Where Oldies Come Alive
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for October 12, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley #9 "Lotta Lovin'" by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps #8 "Fascination" by Jane Morgan and the Troubadors Did you vote yet? #7 "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly... Continue Reading →
The 2019 survey for the best songs of 1956 was a mix of three repeating favorites and other popular hits. The number 2 song in the history of the survey, "In the Still of the Night" reached the top five for a record seventh year. The song only missed the Top Five in 2013, the... Continue Reading →
There were two TopTen surveys on tonight's program due to our being pre-empted by LIU Sharks Football next week. Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for August 31, 1956 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Be-Bop-a-Lula" by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps #9 "Tonight You Belong to Me" by Patience and... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for August 24, 1960 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison #9 "A Million to One" by Jimmy Charles #8 "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee Get Us in Your E-mail #7 "Mission Bell" by Donnie Brooks #6 "Volare" by Bobby... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for August 17, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Searchin' " by The Coasters #9 "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" by Johnny and Joe #8 "Goody Goody" by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Get Us in Your E-mail #7 "Love Letters in the... Continue Reading →
We'll commemorate the 42nd anniversary of Elvis Presley's death this weekend on the Grooveyard when host Alan Seltzer shares music from one of his most important concerts While Elvis appeared on New York-based television programs like the Ed Sullivan and Steve Allen shows, recorded music in local studios and even embarked to Germany from Brooklyn... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 15, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley #9 "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" by Billy Williams #8 "Little Darlin'" by The Diamonds #7 "Come Go With Me" by The Del-Vikings #6 "Wonderful!... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for May 11, 1958 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "I Wonder Why" by Dion and the Belmonts #9 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" by Elvis Presley #8 "He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands)" by Laurie London #7 "You" by The Aquatones #6... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 13, 1960 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "White Silver Sands" by Bill Black's Combo #9 "Stuck on You" by Elvis Presley #8 "Step by Step" by The Crests #7 "Night" by Jackie Wilson #6 "He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves The Grooveyard: ... Continue Reading →
