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12/17/2009
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Judy Garland died the same month True Grit and Goodbye Columbus hit area theatres... and Three Dog Night had their first top 10 record with "One". That was all in June of 1969. The group's Danny Hutton recalls how they tried several producers before finding the right one:
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12/17/2009
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TV newsman John Chancellor was appointed the head of the Voice Of America, Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival and Jackie DeShannon had the hit "What The World Needs Now"... all in July of 1965. The singer recalls what changed for her once she had the hit......
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12/17/2009
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In the theatres... it was the Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night.
And on the radio... it was Gene Pitney's top 10 hit "It Hurts To Be In
Love". The month and year? September of 1964. And Pitney was happy to
have the song; it was offered to him after ...
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12/17/2009
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It was December of 1966... A Man For All Seasons opened, Angela Lansbury was a mystery guest on What's My Line? and the Beach Boys hit number one with "Good Vibrations". Mike Love recalls how the lyrics were written:
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12/10/2009
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Think back to September of 1966... that's when President Johnson signed legislation raising the minimum wage to $1.60 an hour and The Association hit number one for the first time with "Cherish". Co-founder Terry Kirkman says the song was meant to be played slower than it turned out:
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12/10/2009
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas aired for the first time... The Monkees introduced their new single, "I'm A Believer" on their Monday night TV show... and Wilson Pickett had a hit with "Mustang Sally"... in December of 1966. Pickett remembers the early days when he got his first break singing ...
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12/10/2009
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It was March of 1967... You're A Big Boy Now, Hombre and Easy Come, Easy Go were playing in area theatres... and The Turtles had the number one song on KIMN radio with "Happy Together". Co-writer Gary Bonner says it's really not such a happy song!
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12/10/2009
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Must-see Wednesday-night TV included The Beverly Hillbillies, The Patty Duke Show and Shindig! in June of 1965. At the same time, Peter & Gordon's cover of Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways" was on the radio. Gordon recalls why they covered the Holly classic...
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12/10/2009
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Martin Luther King, Jr. led a civil rights march across Alabama, the movie version of The Sound Of Music had it's world premiere and "Nowhere To Run" by Martha & The Vandellas made it to the top 10... in March of 1965. Louvain Demps of Motown's resident back-up singers, The ...
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12/10/2009
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Back in June of 1969, special ceremonies marked the 25th anniversary of D-Day... and The Spiral Starecase hit with "More Today Than Yesterday". Lead singer Pat Upton:
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