Songs of the Week

Each week I select songs of the week from the 50s & 60s and also a goofy or silly song that is not heard much anymore. One characteristic of these songs is that they were not number one songs. In fact they may not have made the Top 40 but these songs were still a big part of our baby boomer era. Some songs that are selected you may be hearing for the first time. Enjoy this special page.

My 1950s pick this week. . .

is from the year 1958 and is delivered by an American actress, singer, and animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years,  she started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording, "Sentimental Journey".  This pick of the week peaked at #6 in 1958.  The Shirelles also placed this song in the top 40 in 1963.  Here is Doris Day singing "Everybody Loves a Lover".

My 1960s pick this week. . .

is delivered from 1961 from an artist who made his first acting debut on stage in 1957 on Broadway in The Music Man. He made his film debut in the 1959 film A Hole in the Head with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, in which he and Sinatra performed a song called High Hopes. This artist did not perform on the Sinatra hit High Hopes.  At the age of 14 Eddie Hodges recorded this song which peaked #16.  Here is I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door.

  My Goofy song pick of the week... 

is from a trio who from East St. Louis, Illinois.  They were an American funk group. This song was their only top 40 hit peaking at #39 in 1968.  The trio consisted of JaMell "Bull" Parks, Milton Hardy and James Otis Love.  Here are the Bull & the Matadors singing their hit The Funky Judge.

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