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Listening to the Top Five on Roger Ashby's oldies show this morning had a wealth of cancon, with three of the top five. Roger uses the CHUM chart for his show and here is the top five from this week in 1969.
5. Motherlode- When I Die
4. Spinning Wheel- Blood Sweat and Tears
3. Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond
2. Baby I Love You- Andy Kim
1. In the Year 2525- Zager and Evans
Meanwhile on Billboard this was the top five.
5. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)- Jr. Walker and the All Stars
4. My Cherie Amour- Stevie Wonder
3. Spinning Wheel- Blood Sweat and Tears
2. Crystal Blue Persuasion- Tommy James and The Shondells
1. In the Year 2525- Zager and Evans
Billboard had Andy Kim at #9 and rising. Motherlode wouldn't see the Billboard chart until the week of August 9th and eventually would hit #18 the week of October 11th 1969. Neil Diamond's ever popular Sweet Caroline was #13 on Billboard.
CHUM had Stevie Wonder at #12 and rising, and Tommy James at #16 and falling. Crystal Blue Persuasion peaked at #8 on the CHUM chart week of July 5th. Jr. Walker was just out of the top five on CHUM coming in at #6 the week of July 26, 1969.
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I lived through that week and didn't even appreciate, at the time, how awful it was.
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geo wrote:
If you remember the late sixties . . .
Got married in 68 and still am.
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Motherlode was a London (Ontario) band.
“When I Die”, despite coming out in 1969, has a late 80s saxophone flavour to it.
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MJ Vancouver wrote:
Motherlode was a London (Ontario) band.
So was Guy Lombardo
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turkeytop wrote:
MJ Vancouver wrote:
Motherlode was a London (Ontario) band.
So was Guy Lombardo
I think the band "Ocean" (Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The Man) was from London too!