11 years after beginning the Grooveyard Top Ten, the Edsels make their first appearance. Check out videos of all 10 songs here.
Top Ten: May 21, 1961
Top Ten: October 9, 1961
We celebrate the 60th anniversary of WCWP with the Top Ten songs today in 1961, just nine days before the station went on the air.
Top Ten: September 5, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for September 5, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Look IN My Eyes" by The Chantels #9 "Last Night" by The Mar-keys #8 "Bless You" by Tony Orlando Did you vote yet? #7 "Who Put the Bomp" by Barry Mann #6 "School is Out" by... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: October 5, 1961
Due to an abbreviated program, Alan Seltzer did not play the complete Top Ten of October 3, 1961 on tonight's edition of The Grooveyard. Here's the full survey: #10 "My True Story" by The Jive Five #9 "Bless You" by Tony Orlando #8 "A Little Bit of Soap" by The Jarmels Did you vote... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: October 6, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for October 6, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "My True Story" by The Jive Five #9 "Bless You" by Tony Orlando #8 "A Little Bit of Soap" by The Jarmels Pick your favorites now! 1960 1961 #7 "The Mountain's High" by Dick and Dee Dee... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 2, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 2, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds #9 "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison #8 "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King Did you vote yet? #7 "Halfway to Paradise" by Tony Orlando #6 "Mama Said" by The... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 4, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 4, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Quarter to Three" by Gary US Bonds #9 "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison #8 "Stand By Me" by Ben E King #7 "Halfway to Paradise" by Tony Orlando #6 "Mama Said" by The Shirelles Did you... Continue Reading →
Top Ten @ 10: August 30, 1961
Here's the Top Ten songs of August 30, 1961, as played by Bobby G--filling in for Alan Seltzer--on Thursday night's edition of "The Grooveyard": #10 "Look in My Eyes" by The Chantels #9 "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" by Barry Mann #8 "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the... Continue Reading →
This Week: Tony Orlando and the Telethon, and Double Duty for Bobby G
When I noticed a Tony Orlando song n the Top Ten @ 10 for this week's pre-Labor Day weekend edition of "The Grooveyard", it brought back memories of a different side of the performer than most people know about. As a volunteer for the annual MDA telethon each Labor Day weekend for 15 years, I... Continue Reading →
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