Tuesday, May 31, 2011

KFXM June 1, 1962

New in the top ten
I Can't Stop Loving You-Ray Charles #1
Fortune Teller-Bobby Curtola #8
Highest debut
Night Train-James Brown #30
New
A KFX-clusive Mad Mad World-Rick Nelson
Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone
Roses Are Red-Bobby Vinton

Sunday, May 29, 2011

KFXM and K/MEN May 27, 1966

Paint It Black-Rolling Stones #1
New in the top ten
Younger Girl-Hondells #8
New
She Done Moved-The Spats
Barefootin'-Robert Parker
Solitary Man-Neil Diamond
Little Girl-Syndicate of Sound
How many times did Buddy Budnik have to go around the K/MEN studios to rack up 129 miles?
Barry Boyd on the cover of the Tiger Mag
Don't Bring Me Down-Animals #1
other songs new in the top ten
Younger Girl-Hondells/Critters #6
Hold On I'm Coming-Sam and Dave #10
highest debut
Off and Running-Leslie Gore #27
also debuting
Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra #31
New
Cool Jerk-Capitals
The Pied Piper-Crispian St. Peters

Lyrics of Hey Joe by The Leaves
Pictures of Don Elliot and Al Anthony in action at KFXM

Friday, May 27, 2011

KFXM May 27, 1980

The Biggest Part Of Me-Ambrosia #1
New in the top ten
The Rose-Bette Midler #4
She's Out Of My Life-Michael Jackson #8
Little Jeannie-Elton John #9
Against The Wind-Bob Seger #10
Highest debut
Magic-Olivia Newton-John #22
Only a top 27 this week but the playlist lists more than the distributed survey.
New
Livin With Heartache/Keeping The Summeer Alive-Beach Boys
The Seduction (Love Theme)-The James Last Band
Lucky Me-Anne Murray (return to the chart)
Real Love-The Cretons
The remainder of the songs listed at the bottom are songs that dropped off the survey. Four of them dropped from the top ten to off the chart.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

K/MEN and KFXM May 25, 1973

Don Bishop
Doug Collins passing by the KFXM billboard
My Love-Paul McCartney #1
New in the top ten
Pillow Talk-Sylvia #6
Steamroller Blues-Elvis Presley #8
Daisy A Day-Jud Strunk #9
Right Place Wrong Time-Dr. John #10
Highest debut
Daddy Could Swear (I Declare)-Gladys Knight and The Pips #27
New
Natural High-Bloodstone
Yesterday Once More-Carpenters
Pillow Talk-Sylvia #1
New in the top ten
Long Train Running-Doobie Brothers #6
Daniel-Elton John #8
Will It Go Round In Circles-Billy Preston #9
Highest debut
Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Jim Croce #24
New
You'll Never Get To Heaven-Stylistics
Kodachrome-Paul Simon

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

KFXM May 24, 1962

Stranger On The Shore-Mr Acker Bilk #1
New in the top ten
The Stripper-David Rose #3
The Prince-Jackie DeShannon #9
Queen Of My Heart-Rene and Ray #10
Highest debut
Sweet and Lovely-April Stevens and Nino Tempo #27
New
Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland
Night Train-James Brown
The Wah-Watusi-Orlons

It states that Ron Garner is number one in the morning, here in May 1962.  How long before
"Huckleberry" Chuck Clemans on K/MEN takes over that position? 

Monday, May 23, 2011

KFXM May 20, 1966

When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge #1
New in the top ten
Paint It Black-Rolling Stones #3
Along Comes Mary-Association #5
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind-Lovin' Spoonful #6
Funny How Love Can Be-Danny Hutton #8
Teenage Failure-Chad and Jeremy #10
Half of the top ten had been replaced
Highest debut
Younger Girl-Hondells/Critters #24
New
Little Girl-Syndicate Of Sound
Let's All Go Get Stoned-Ray Charles
Stranger In The Night-Frank Sinatra
Paul Peterson reading the KFXM Tiger Mag
The Whatt Four
The Mindbenders

Friday, May 20, 2011

K/MEN March 20, 1966

Hey Joe-Leaves #1
New in the top ten
Don't Bring Me Down-Animals #4
Paint It Black-Rollng Stones #7
The Ballad Of Irving-Frank Gallop #9
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?-Lovin' Spoonful #10
New
The Penny Arcade-Thomas Group (Anyone ever hear this group?  All the songs I've heard by them are good sunshine pop songs.  They should have had a hit.  Perfect for 1966 and 1967)
Opus 17-Four Seasons
River Deep-Mountain High-Ike and Tina Turner
Where Were You When I Needed You-Grass Roots
Popsicle-Jan and Dean

Thursday, May 19, 2011

KFXM May 19, 1980

Biggest Part Of Me-Ambrosia #1
New in the top ten
Steal Away-Robbie Dupree #10
Highest debut
Coming Up-Paul McCartney #25
also new
Tired Of Toeing The Line-Rocky Burnette #29

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

KFXM and K/MEN May 18, 1973

New pictures of Don Bishop and Tarri Harris
Little Willie-Sweet #1
New in the top ten
I'm Gonna To Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby-Barry White #8
Daniel-Elton John #9
Thinking Of You-Loggins and Messina #10
Highest Debut-
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)-George Harrison #25
New
Daddy Could Swear, I Declare-Gladys Knight and The Pips
Kodachrome-Paul Simon
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy-Bette Midler
Pillow Talk-Sylvia #1
New in the top Ten
Superfly Meets Shaft-John and Ernest #7
My Love-Paul McCartney and Wings #9
Highest debut
Lonf Train Running-Doobie Brothers #19
New
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown-Jim Croce
First Cut Is The Deepest-Keith Hampshire
Shambala-Three Dog Night

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

KFXM May 18, 1962

Stranger On The Shore-Mr Acker Bilk #1
New in the top ten
The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells #2
Lovers Who Wander-Dion #7
Surfer's Twist-Defiants #9
Highest debut
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance-Gene Pitney #32
New
Having A Party-Sam Cooke
Any Day Now-Chuck Jackson

Sunday, May 15, 2011

KFXM May 12, 1980

I Can't Help It-Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John #1
New in the top ten
Funky Town-Lipps Inc #6
Breakdown Dead Ahead-Boz Scaggs #7
Cars-Gary Numan #9
Stomp!-Brothers Johnson #10
Highest debut
She's Out Of My Life-Michael Jackson #25
Ted Nugent at the Swing Auditorium

Saturday, May 14, 2011

KFXM and K/MEN May 13, 1966

When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge #1 on both stations
New to the K/MEN top ten
Hey Joe-Leaves #5
Along Comes Mary-Association #6
It's A Man's Man's Man's World-James Brown #8
New
Oh How Happy-Shades Of Blue
Crying-Jay and The Americans
Jim Conniff and/as Batman

New in the top ten
Leaning On A Lampost-Herman's Hermits #9
Love is Like An Itching In My Heart-Supremes #10
Highest debut
Don't Bring Me Down-Animals #33 Does everyone out there know this is  a Carole King song?
New
Red Rubber Ball-Cyrkle
Aint Too Proud To Beg-Temptations
Wild Thing-Troggs
Just Us
Bob Dylan drawing and lyrics

Friday, May 13, 2011

KFXM and K/MEN May 11, 1973

Now on KFXM Don Bishop(Midnight to 6)  
Rex Ramsey and Tarri Harris
Tie A Yellow Ribbon-Dawn #1 on both stations
New in the top ten on KFXM
I'm Doing Fine Now-New York City #4
The Right Thing To Do-Carly Simon #7
Funky Worm-Ohio Players #8
Hocus Pocus-Focus #9
My Love-Paul McCartney and Wings #10
Highest debut
Daisy A Day-Jud Strunk #27
New
Give Me Love(Give Me Peace On Earth)-George Harrison
Shambala-Three Dog Night
One Of A Kind (Love Affair)-Spinners
At the Swing Auditorium Alice Cooper
K/MEN new in the top ten
Frankenstein-Edgar Winter Group #8
I'm Gonna Love You A Little More Baby-Barry White #9
Daniel-Elton John #10
Highest debut
Playground In My Mind-Clint Holmes #26
New
It Took A Long, Long Time-Lobo
Long Train Running-Doobie Brothers

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

KFXM May 11 1962

Stranger On The Shore-Mr. Acker Bilk #1
New in the the top ten
Conscience-James Darren #6
Cindy's Birthday-Johnny Crawford #7
Highest debut
The Stripper-David Rose #21
New
The Girl In The Bikini-The Hound Dogs
Dr. Ben Basey-Mickey Shorr
Tennessee-Jan and Dean
Mashed Potato Stomp-Johnny Angel

Sunday, May 08, 2011

KFXM May 5, 1980

Call Me-Blondie #1
new in the top ten
Hurt So Bad-Linda Ronstadt #4
Biggest Part Of Me-Ambrosia #8
Highest debut
The Rose-Bette Midler #28
New
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me-Billy Joel
Little Jeannie-Elton John

Saturday, May 07, 2011

KFXM and K/MEN May 6, 1966

Rainy Day Women-Bob Dylan #1
new in the top ten
Hey Joe-Leaves #7
Groovy Kind Of love-Mindbenders #9
Highest debut
Along Comes Mary-The Association#33
New
Don't Bring Me Down-Animals
Funny How Love Can Be-Danny Hutton
Hold On! I'm Coming-Sam and Dave
Petula Clark article
DJ pictures in the control room.  Local group The Caretakers with KFXM DJs

When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge #1
New in the top ten
Nothing, but Message To Michael-Dionne Warwick jumped up to #3
New
It's A Man's Man's Man's World-James Brown
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Dusty Springfield
Paint It Black-Rolling Stones
I Am A Rock-Simon and Garfunkel

Thursday, May 05, 2011

KFXM and K/MEN May 4, 1973

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree-Dawn #1 On both stations
New on the KFXM top ten
Reeling In The Years-Steely Dan #6
Out Of The Question-Gilbert O'Sullivan #8
Frankensteain-Edgar Winter Group #9
Highest debut
Pillow Talk-Sylvia #26
New
Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Jim Croce
List of a lot of KFXM winners, including pictures of motocycle winners.  Anyone you know?
There may be some inaccuracies in the music news.  It states The Sweet used to be The 1910 Fruitgum Company.  I don't think so.

KMEN new in the top ten
Stuck In The Middle With You-Stealers Wheel #5
Wildflower-Skylark #8
Funky Worm-Ohio Players #9
Pillow Talk-Sylvia #10
Highest debut
I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More, Baby-Barry White #20
New
No More Mr. Nice Guy-Alice Cooper
Will It Go Round In Circles-Billy Preston

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

KFXM May 4, 1962

Twistin' Maltilda-Jimmy Soul #1
New in the top ten
Balboa Blue-Marketts #9
Highest debut
Follow That Dream-Elvis Presley's E.P. #30
also
The Prince-Jackie DeShannon debuting at #33
new
Johnny Get Angry-Joanie Summers
I'm Not A Bad Guy-The Crickets
It Keeps Right On A hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson
June, July And August-Freddie Cannon (I guess someone thought this was better than Palisades Park, the flip side)