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COUNTRY-CROSSOVER #1 ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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“El Paso” won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1961,
and remains Robbins’ best-known song. 

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Marty Robbins (September 26, 1925–December 8, 1982)

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SINGLE WAS STILL #1 ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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“Are You Lonesome Tonight?” reached the top of the Billboard chart
on November 28, 1960 and stayed for six weeks.

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LAST NUMBER ONE SINGLE FOR 1967

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“Hello Goodbye” spent seven weeks in the number one position.  

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LAST NUMBER ONE BILLBOARD HIT IN 1973

Jim Croce

"Time in a Bottle" is a posthumous Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 hit
singles chart number-one hit for singer Jim Croce. It reached to top spot on the
Billboard chart on December 30, 1973,  three months after his death in a plane
crash. It was the third posthumous number one single on the Hot 100. At the
same time, it was a number-one hit on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. 

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LAST #1 RECORD FOR THE 1950s

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“WHY” was Frankie Avalon’s second and final #1 hit.

Frankie Avalon - President Obama Speaks At National Italian American Foundation Gala
Frankie Avalon turned 72 in September

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