Where Oldies Come Alive
Unlike most years, two songs dominated the 2018 Great 88 survey for hits from 1955 and earlier. "Maybelline" and "Earth Angel" each had over 8% of the votes, more than any song received in a first-round survey in 2017. There were three repeats from 2017 in the Top 5: The Penguins returned for a record sixth... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 14, 1955 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler #9 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins #8 "My Babe" by Little Walter #7 "Lonely Nights" by The Hearts #6 "Unchained Melody by Roy Hamilton Support 88.1 FM and WCWP.org - your community station!... Continue Reading →
The Great 88 survey for hits from 1955 and earlier has two traditional characteristics, and this year's poll is no different. Like past years, the results were very close, with a dozen songs within 3% of the lead. At the same time, there was a lot of diversity, with 67 different songs from that time... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 29, 1955 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "My Babe" by Little Walter #9 "This is My Story" by Gene and Eunice #8 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins #7 "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler #6 "Lonely Nights" by The Hearts #5 "I've Got a... Continue Reading →
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for April 16, 1955 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler #9 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins #8 "My Babe" by Little Walter #7 "Long Lonely Nights" by Lee Andrews and the Hearts #6 "Unchained Melody" by Roy Hamilton ...as a bonus,... Continue Reading →
Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for April 17, 1955--the date host Alan Seltzer was born--as he played them tonight on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler #9 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins #8 "My Babe" by Little Walter #7 "Long Lonely Nights" by Lee Andrews and the Hearts #6 "Unchained Melody" by... Continue Reading →
Voting in the survey for songs charting 1955 or earlier was tight, with seven songs just missing the Top Five. Here are your favorites in alphabetical order: "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets "Earth Angel" by The Penguins "Only You (And You Alone)" by... Continue Reading →
Since we had a special Valentines Day edition of "The Grooveyard" this week, there was no formal Top Ten @ 10. Instead, here's host Alan Seltzer's 10 favorite love songs from the Grooveyard era: #10 "Crying in the Chapel" by Sonny Til and the Orioles #9 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins #8 "Only You" by... Continue Reading →
We're now on Twitter! Follow us @GrooveyardWCWP Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for December 6, 1962 as heard on this week's edition of The Grooveyard with Alan Seltzer: #10 : "Hearts of Stone" by Otis Williams and The Charms #9 "Shake Rattle and Roll" by Big Joe Turner #8 "I Love You Madly"... Continue Reading →
