from The Searchers (1963) to the Duke Robillard Band (2019), with the Pete Best Band(!), Burton Cummings, Wanda Jackson, and Diana Ross in between. I guess Brenda got their attention. Brenda did the best version of "Killing Me Softly" I have heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw7A08IUNyc

The Roberta Flack hit has annoying percussion and the Fugees hit has gotten lots of airplay and it has worn out its welcome. Judging from Amazon and Bandcamp searches, evidently Brenda's version is currently not available for purchase. I heard Brenda Lee at the Bangor Fair in Maine and I'll never forget it. It was outdoors in bright sun and she related one of her songs to what rock 'n' roll was like in the 1960s. She is one of the few early 60s stars still with us.

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The Temptations' "My Girl" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 6, 1965.

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1968's TIMELY MUSICAL GIFT TO 2025
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FROM HAIR TO ETERNITY
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Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)
Brian Auger - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfxhzs-fmu4

Best known (and quite fiery) recording of Julie Driscoll, of, by, and for Brian Auger and Trinity

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Percy Faith's "Theme From 'A Summer Place'" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 22, 1960 and spent nine weeks at the top of the chart.

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Gary Lewis and the Playboys' "This Diamond Ring" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 20, 1965 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

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Mark Dinning's "Teen Angel" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 8, 1960 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

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The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 6, 1965 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

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