The first round of the “Grooveyard Greats” listener survey is winding down. You can pick your favorite songs of 1960 here through Friday at 11 PM. The Finals begin on Thanksgiving. Get full details on the Grooveyard Greats home page.
Now here’s the Top Ten @ 10 for November 21, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on “The Grooveyard”:
#10 “Fool #1” by Brenda Lee
#9 “Heartaches” by The Marcels
#8 “Goodbye Cruel World” by James Darren
#7 “Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee and the Starliters
#6 “Tower of Strength” by Gene McDaniels
DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE LISTENER CHALLENGE: Alan Seltzer will sing on “The Grooveyard” for $5000 in donations to Hungerthon. Details are here.
#5 “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
#4 “You’re the Reason” by Bobby Edwards
#3 “Runaround Sue” by Dion
#2 “Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean
and #1 “‘Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes
Finally, Happy Thanksgiving from Alan Seltzer and. . .
The Grooveyard 