I’m going to do things a little different. Rather than creating a playlist, I put the individual songs in the post yesterday, and my brother seemed pretty happy with it, so I’m going to try that again. I’ll still create a playlist for those who want it, I just won’t embed it like I had been. Let me know how you like it!
KOIL first went on the air in 1925, and was purchased by promoter Don Burden in 1953. He turned KOIL into a Top 40 station, and it remained one until Burden’s licenses were revoked in 1976, due to certain improprieties (e.g. bribery). The station came back several months later with a new owner. It’s now a news-talk station and an affiliate of the Kansas City Chiefs radio network. Here’s their Top Ten from March 13, 1959.
10 – Chris Barber’s Jazz Band, “Petite Fleur”
9 – The Diamonds, “She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)”
8 – Andy Williams, “The Hawaiian Wedding Song”
7 – The Crests, “Sixteen Candles”
6 – Brook Benton, “It’s Just A Matter Of Time”
5 – The Chipmunks, “Alvin’s Harmonica”
4 – Lloyd Price, “Stagger Lee”
3 – The Bell Notes, “I’ve Had It”
2 – Frankie Avalon, “Venus”
1 – The Coasters, “Charlie Brown”
Here’s the Top Ten as a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyZ5mLbrD9Pd4iqvKIUlwINlDzP6lAlA.
That’s Top Ten Tuesday for March 7, 2023.
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Oh and I like this set up because, if one doesn’t play, I can just go to the next where, before, I couldn’t hear the rest.
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Good! It’s a keeper, then. Everyone seems to like it.
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This is a really nice lust snd I can picture my mom enjoying this, even the Alvin song. Both my parents laughed at this song but they met in 1959 so, maybe, this song meant something to them.
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Could be… Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville) had a great idea with Alvin & The Chipmunks…
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I remember the spring of 1959. High school graduation not too far off and these songs on the radio, Thanks, John
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Glad you liked them!
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I remembered more of these than I thought I would when I saw the title. I like this format, John. I often end up pasting the song title into a browser to bring up the song. Interesting that you have two songs that deal with young men shooting craps. I guess it was more of a thing in 1959 than I remember.
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Definitely a ’50’s thing, shooting craps.
Glad you like the new format! Looks like a keeper…
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Glad you like it!
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Your new format is great, John. I like it a lot and prefer it to the older one. Change can be good!
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Looks like it’s a keeper, then!
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I like your new format –
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Thanks! Looks like everyone thinks it’s a winner…
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