
KPHO in Phoenix, Arizona is now KGME, a Fox Sports radio station. KPHO moved to 910 AM in 1949 and played Top 40 music until sometime in the 1960’s, when they switched to an all-news format. They were sold in 1972 and switched to a country format, eventually working its way to a sports format. Here’s their Top Ten from June 15, 1959.
- Lloyd Price, “Personality”
- Martin Denny, “Quiet Village”
- The Coasters, “Along Came Jones”
- Floyd Robinson, “Makin’ Love”
- Dion & The Belmonts, “Teenager In Love”
- Freddy Cannon, “Tallahassee Lassie”
- Jimmie Rodgers, “Wonderful You”
- Connie Francis, “Lipstick On Your Collar”
- Paul Anka, “Lonely Boy”
- Johnny Horton, “The Battle Of New Orleans”
And that’s Top Ten Tuesday for June 14, 2022.
Love these dogs especially Johnny Horton , Paul Anka and really like ” Wonderful You”. It’s quite s nice song. I am not for the Connie Francis and thst 2nd song is quite weird with all the jungle noises. It reminds me of s tide sy Crysyal Beach where those similar noises could be heard. I would see a native with s man ‘ s head being taken out of a pot. You would just ride in the boat as it took uou to see the jungle.
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The Martin Denny song is an example of “exotica,” which I’ve talked about before. (https://thesoundofonehandtyping.com/2021/05/07/five-for-friday-exotica/) It’s a form of “lounge” music, made for sitting in your bachelor pad, drinking a martini and smoking a Benson & Hedges 100…
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A great selection of oldies and I remember all of these! My birthday is June 17th – yikes!
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That’s this Friday, right?
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Yep!
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