Sunday, May 30, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 28, 1965

You Turn Me On-Ian Whitcomb #1
Highest debut Shakin' All Over-Guess Who #7 New
So Much In Love With You-Ian & The Zodiacs
Beyond-Chantays
Back In My Arms Again-Supremes #1
Highest debut Laurie-Dickie Lee #30
New
Peanuts-Sunglows
From The Bottom Of My Heart-Moody Blues

Thursday, May 27, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 27, 1972

I'll Take You There-Staples Singers #1 on both K/MEN and KFXM
Highest debut Old Man-Neil Young #28 New
You're The Man-Marvin Gaye
We're On The Way-Chris Hodge
Highest debut Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor Bunch #26
A few of the DJs as "Tigers"
New
Take It Easy-Eagles
How Can I Be Sure-David Cassidy

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

KFXM May 26, 1961

Hello Mary Lou/Flip-Ricky Nelson #1 Traveling Man finnaly gets a mention, but called FLIP. Did KFXM have a problem with the song?
Highest debut Running Scared-Roy Orbison #15
Also debuting at #21 Raindrops-Dee Clark
The Astonaut-Charlie Manna (an LP cut) Was this the same as Bill Dana's The Astronaut? New
Stick With Me, Baby/Temptation-Everly Brothers
Heart & Soul-Jan & Dean
Girl Of My Best Friend-Ral Donner
Rama Lama Ding Dong-Edsels
Cupid-Sam Cooke
Day Train-Hi-Ballers (An answer to Night Train?)
Anyone get $5.90 for the best news tip of the week?

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

KFXM May 19, 1961

Runaway-Del Shannon #1
Highest debut I Feel So Bad-Elvis Presley #21 New
Dance On Little Girl-Paul Anka
Every Beat Of My Heart-Pips
Running Scared-Roy Orbison
Lucys Theme from Parrish-Clebanoff Stings (I've heard this and to me, it is very much a reminder of Theme From A Summer Place)

Monday, May 24, 2010

KFXM May 22, 1959

The Battle Of New Orleans-Johnny Horton #1
also in the Top 40
Dream Lover-Bobby Darin #7
Six Nights A Week-Crests #13
I'm Ready-Fats Domino #31
Kookie Kookie-Ed Byrnes/Connie Stevens #35
Teenager In Love-Dion & The Belmonts #38
Casting My Spell-The Johnny Otis Show #40
New
This I Swear-Skyliners
Tallahassie Lassie-Freddie Cannon
Next 1959 survey will be posted in the middle of July

Saturday, May 22, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 21, 1965

You Turn Me On-Ian Whitcomb #1
Highest debut Mr. Tambourine Man-Byrds #6K/men presents The Rolling Stones!
New
Voodoo Woman-Bobby Goldsboro
The Puzzle Song-Shirley Ellis
Seventh Son-Johnny Rivers

Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is-The Beatles #1
Highest debut The Entertainer-Tony Clark #34
New
Laurie-Dickie Lee
Wonderful World-Herman's Hermits
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte-Patti Page




Tuesday, May 18, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 17, 1972

I'll Take You There-Staple Singers #1 on both stations
Highest debut on KFXM Old Man-Neil Young #27 New

I Need You-America
We're Free-Beverly Bremers

Motorcycle winners with the KFXM billboard in the background


Highest debut Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor Bunch #22
New
Lean On Me-Bill Withers
Take It Easy-Eagles
Conquistidor-Procal Harum
Artwork that helps identify the K/MEN in 1972

Monday, May 17, 2010

KFXM May 15, 1959

Quiet Village-Martin Denny #1
Highest debut -Who knows?
but also on the top 40
Turn Me Loose-Fabian #11
Almost Grown-Chuck Berry #13
Message To Mary/Poor Jenny-Everly Brothers #22
Gidget-Jimmy Darren #28
New
Along Came Jones-Coasters
Cherry Stone-Addrissi Brothers
Money Money Money-"Fontana's own"-Bob Pergrim
1959 KFXM was broadcasting The Dodgers

Saturday, May 15, 2010

KFXM and K/men May 14, 1965


Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is-Beatles #1 both stations
Highest debut on K/MEN You Turn Me On-Ian Whitcomb #2 also
Here Comes The Night-Them #10 New
What The World Needs Now Is Love-Jackie DeShannon
The Price Of Love-Everly Brothers
Baby-Bushmen


Highest debut Here Comes The Night-Them #33

New
I Can't Help Myself-Four Tops

Thursday, May 13, 2010

KFXM May 12, 1961

Runaway-Del Shannon #1
Hello Mary Lou-Rick Nelson big jump to #4
Highest debut Daddy's Home-Shep & The Lamplighters #28 New
I Feel So Bad-Elvis Presley
Stand By Me/On The Horizon-Ben E. King

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 9-10, 1972

Look What You've Done To Me-Al Green #1
Highest debut Candy Man-Sammy Davis, Jr #25 New
I Need You-America
We're Free-Beverly Bremers

THE KFXM "Flashback Album" Anyone besides me have one?
I'll Take You There-Staple Singers #1
Highest debut Nice To Be With You-Gallery #25 Always thought they sounded like Dawn
New
I Wanna Be Where You Are-Michael Jackson
Old Man-Neil Young
Troglodite-Jimmy Castor Bunch
Hey!! A Picture of Jim Quinn in the K/men Studios

Monday, May 10, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 7, 1965

Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is-Beatles #1 on both stations
Highest debut on K/men Catch The Wind-Donovan #7 New
Engine Engine No.9-Roger Miller
You Turn Me On-Ian Whitcomb
The Swingin' Creeper-Ventures
I Can't Help Myself-Four Tops
and in the year 1965
May 15th, At The Swing Auditorium, K/MEN presents the Rolling Stones!
Highest debut on KFXM You Turn Me On-Ian Whitcomb #26
New
Break Up-Del Shannon
Here Comes The Night-Them
Bring It On Home To Me-Animals
Look we have pictures of the new guys Don Elliot and Al Anthony

Friday, May 07, 2010

KFXM May 5, 1961

Runaway-Del Shannon #1
Highest debut How Many Tears-Bobby Vee #33 New
Barbara Ann-Regents
Chantilly Lace-Lloyd Price
So Far Away-Rochell & The Candles

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN May 2-5, 1972


Better scans courtesy of Lord Darth Much Much better. Thank you!



#1 on both stations Look What You've Done For Me-Al Green
Highest debut on K/men Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond #21


New
I Need You-America
It's Nice To Be With You-Gallery

K/men Soundathon coming Memorial Day Weekend
Highest debut Tumbling Dice-Rolling Stones #25




New
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton
Smilin'-Sly & The Family Stone





Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina in Concert UC Riverside Gym




Sunday, May 02, 2010

KFXM and K/MEN April 30, 1965

Gloria-Them #1
Highest debut Crying In The Chapel-Elvis Presley #7 Don't forget!
May 15th, at the Swing Auditoriun K/MEN presents the Rolling Stones!
NewFor Your Love-Yardbirds
The Skip-Donnie & The Cor-vets
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter-Herman's Hermits #1
Highest debut Back In My Arms Again-Supremes #24 New
You Turn Me On-Ian Whitcomb
Shakin' All Over-Guess Who