Wednesday, November 30, 2011

KFXM November 30, 1973

Photograph-Ringo Starr #1
new in the top ten
Hello It's Me-Todd Rundgren #7
The Love I Lost-Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes #8
Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)-Helen Reddy #9
The Most Beautiful Girl -Charlie Rich #10
Highest debut
Time In A Bottle-Jim Croce #25
New
Tell Her She's Lovely-El Chicano
Living For The City-Stevie Wonder
The DJ lineup listed (no Pictures) Doug Collins 6-10 am Denis Robins 10 am- 2 pm
Bruce Chandler 2-6 pm Ted Brown 6 pm - Midnight Gary Shannon Midnight - 6 am
Vic Moreno and Marsh Carter Weekends

Don Bishop is gone, replaced by Gary Shannon.





Tuesday, November 29, 2011

KFXM November 30, 1962

Peppermint Man-Dick Dale #1
New in the top ten
Wiggle Wobble-Les Cooper #8
Peanuts-Rick and the Keens #9
You Are My Sunshine/Your Cheating Heart-Ray Charles #10
Highest debut
Yes I Love You-Paris Sisters #32
New
Monster's Holiday-Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Everyday I Have To Cry-Steve Alaimo
You Really Got A Hold On Me-Miracles
If You Were A Rock And Roll Record-Freddie Cannon
Tiny Sparrow-Peter, Paul and Mary
This Land Is Your Land-New Christy Minstrels

Saturday, November 26, 2011

K/MEN November 25, 1966

Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
New in the top ten
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago/The Nazz Are Blue-Yardbirds #4
Who Killed The Ice Cream Man?-The Bush #7
New
There's Got To Be A Word-Innocence
Good Thing-Paul Revere and The Raiders
No Mlk Today-Herman's Hermits

Friday, November 25, 2011

KFXM November 25, 1966

Danny Dare Now on KFXM!
Dick Lyons and Bill Surrey helping out
Dick and Dee Dee with Barry Boyd and Al Anthony 
Mellow Yellow-Donovan #1
New in the top ten
Devil With A Blue Dress On-Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels #4
Happening Ten Years/Nazz Are Blue-Yardbirds #5
Who Killed The Ice Cream Man?-Bush #10 
Highest debut
Words Of Love-The Mamas and The Papas #32
New
I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone-Monkees
East West-Herman's Hermits
Good Thing-Paul Revere & The Raiders 
I'm Losing You-Temptations


Thursday, November 24, 2011

KFXM November 24, 1980

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

The Wanderer-Donna Summer #1
New in the top ten
Absolutely nothing!
Highest debut
The Tide Is High-Blondie #17
New-Future Hits
The Horizontal Bop-Bob Seger
Hey 19-Steely Dan 

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

KFXM November 23, 1973

Just You And Me-Chicago #1
New in the top ten
You're A Special Part Of Me-Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye #10
Highest debut
Come Get To This-Marvin Gaye #24
Note: according to the next week survey, Strawberry Patch was #30 and Helen Wheels-Paul McCartney was #29
New
D'yer Mak'er-Led Zeppelin
If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)-Staple Singers
Time In A Bottle-Jim Croce 
Under KFXM Jock Talk there is a list of the Top Ten in the nation 5 years ago. If they would have listed the KFXM Top Ten, it would have been almost totally different. Nov 22, 1968 On KFXM        1-Stormy-Classics IV 2-Do Something To Me-Tommy James 3-Hooked On a Feeling-BJ Thomas 4-Bang-Shang-A-Lang-Archies 5-Abraham Martin & John 6-Fly Me To The Moon-Bobby Womack 7-Wichita Lineman-glen Campbell 8-Quick Joey Small-K.Katz 9-Love Child-Supremes 10-Kentucky Woman-Deep Purple
Most of the other songs in the National chart were Top 10 on KFXM the middle of October. 

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

K/MEN 1966 revisited

Thanks to Ben.  He made November 18, 1966 a little easier to read.  Thank you!

KFXM November 23, 1962

Pepppermint Man-Dick Dale #1
New in the top ten
Only Love Can Break Your heart-Gene Pitney #4
Boss-Rumblers #7
My Wife Can't Cook-Lonnie Ross #10
Highest debut
Telstar-Tornadoes #24 (the British group-in a few weeks the local Tornadoes group will return to the survey as The Hollywood Tornadoes.)
New
These Arms Of Mine-Otis Redding
Anonymous Phone Call/The Night as A Thousand Eyes-Bobby Vee
Let Me Be-Cascades
Santa Claus Is Watching You-Ray Stevens

Sunday, November 20, 2011

K/MEN November 18, 1966

Bad color to scan for a survey.  But you should be able to read it, when you click on it to enlarge.
Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
New in the top ten
Devil With A Blue Dress On-Mitch Ryder #3
I Got The Feelin'-Neil Diamond  #6
Why Pick On Me-Standells #9
New
I Know I'm Losing You-Temptations
Pushing Too Hard-Seeds
We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet-Blues Magoos


Bye! Bye! Jon Badeaux.  Hello Fred Kiml. Keep watching Fred's picture.  It'll be a long time before you see the real Fred.
COMING
SOON!
The All New
K/MENTERTAINER

Friday, November 18, 2011

KFXM November 18, 1966

Brad Edwards-The new guy.  Barry Boyd and Bill Surrey
Miles Bush,  The departing Barry Boyd and Ed Churchward
Johnny Rivers on the cover
Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
New in the top ten
That's Life-Frank Sinatra #10
Highest debut
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago-Yardbirds #21
also debuting
Who Killed The Ice Cream Man-The Bush #30
and debuting at #40
You Better Stop All Your Messin' Around-Whatt Four
New
Help Me Girl-Animals
Words Of love-Mamas & The Papas
I Love My Dog-Cat Stevens
Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies-The Association

Thursday, November 17, 2011

KFXM November 17, 1980

Real Love-Doobie Brothers #1
New in the top ten
Dreaming-Cliff Richards #8
Hit Me With your Best Shot-Pat Benatar #9
Love On The Rocks-Neil Diamond #10
Highest debut
nothing
New
Future Hits
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da-Police
Morning Man-Rupert Holmes

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

KFXM November 16, 1973

Just You And Me-Chicago #1
New in the top ten
Top Of The World-Carpenters #7
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John #10
Highest debut
Mind Games-John Lennon #28
New
Helen Wheels-Paul McCartney
Hey, George Harrison is the only Beatle without a song listed this week.  He won't have a new one for awhile.
Show and Tell-Al Wilson

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

November 16, 1962

Bobby's Girl-Marcie Blane #1
New in the top ten
Zip A  Dee Doo Dah-Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans #7
Go Away Little Girl-Steve Lawrence #9
Highest debut
My Wife Can't Cook-Lonnie Ross #20
also debuting
Wiggle Wobble-Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers #21
Peanuts-Rick & The Keens #23
New
Mind In a Whirl-Ike &Tina Turner
Two Lovers-Mary Wells
Some Kinda Fun-Chris Montez
Hundred Pounds Of Potatoes-Carlo & The Secrets
Tell Him-Exciters
Don't Make Me Over-Dionne Warwick 
County Fair-Beach Boys

Sunday, November 13, 2011

K/MEN November 11, 1966

Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
New in the top ten
Lady Godiva-Peter and Gordon #5
Mellow Yellow-Donovan #7
Society's Child-Janis Ian #8
New
Who Killed The Ice Cream Man-the Bush
Mame-Tijuana Brass
That's Life-Frank Sinatra
Devil With A Blue Dress On-Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheeels

Saturday, November 12, 2011

KFXM November 11, 1966

Barry Boyd, Danny Dare (First picture in tiger Mag) and Gary Marshall
Beach Boys on the cover
Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
New in the top ten
Mellow Yellow-Donovan #4
Society's Child-Janis Ian #7
Highest debut
That's Life-Frank Sinatra #28
New
Happenings Ten Years Ago-Yardbirds
Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday On Saturday Night?-Ian Whitcomb
Georgy Girl-Seekers
But It's Alright-J.J. Jackson
Music Machine article
New DJ mentioned under Ed Grrrr Sez
Brad Edwards

Friday, November 11, 2011

KFXM November 10. 1980

Top 20 this week based on next week's KFXM survey
He's So Shy-Pointer Sisters #1
New in the top ten
Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills #9
Highest debut
Hungry Heart-Bruce Springsteen #16

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

KFXM November 9, 1973

Angie-Rolling Stones #1
New in the top ten
Space Race-Billy Preston #10
Highest debut
Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)-Helen Reddy #24
New
Corazon-Carole King
Nutbush City Limits-Ike & Tina Turner
Mind Games-John Lennon



Public Notice
Looks like Bruce Chandler and Vic Moreno received promotions. Did that include a pay raise?

Arlo Guthrie at Claremont Colleges

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

KFXM November 9, 1962

Yes, it does say Nov 10-16, 1962. 
It is actually November 3 - November 9, 1962.  Really it is.
Return To Sender-Elvis Presley #1
New in the top ten
Rumors-Johnny Crawford #5
Limbo Rock-Chubby Checker #6
Lonely Bull-Tijuana Brass #7
Stubborn Kind Of Fella-Marvin Gaye #9
Highest debut
Peppermint Man-Dick Dale #10
Dick Dale has two songs in the top ten this week.  Why weren't his songs hits nationally?
also debuting
Zip A Dee Doo Dah-Bob B. Sox and the Blue Jeans #21
Only Love Can Break A Heart-Gene Pitney #30
New
Ruby Ann-Marty Robbins
Peppermint Man-Dick Dale (someone's a little confused)
Cindy Is Gone-Bob Conrad
Dear Lonely Hearts-Nat "King" Cole
Mr. Mozart's Mash-Valjean
2000 LB Bee-Ventures


See the other side of the survey for some contest winners

Saturday, November 05, 2011

K/MEN November 4, 1966

Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
new in the top ten
The Monkees Album-The Monkees #4
This is the only time I've seen an LP listed the K/MEN or KFXM singles survey (unless I missed it).  Cuts from albums have been listed on surveys.  But I guess since most of the songs from this album were being played, it was easier to list the album.
You Keep Me Hanging On-Supremes #5
Stop Stop Stop-Hollies #9
New
Time After Time-Chris Montez
Mellow Yellow-Donovan
and the following unusual songs I hadn't heard before:
Johnny Ander-Gayle Haness
Moonchild-Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
The Wheel Of Hurt-Margaret Whiting
Questions And Answers-the In Crowd
Time-The Travel Agenc
I found each of these on YouTube so I could hear what I missed. (couldn't find Time-Travel Agency)

Friday, November 04, 2011

KFXM November 4, 1966

Gary Marshall
Good Vibrations-Beach Boys #1
New in the top ten
Stop Stop Stop-Hollies #7
Lady Godiva-Peter & Gordon #9
Highest debut
Mellow Yellow-Donovan #14
New
The Bears-Fastest Group Alive
That's Life-Frank Sinatra
Mame-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Sugar Town-Nancy Sinatra
The Left Banke