1955: Another anniversary of "Tutti Frutti", one of the all time great dance hits!

Little Richard is one of the founding fathers of rock music.   He was born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia in 1932 and died in 2020.

He had a string of early rock hits, including "Lucille", "Long Tall Sally", "Good Golly Miss Molly" and a few others. 

Little Richard's influence was broad and universal.  One of his biggest fans was 15-year old Paul McCartney in Liverpool.  Paul learned Little Richard's songs and played them with hometown pals John Lennon and George Harrison.  Years later, The Beatles released "Long Tall Sally" in their second US album.

Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti" on September 14, 1955 or many years ago.  It became one of the all-time greatest dance hits.  I don't know about you but it makes me want to dance.

And the rest is history, rock history that is!   You can get the song in this LP:  Click!

Elvis also recorded "Tutti Frutti".  It is one of the tracks on his first RCA album and the B-side of "Blue suede shoes".

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September 1968: "Those were the days" by Mary Hopkin

What were you doing in September 1968?  You were probably listening to "Those were the days", a song by Mary Hopkin.  

The song was in the charts for a long time.  It made it to #2.  It would have probably made it to #1 but "Hey Jude" by The Beatles was the song of the year.

Mary Hopkin had a few other hits but this was her signature song.  You always think of Mary Hopkin when you hear this song in the radio.

Click here for "Those were the days", a truly nice song!

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Remembering Jerry Coleman (1924-2014)

Jerry Coleman was born in San Jose, CA on this day in 1924.  He died in 2014.

Coleman spent seven decades in baseball, as a player and then calling games on the radio.  He won 4 rings with the New York Yankees and also served  in World War II and the Korean War.  He flew 120 missions in both wars.

He played for The NY Yankees (1949-57) and joined the Padres' radio booth in 1972.     Great player, baseball announcer and thanks for your war service.

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1968: Denny McLain won # 30

As I recall, it was the NBC Game of the Week: Detroit vs Oakland.  And Denny McClain won his 30th game of the season.  

Detroit won that pennant in '68 and defeated St Louis in the World Series.  However, it was Mickey Lolich who won 3 games, including game 7, to make the Tigers the champs.

Bob Welch of the Dodgers won 27 in 1988.  No one has come close to 30 ever since.

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