Sunday, October 31, 2010

KFXM October 27, 1972

Doug Collins playing the records
Ben-Michael Jackson #1
New in the top ten
I Believe In Music-Gallery #9
Listen To The Music-Doobie Brothers #10
Highest debut
Freddie's Dead-Curtis Mayfield #23
New
Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts
Ventura Highway-America

Friday, October 29, 2010

K/MEN October 27, 1972

Convention '72-Delegates #1
New in the top ten
I'll Be Around-Spinners #7
I'd Love You To Want Me-Lobo #8
Witchy  Woman-Eagles #9
I Believe In Music-Gallery #10
Highest debut
Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts #24
New
No-Bulldog
Dialogue-Chicago

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

KFXM October 20 and 27, 1961

Somebody was paying attention.  I was told I missed last weeks 1961 KFXM Survey.  I checked and you are right! Thank you. This will bring you up to date.
Runaround Sue-Dion #1 on both surveys
New on the top ten on the first survey
One Track Mind-Bobby Lewis #6
Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean #7
Goodbye Cruel World-James Darren #8
I Love How You Love Me-Paris Sisters #9
Highest debut
Sweets For My Sweet-Drifters #34
New
Town Without Pity-Gene Pitney
My Prayer-Tony Williams
Language Of Love-John D. Loudermilk

Joy Joy-Little Richard
New in the top ten
Gypsy Woman-Impressions #9
Tower Of Strength-Gene McDaniels #10
New
My Girl-Charles McCullough
The Girl From Kooka Monga-Thomas Ridgley
School Is In-Gary US Bonds
Crazy-Patsy Cline
It Do Me So Good-Ann-Margaret  (anyone see her on CSI this week?)
Anyone out there know anyone who entered the "Miss KFXM Contest"? You could win a part in a movie, trip to Las Vegas, "A Day at Disneyland", Beautiful wardrobe and a Complete Record Library.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

KFXM October 23, 1959

Halfway To Heaven/Danny Boy-Conway Twitty #1
New in the top ten
Say Man-Bo Diddley #3
One Way Ticket/Oh Carol-Neil Sedaka #8
Highest debut
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Jivin' Gene #30
New
Shotgun-The Playboys
Green Stamps-Jimmy Norman
Handy Man-Jimmy Jones
Torquay-Fireballs

Monday, October 25, 2010

KFXM October 22, 1965

Yesterday/Act Naturally-Beatles #1
New in the top ten
But You're Mine-Sonny & Cher #4
Everybody Loves A Clown-Gary Lewis & The Playboys #5
If You've Got A Heart-Bobby Goldsboro #8
Respect-Otis Redding #9
Highest debut Dream Baby-Cher #31
Local group The Mustangs, who have been performing at San Bernardino's Route 66 in 2010.  Also The Mar-Vels
 
 The Rolling Stones opinion of 1965's music.
Donovan


Saturday, October 23, 2010

KFXM October 20, 1972

Chris Roberts and Winner-Valleri Reader
Ben-Michael Jackson #1
New in the top ten
I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash #6
Use Me-Bill Withers #8
I'd Love You To Want Me-Lobo #9
Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues-Danny O'Keefe #10
Highest debut
Elected-Alice Cooper #24
New
Papa Was A Rolling Stone-Temptations
American City Suite-Cashman & West

Friday, October 22, 2010

KITO

The best copy of the only KITO survey I've seen (October 1959). In 2 1/2 years will become K/MEN

Thursday, October 21, 2010

K/MEN October 20, 1972

Ben-Michael Jackson #1
New in the top ten
I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash #5
Freddie's Dead-Curtis Mayfield #9
Highest debut
If I Could Reach You-Fifth Dimension #25
New
Convention '72-Delegates #29
Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts
Operator-Jim Croce
Ventura Highway-America

Monday, October 18, 2010

KFXM October 16, 1959

Put Your Head On My Shoulder-Paul Anka #1
New in the top ten
Halfway To Heaven/Danny Boy-Conway Twitty
The Angels Listened In-Crests #10
Highest debut
Don't You Know-Della Reese #34
New
Be My Guest/I've Been Around-Fats Domino
Talk To Me-Frank Sinatra
First Name Initial-Annette
Gand Opening of The Record Rack in Del Rosa.  Anyone ever been there?

Sunday, October 17, 2010

K/mentertainer October 15, 1965

The Rolling StonesBill Watson writes about the first Stones concert in San Bernardino.  He states he recorded the arrival at the airport and played it back on K/MEN.  Does that recording still exist?              
Dave Jeffries, Chuck Christiansen and Buddy Budnik debut as cartoon characters this week
Some radio stations have been known to change a dj's name so not to confuse listeners with similar names, but K/MEN now has two Chucks.
Yesterday-Beatles #1
New in the top top
A Taste Of Honey-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass #9
If You've Got A Heart-Bobby Goldsboro #10
New
Make It Easy On Yourself-Walker Brothers
Tirn Turn Turn-Byrds
Rising Sun-Deep Six

Friday, October 15, 2010

KFXM October 15, 1965

Yesterday/Act Naturally-Beatles #1
New in the top ten
Get Off My Cloud/I'm Free-Rolling Stones #3
Keep On Dancing-Gentrys #5
Just A Little Bit Better-Herman's Hermits #10
Highest debut
Turn Turn Turn-Byrds #29
Robert Vaughn of Man From U.N.C.L.E.


Thursday, October 14, 2010

KFXM October 13, 1972

Ben-Michael Jackson #1
New in the top ten
Starting All Over Again-Mel & Tim #8
You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart #9
Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues #10
Highest debut
Witchy Woman-Eagles #28
New
Elected-Alice Cooper
I Am Woman-Helen Reddy
Rock N' Roll Soul-Grand Funk Railroad

Coming to the Swing Auditorium  Savoy Brown & Uriah Heep

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

K/MEN October 13, 1972

Ben-Michael Jackson #1
New in the top ten
You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart #9
Highest debut
I'll Be Around-Spinners #17
New
If I Could Reach You-Fifth Dimension
You Outa Be With Me-Al Green
Spaceman-Nilsson

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

KFXM October 13, 1961

Let's Get Together-Hayley Mills #1
New in the top ten
Runaround Sue-Dion #3
Crying/Candy Man-Roy Orbison #6
Bristol Stomp-Dovells #9
Highest debut
Heartaches-Marcels #30
New
Danny Boy-Andy Williams
Just Out Of Reach-Solomon Burke
How many of the obscure "Wax To Watch" can you find on YouTube?

Monday, October 11, 2010

KFXM October 10, 1959

Put Your Head On My Shoulder-Paul Anka #1
New in the top ten
Just Ask Your Heart-Frankie Avalon #4
Deck Of Cards-Wink Martindale #7
Highest debut
Say Man-Bo Diddley #27
New
Boom Boom Baby/Don't Destroy Me-Billy "Crash" Craddock
Bad Girl-Miracles
Dance with Me-Drifters
There I've Said It Again-Sam Cooke
Just As Much As Ever-Bob Beckham

Sunday, October 10, 2010

KFXM October 8, 1965

Yesterday/Act Naturally-Beatles #1
New in the top ten
Houston-Dean Martin #7
In The Midnight Hour-Wilson Pickett #8
The "In" Crowd-Ramsey Lewis Trio #10
Highest debut
If You Got A Heart-Bobby Goldsboro #24

We Five

Saturday, October 09, 2010

K/MEN October 8, 1965

Lover's Concerto-Toys #1
New in the top ten
Get Off My Cloud-Rolling Stones #6
In The Midnight Hour-Wilson Pickett #7
Take Me For A Little While-Evie Sands #8
I Knew You When-Billy Joe Royal #9
New
Goodnight My Love-Joey Paige
Gemini-Ventures
Rescue Me-Fontella Bass
Mystic Eyes-Them
Interesting article by Bill Watson In or Out.  Poor Connie Francis and Peter Best and surfin' sounds. A little confusion about Frank Sinatra.

Donovan article
#1 on the front says one thing, the survey says another

Friday, October 08, 2010

K/MEN and KFXM October 6, 1972

Bruce Chandler Doug Collins and Ron Christian live and in person!

 My Ding-A-Ling-Chuck Berry #1
New in the top ten
Ben-Michael Jackson #3
Garden Party-Rick Nelson #9
Highest debut
I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash #26
New
Spaceman-Nilsson
Witchy Eoman-Eagles 

K/MEN
Ben-Michael Jackson #1
New in the top ten
City Of New Orleans-Arlo Guthrie #6
Starting All Over Again-Mel & Tim #9
Highest debut
I Believe In Music-Gallery #27
New
Don't Do It-Band
I'll Be Around-Spinners

Thursday, October 07, 2010

KFXM October 6, 1961

Let's Get Together-Hayley Mills #1
New in the top ten
Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles #10
Highest debut
Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean #26
New
Heartaches-Marcels
Blue Moon-Ventures
I Understand-G-Clefs
The One I Love-Francis Albert Sinatra (Yes, I know)
Funny How Time Slips Away-Jimmy Eldridge
Sweets For My Sweets-Drifter

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

KFXM October 3, 1959

Put Your Head On My Shoulder-Paul Anka #1
New in the top ten
Ballad Of Kookamonga-Homer & Jethro #7
I'm Gonna Get Married-Lloyd Price #8
Linda Lu-Ray Sharpe #10
Highest debut
Halfway To Heaven-Conway Twitty #25
 
New double sided "hits"
Misty/The Story Of Our Love-Johny Mathis
There's A Girl/My heart sings-Jan & Dean
I Dig Girls/We Got Love-Bobby Rydell
It Could Be/Fancy Nancy-Skip & Flip
So Tenderly/Don't Take The Stars-Mystics
So Many Ways/I Want You Forever-Brook Benton
Love Among The Young/Sharon-Jimmy Darrin
and how about You Go To My Head-"Doc" Stein & The Brain Surgeons

Sunday, October 03, 2010

KFXM October 1, 1965

"Best" of The Beatles
 Yesterday/Act Naturally-Beatles #1
New in the top ten
Lover's Concerto-The Toys #6
You're The One-Vogues #8
Houston-Dean Martin #10
Highest debut
Get Off My Cloud/I'm Free-Rolling Stones


Top ten Oldies "Flashback"  includes Beatles Beach boys Supremes Rolling Stones Dave Clark 5 Bobby Goldsboro Temptations Sonny & Cher and Elvis Presley I would have liked to seen the top 50!