CLASSIC ROCK

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:29 am

Ain't Nothing You Can Do-Bobby Bland-1964-#20

M & L--Deadric Malone and Joseph W. Scott

Drag City-Jan and Dean-1964-#10

M & L--Roger Christian,Jan Berry and Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson wrote for -the Honeys,The Castells,GaryUsher and Paul Peterson fo the Donna Reed Show and songs for "Muscle Beach Party"

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:20 am

Quicksand-martha and the Vandellas-1964-#8

M & L -Eddie Holland,Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier

Talking About My Baby-The Inpressions-1964-#12

M & L----Curtis Mayfield

Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton--1964-#1

M & L---Bobby Vinton

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:30 pm

Here Comes the Night-Them--1965-#24

M & L--Bert Berns

Them was from Belfast,Northern Ireland.This was their most successful American release

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:31 pm

Game of Love-Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders-1965-#1

M & L--Clint Ballard Jr.

Since I Lost My Baby--The Temptations--1965-#17

M & L---William Robinson and Warren Moore

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:52 pm

The "IN" Crowd--Dobie Gray--1965-#13

M & L---Billy Page

1965,marked a high point in popular music that few other years have equaled.Radio had not yet splintered into many seperate formats.Inspired by the Beatles,a creative burst from a host of new artists made the AM airways immensely more interesting than they would be after the rise progressive FM programming in the late 60s

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:50 pm

Respect--Otis Redding--1965-#35

M & L---Otis Redding

Baby Don't Go--Sonny and Cher--1965-#8

M & L----Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono------Salvatore Phillip Bono
Cher--------------Cherilyn Sarkasian LaPierre

also known as Caesar and Cleo

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:05 pm

The Birds and the Bees-Jewel Akens-1965-#3

M & L--Herb Newman

This was Akens only major success

I'm a Fool-Dino,Desi and Billy-1965-#17

M & L--Joey Cooper and Red West

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:36 pm

Who'll be the Next in Line--The Kinks--1965-#34

m & L----Ray Davis

You tell Me Why--The Beau Brummels--1965-#38

M & L---Ronald Elliott

this was produced by Sylvester Stewart(later known as Sly Stone)

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:46 pm

Ferry Across the Mersey-Gerry and the Pacemakers--1965-#6

M & L--Gerrard Marsden

Iko Iko--The Dixie Cups--1965-#20

M & l--james Crawgord,Barbara Hawkins and Rosa Hawkins

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:35 pm

Save Your Heart For Me-Gary Lewis and The Playboys-1965-#2

M & L--Gary Geld and Peter Udell

This was the third of seven consecutive top-10 hits for Lewis

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:47 pm

Run,Baby,Run (Back into My Arms)--The Newbeats01965-#12

M&L---Joe Melson and Don Gant

This was the groups last song to make the top 20

The New Beats
Larry Henley from Texas and Mark and Dean Mathis from Georgia
Henley became a song writer his The Wind Beneath My Wings ,which won Bette Midler a Grammy,has been recorded by many artists.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:37 pm

Don't Fight it--Wilson Pickett-1965-#53

M&L--Wilson Pickett and Steve Crooper

Ask The Lonely--The Four Tops--1965--#24

M&L--William Stevenson and Ivy Hunter

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:19 pm

Laugh at Me--Sonny--1965-#10

M&L--Sonny Bono

Agent Double-0 Soul--Edwin Starr--1965-#21

M&L--Edwin Starr and Charles Hatcher

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:57 pm

You Turn Me On (Turn On Song)--Ian Whitcomb--1965-#8

M&L--Ian Whitcomb

This was a favorite phrase that Ian used

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:09 pm

Nothing But Heartaches-Diana Ross and the Supremes-1965-#11

M&L--Eddie Holland,Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland

this song ended a string of five NO-1 hits for the Supremes

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:37 pm

Go Now--The Moody Blues--1965-#10

M&L--Milton Bennett

Hurt So Bad--Little Anthony and the Imperials--1965-#10

M&L--Teddy Randazzo,Bobby Hart and Bobby Wilding

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:17 pm

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag-james Brown-1965#8

M&L--James Brown

Tell Her No-The Zombies--1965-#6

M&L---Rod Argent

The Zombies broke up in 1967 but two years later a final single "Time of the Season"sold more than a million copies

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:14 pm

Ride Your Pony-Lee Dorsey-1965-#28

M&L--Naomi Neville

Lee Dorsey was a boxer that went to Cresent City in 1961 to further his boxing career.At a party,he met record producer and songwriter Allen Toussaint and this started his musivc career.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:16 am

All I Really Want To Do-Cher-1965-#15

M&L-Bob Dylan

I Go To Pieces-Peter and Gordon-1965-#9

M&L--Del Shannon

After the duo broke up,Peter Asher joined Apple Records to work as a producer for folk singer James Taylor

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:03 pm

What The Word Needs Now Is Love--Jackie DeShannon1965-#7

M&L--Burt Bacharach and Hal David

DeShannon reach the top 10 with this song and it was not until 1981,after folk-rock was ancient history,that Deshannon had her biggest hit as a songwriter with Kim Carne's Bettie Davis Eyes.