April 19th
Other bulleted movers on this week's chart include "Music To Watch Girls By" by Andy Williams (up to #42 from #51), "Casino Royale" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (now sitting at #44, up from...
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April 20th
Baseball pitching great Tom Seaver of The New York Mets earns his first major league victory over The Chicago Cubs, 6-1. Seaver will later pitch for the crosstown Chicago White Sox.Seaver had an...
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April 21st
Top debuts this week include "Sunshine Girl" by The Parade, new on the chart at #72, "My Girl Josephine" by Jerry Jaye, a great remake of an old Fats Domino tune, in at #82 ... this was my first...
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The Cyrkle perform "Turn Down Day" on The Hollywood Palace. Due to overwhelming demand, two more shows have been added to The Monkees' UK Tour. Also announced today is that Lulu will be The Monkees'...
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The Happenings appear on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Bobby Vinton performs "Georgy Girl", "Matchmaker", "Sunrise, Sunset" and "L'Chaim" on The Ed Sullivan Show. (Not sure I quite get ANY of...
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April 24th
The Monkees top both the album chart AND the singles chart this week with "More Of The Monkees", their second LP and their latest single "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You". "Somethin' Stupid" by...
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With "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" not even out in the stores yet, The Beatles begin recording the track "Magical Mystery Tour", conceived by Paul on a flight back to London just a few days...
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April 26th
Janis Ian performs "Society's Child" on the CBS television program "Inside Pop - The Rock Revolution". Although the record would ultimately be banned by numerous radio stations due to its...
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April 27th
Big movers on the chart this week include "Shake A Tail Feather" by James and Bobby Purify (up 18 places from #61 to #43), "Groovin" by The Young Rascals (which climbs from #91 to #48, a move of 43...
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April 28th
Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali is stripped of his title when he refuses induction into the military services, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to the Viet Nam War. ("I ain't got no...
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April 29th
Cindy Birdsong (of the BlueBelles) makes her first "official" appearance on stage as a Supreme at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. She will eventually be asked to permanently replace Florence...
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April 30th
Now THIS would be a great one to see again … Paul Revere and the Raiders appear on The Ed Sullivan Show and perform their last hit single, "Good Thing", their current hit single, "Ups And Downs" and...
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May 1st, 1967
Nancy and Frank Sinatra return to the #1 spot this week with their killer duet "Somethin' Stupid", dropping The Monkees to the #4 position. Jumping up three spots each, to #2 and #3 respectively, are...
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May 2nd
Capitol Records officially announces that the next Beach Boys album, "SMiLE", will not be released as planned. Brian went through what can best be described as an emotional and mental breakdown trying...
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Just outside The Top 40, "Mirage", the brand new one by Tommy James and the Shondells, climbs 34 places from #76 to #42 and "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be" by Paul Revere and the Raiders is up 28...
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The Turtles receive a gold record for their #1 Hit "Happy Together". It is their first gold record award … but they'll go on to receive another one later this year for their follow-up hit, "She'd...
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May 5th
Hot-shot debuts on the chart this week include "Do It Again, A Little Bit Slower" by Jon and Robin, which premiers at #79 and "Come On Down To My Boat" by Every Mother's Son. Convicted Murderer...
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May 6th
The group Pearls Before Swine begin recording an album called "One Nation Underground". One of the tracks on the new LP is titled "Miss Morse", which popular New York Disc Jockey Murray The K plays on...
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May 7th
Jefferson Airplane make a memorable appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The Jimi Hendrix Experience performs two shows at London's Saville Theatre. In the audience that night: Ringo...
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May 8th
The Supremes take over the #1 spot on this week's Super Chart as "The Happening" pushes past "Somethin' Stupid" by Nancy and Frank Sinatra. The Young Rascals make a HUGE leap from #19 to #4 with their...
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