Oldies but Goodies

Happy Double Friday to you all!

Well, I kinda justed phoned the last one in, but todays is something of a fun little treat. We are going back over 40 years and hitting some of the more fun songs in rock and roll. Back when groups travelled in large tours, akin to smaller Lollapaloozas, and people sat in seats at Rock-n-roll concerts. I'm not saying that it was the best of times, but it was a bit gentler.

So, it comes as no surprise that there were very few Bad Boys of Rock at this time, Elvis being pretty much the standard here. What people don't know that his direct opposite in this area was Ricky Nelson, second only to The King in hits.

Ricky's last #1 hit, "Travellin' Man," was recorded in 1961, a couple ears before his tumultuous marriage. Maybe he should have stayed at home.



Out of Centralia, Washington came The Fleetwoods. Thier acapella style and vocal harmonies was very popular due to the song "Come Softly to Me," recorded in 1959, which went to #1 that year. Sadly, it's one of the last #1 "Melodic" songs to grace the rock and roll charts, only to be eclipsed by "Unchained Melody" *shudder* years later.


Enjoy your Friday kids! Only two working days until Monday.
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