Wednesday 13 January 2010

The Wonder Years : 1960


  1. John Barry - Hit And Miss
  2. Duane Eddy - Shazam!
  3. Connie Francis - Robot Man
  4. Bobby Rydell - Wild One
  5. Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
  6. Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
  7. Etta Jones - Yes Sir, That's My Baby
  8. Johnny Kidd And The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
  9. Gary U.S. Bonds - New Orleans
  10. The Four Preps - Down by the Station (Early in the Morning)
  11. Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World
  12. The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
  13. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
  14. Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop
  15. Little Anthony And The Imperials - Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop
  16. Jackie Wilson - Night
  17. James Brown - Think
  18. Barret Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
  19. Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her
  20. Iain Gregory - Time Will Tell
  21. The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues
  22. The Shadows - Apache
  23. Cal Tjader - Key Largo
  24. Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans
  25. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
  26. Art Pepper - Come Rain or Come Shine
  27. Johnny & The Hurricanes - Rocking Goose

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is the top grossing film,

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is published,

The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, Germany,

The Flintstones make their television debut.

John F. Kennedy defeats Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential race,

Cassius Clay (who later took the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.

We said hello to Michael Stipe, Ayrton Senna, Bono, Steve Vai, Mick Hucknall & Sean Penn.

We waved goodbye to Eddie Cochran, Clark Gable, Johnny Horton & A.P Carter.

And the music? Well, we were Shakin’ All Over…

1960

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