"Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to
the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and
remained for two weeks. It was also the first of five Supremes songs in a
row to reach number one. The Supremes’ version is ranked #475 on
Rolling Stone ‘s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1964
THE FIRST 45 RPM RECORD RELEASED
“Texarkana Baby” by Eddy Arnold (above) was the world’s first commercially
released 45 RPM record in 1949. At first each genre of music had it’s own
color of vinyl, Popular releases on standard black, Country were on green,
Children’s records were on yellow, R&B and Gospel were released on
orange vinyl and Classical singles used red vinyl. Eventually, RCA
soon ended it’s colored vinyl lines due to the production cost.
A CLASSIC RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1963
The Kingsmen’s recording of “Louis Louie” was released in May 1963, initially
issued on the Jerden label, before being picked up by Wand Records and
released by them in October 1963. It entered the top ten on the Billboard Hot
100 chart for December 7, and peaked at number two the following week, a
spot which it held for six weeks. it remained in the top 10 through December
and January before dropping off in early February. In total, The Kingsmen’s
version of the Richard Berry song, which was recorded in Portland, Oregon,
spent 16 weeks on the Hot 100.
RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1939
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – MIA December 15, 1944)
The song “Moonlight Serenade” was a Top Ten hit on the U.S. pop charts
in 1939, reaching number three on the Billboard charts, where it stayed
for fifteen weeks. It was the number 5 top pop hit of 1939 in the Billboard
year-end tally. Glenn Miller had five records in the top 20 songs of 1939
on Billboard′s list.
TONY ORLANDO IS 71 TODAY
Tony Orlando (Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis)
Pop singer Tony Orlando recorded "Knock Three Times" with
backup singers Dawn. He also released hits like "Bless You"
and "Halfway to Paradise." Growing up in the Hell’s Kitchen
neighborhood of New York, his first group was a doo-wop
ensemble called The Five Gents.
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