The Velvet Underground never endeared  themselves to the hippies and they also never made the top 40. They finally got rock radio airplay with their third album Loaded which contained Rock/ n Roll and Sweet Jane. One Velvet's track however did make some AM radio waves and that was by way of a cover by Mitch Ryder and Detroit  ( not the Detroit Wheels). I remember hearing this locally on FM and  maybe CKFH:




 

Last edited by Fitz (December 28, 2018 4:19 pm)

TomSanders wrote:

...A huge CKLW hit. BTW it's Billy Griffin, not Smokey, singing lead --
 

Forgive my sidebar to Tom, but he'll enjoy this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2d16B6Dgo&feature=player_embedded
 

Last edited by Dial Twister (December 28, 2018 5:41 pm)

There are plenty of covers of this song: Percy Sledge, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, and many more. But this is the original, from 1964.


 

I'm not sure if Dale would consider adding these two, because they're so unusual. But they're by the most successful rock band in history, and neither of these #1 songs by The Beatles ever get played on radio here. 

Of course, there's a good reason for that - both are in German, a tribute to their fans in Hamburg just after they hit it big in the early 60s. 




 

Just when you thought this thread had died, along with 2018...surprise...it's 2019.

Peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. From 1977,  here's Smokie's cover...


 

Whodathunk? Hit #1 on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart in 1965-66.


 

apologies to the youngsters who are probably sick of this thread but it just wont go away.

 One of my very favorite genres is country rock and it's debatable as to who the first country rockers were Often Dillard and Clark are cited for their 1966 release, Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon band, Buffalo Springfield, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco and Mike Nesmith and The First National Band were all early pioneers of the genre.

The album Sweetheart of the Rodeo by the Byrds is considered a classic of the genre. I generally try to stick to Billboard entries for this because that means that the song was at least a regional hit originally. This Bob Dylan track from the album made it all the way to number 74 and if I recall correctly it was on CHUM's hits to watch list in 1968:




 

Last edited by Fitz (January 2, 2019 8:19 pm)

Fitz wrote:

apologies to the youngsters who are probably sick of this thread but it just wont go away.
 

For all the youngsters out there (à la Ed Sullivan), I'm guessing they're transfixed...or at least learning a bit. 





And, some great Cancon from their first album in 1978. Several tracks hit the Billboard Hot 100.


 

RadioActive wrote:

I used "The Dream Never Dies, Just The Dreamer" as part of a yearender radio story after Terry Fox passed away. Still one of my favourite uses of matching music to a news story.  

And I visited his memorial along the Trans Canada Highway this summer, just outside Thunder Bay. Great choice of music for that, RadioActive.
 

The eternal triangle. This old southern folk song reached #1 across the U.S., Canada and around the world, in 1958. But it sure doesn't get played any more.


 

Okay, I admit it. This song gets regular airplay. But, 45 years after its release, isn't it neat to read this example of just how much music means to people? Scroll down and listen while you read.





 

Billboard #1 for the week of Dec 5 1964, and recorded in both official languages --






 

Reached #7 in 1960.

#13 on Billboard, 1969


 

Had a whale of time doing it








 

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