Monday, June 27, 2016

This Date in Rock Music History: June 28

1959:  Bobby Darin topped all others on the U.K. Singles chart with "Dream Lover".
1962:  The Drifters recorded the song "Up On The Roof".



1965:  Herman's Hermits released the single "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".
1966:  Small Faces were in concert at the Marquee Club in London.


Sunday, June 26, 2016

This Date in Rock Music History: June 27

1960:  Paul Anka, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin and Frankie Avalon appeared on the Coke Time television special on ABC.
1960:  Connie Francis scored a #1 with "Everybody's Somebody's Fool".
1963:  Billy Kramer recorded "Bad To Me".
1964:  The Rolling Stones served as panelists on the BBC-TV show Juke Box Jury(Note:  numerous websites incorrectly state that the group appeared on 'Juke Box Jury' on January 27, 1964.  They made only one appearance on the show, and it was on June 27, according to the official Rolling Stones website.)
1964:  "People" by Barbra Streisand topped the Easy Listening chart.
1964:  The 4 Seasons were tearing up the charts, moving from 53 to 18 with "Rag Doll".

Brand New Featured Unknown/Underrated Song*: El Chicano's "Tell Her She's Lovely"

Great song here from 1973 that for some reason was ignored.  We're proud to feature it as one of The Top Unknown/Underrated Songs of the Rock Era*:

"Tell Her She's Lovely"
El Chicano


Written by David Batteau

Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
Tell her, she know's how to suffer.
People want to think that they're 
The only ones who really are alone.
People want to think that they're 
The only ones who really are alone.

People, are so beautiful in love.
People, are so wonderful to love.
People want to think that they're 
The only ones who really are alone.

Thinking a little bit over.
Try to know one and another.
Waiting a little bit longer.
Thinking a little bit over, yeaaaaa.
Tell her, love is a song.
Sing out, sing out, all night long.

People want to think that they're
The only ones who really are alone.
Thinking a little bit over.
Try to know one and another.
Waiting a little bit longer.
Thinking a little bit over, yeaaaaa.
Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
Tell her, tell her she's lovely.
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