Sunday, August 01, 2010

KFXM August 1, 1959

Dedicated To The One I Love-Shirelles #1
Highest debut appears to to Lavender Blue-Sammy Turner #24
New "Wax To Watch"
It Was I-Skip & Flip
Red River Rock-Johnny & The Hurricanes
See You In September-Tempos
What'd I Say-Ray Charles
The Hippy Hippy Shake-Chan Romero

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great great pop hits top to
bottom. I remember this
summer vividly because of the
music. I remember the hits but
nothing at all about KFXM, which
is the station I heard all
this music. Not the jocks, contests,
nothing. I had the station on all
summer.

Anonymous said...

Never heard #3, I love an Angel by
Little Bill. Another KFXM manipulation?

I still don't understand why
it took months into 1960 to
make DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
a national hit.
#1 at this point at KFXM and
big nationally the next year.
BIG mystery with such a great
song. Better late than never.

Bob Harlow said...

"Dedicated To The One I Love"
was re released in Early 1961 and went to #3 on Billboard. It was #1 for 2 weeks in Feb on KFWB and 5 weeks on KRLA.

It followed "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" which went to #1 on Billboard but never made #1 on KFWB or KRLA.

Anonymous said...

Regarding the "Passing of Mitch Miller at Age 99":

"The Beard", as ole Mitch Miller was known in the record business, significantly contributed to American popular music both on and off the microphone. He deserves credit for standing up for his musical values at a time when the nation was witnessing the beginning of unprecedented social and political movements which would reshape the music world... His impact at Columbia Records still leaves fond aural memories from the 1950's and early 1960's pop music scene.

so, Mitch, here's to the you, my Man: may the bouncing ball follow and keep the beat for you in the next dimension.

Anonymous said...

Pass by the old Columbia Square on
Sunset and reflect what great music
was done in Studio A as Columbia
records. Mitch's ghost must be
there.

Anonymous said...

Friend of mine, a well-known songwriter - wrote for Elvis and others - told of going to label parties where Mitch Miller was truly the life of the party.

Prostitutes would be there and my friend told of watching Miller "go down" on these women, then come up, his goatee full of lather. Must've been quite the sight.

Anonymous said...

yeah, man, i had heard "The Beard" was one for throwing great wild parties and paid escorts (at Columbia Record's expense),
but it's hilarious about the Man taking 'em down. i had always heard rumors that he was into gay young studs, so i guess this settles the question.
i wonder if Mitch's famed "bouncing ball" on his televison show could have been inspired by 'follow the dancing tongue' at those social gatherings???

Anonymous said...

Mitch is not buried yet.
Hold off on the ghetto gossip
until he's 6 down.
Then let all the good gossippy
stuff fly.

Anonymous said...

"ghetto gossip"??? listen, man, Miller will soon be 'going down' farther than "6" along with you kewpie doll girlie wicks who will soon join him.
meantime, get a life of your own, ya panty waist!

Anonymous said...

Now ghetto gossip has turned to
trashy bitchy whining....
blah blah blah.

Anonymous said...

My ghetto or yours? Miller was as anti-rock & roll as you can get without being in the KKK, so I think he's fair game.

As the original poster of the story about his sexual proclivities, all this "he was a great man stuff" needs to be tempered with just a taste of reality. I hate pomposity and PR versions of a man's real life. He was definitely no saint, but acted like he was saving music from the heathens (us included).

Anonymous said...

Amen, brother, about The Beard and reality. And the truth shall set us all free.