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THURSDAY BACKTRACK: Music and news from 60 years ago - week ending 23 December 1961

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  At #2 this week, yet another jazz classic: Acker Bilk’s ‘Stranger On The Shore’:

Some memorable events (via Wikipedia):



UK chart hits, week ending 23 December 1961 (tracks in italics have been played in earlier posts)
Htp: Clint’s labour-of love compilation https://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/61chart.htm

1

Tower Of Strength

Frankie Vaughan

Philips

2

Stranger On The Shore

Acker Bilk

Columbia

3

Moon River

Danny Williams

HMV

4

Midnight In Moscow

Kenny Ball

Pye

5

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

London

6

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

London

7

Toy Balloons

Russ Conway

Columbia

8

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

London

9

Walkin’ Back To Happiness

Helen Shapiro

Columbia

10

I’ll Get By

Shirley Bassey

Columbia

11

My Friend The Sea

Petula Clark

Pye

12

Take Five

Dave Brubeck

Fontana

13

When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart

Cliff Richard and The Shadows

Columbia

14

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

Philips

15

His Latest Flame / Little Sister

Elvis Presley

RCA

16

The Time Has Come

Adam Faith

Parlophone

17

I Love How You Love Me

Jimmy Crawford

Columbia

18

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

RCA

19

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

London

20

I Understand

The G*Clefs

London


Source: http://theylaughedatnoah.blogspot.com/2021/12/thursday-backtrack-music-and-news-from_01270863203.html


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