Mid-Week Song Threefer

 

We're still feeling nostalgic again for the greatest year in rock history, 60 years ago.  The top 40 this week in 1965 had such gems as The Gentry's "Keep On Dancing" (#34), The Miracles' "The Tracks Of My Tears" (#31), James Brown's "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (#28), The Castaways' "Liar, Liar" (#26), The Beach Boys' "California Girls" (#19), The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe In Magic?" (#17), The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" (#13), Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" (#7), and Ramsey Lewis Trio's "The 'In' Crowd" (#6).  

Here are three favorites from the top 10 for that week:  The Yardbirds' "Heart Full Of Soul" (#9), We Five's "You Were On My Mind" (#3), and Barry McGuire's "Eve Of Destruction" coming in at #1.  Hope you enjoy.

 

 

Weekend Happenings Music

Belated happy birthday to one of rock's greatest guitarists, Jimmy Page, who turned 76 yesterday. Page, a member of The Yardbirds and founder of Led Zeppelin, did a lot of session work in his early career, playing for the likes of The Who, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison and ... Brenda Lee(!).  Today's song is from his Yardbirds days and features a groundbreaking double lead guitar by Page and fellow guitar icon Jeff Beck.  It's from 1966 and is considered one of the great "lost singles" of that era: "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago."  Hope you enjoy.

Weekend Birthday Song

The Yardbirds' Jeff Beck turned 67 yesterday, so in belated tribute, here's Jeff playing lead (that's Jimmy Page on rhythm) on "Heart Full of Soul." Have a soulful weekend!