#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Gimme Little Sign” by Brenton Wood, following up his Phoenix top 10 hit “The Oogum Boogum Song.” It dethrones “The Letter” by the Box Tops, featuring vocals by 16-year-old Alex Chilton, who in 1999 sang a rather… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX: “Too Late To Turn Back Now,” the second of two big hits by the Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose. Beatles pal Billy Preston takes a big leap from #10 to #2 with the instrumental “Outa Space.” Bill… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “It Don’t Come Easy” by Ringo Starr. This was his first solo hit after the Beatles, but he had lots of help: George Harrison produced it and played the distinctive guitar part; Stephen Stills was on piano;… Continue reading
#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Up On The Roof” by the Drifters, another in a long line of hits for the legendary rhythm-and-blues group. Musically, the early 1960s were essentially a carry-over from the 1950s. Not until January 1964, when the Beatles… Continue reading
#1 at KTKT/Tucson: “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas — one of those endearing novelty one-hit wonders. He bumps out another Carl (Carlton), who drops to #5 with “Everlasting Love,” a cover of Robert Knight‘s 1967 hit. Zonaman traveled down… Continue reading
#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “It’s Too Late” by Carole King, the lead single and instant classic from her landmark Tapestry album. She also wrote the song at #9, up from #21 last week: “You’ve Got A Friend” by James Taylor. Other… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Monday, Monday,” second hit for the Mamas and the Papas following “California Dreaming.” The songs would end up at #1 and #2 on the year-end KRUX chart for 1966. Holding at #2 is Bob Dylan with “Rainy… Continue reading
