Although we didn't all share rank, branch, and assignments, one major thing we all had in common was the music of our time.
In many different forms by many different artists, music was a freedom of choice that was unique to all of us.
The songs on these lists will not be favorites of us all, but there are certain songs that we associate with time, people, places and others links that hit us a certain way when we hear them.
My target group when beginning this blog was Army STRATCOM folks who served in Taiwan within the time frame of 1965-1972.
Although that was the initial group, the blog has become much more expanded since it began in August of 2010.
As you stroll through the years, remember that for some, this was an escape and served as a connection with those back home.
Wikipedia was the source of these Billboard Top 100 hits you will see. Click on the RED letters. These are listed by sales, not by how many plays each record got.
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Let's start with this one. It's not on the list, but was really a great son to dance to in 1966 by The Swingin' Medallions--"Double Shot"
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1965, 1-50
Roger Miller--"King Of The Road"
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1965, 51-100
The Dave Clark Five--"I Like it Like That"
The Animals--"We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" Fontella Bass--"Rescue Me" The Ad Libs--"The Boy From New York City" |
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1966, 1-50 |
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1966, 51-100
Wilson Pickett-- "Land Of 1000 Dances"
Mitch Ryder--"Blue Dress and Good Golly" Wilson Pickett--"Mustang Sally" Neil Diamond---"Cherry, Cherry" |
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1967, 1-50
Jefferson Airplane--"Somebody To Love"
.The Music Explosion--"A Little Bit Of Soul" Sam and Dave--"Hold On, I'm Comin" Scott McKenzie--"San Francisco" Booker T. and The M. G.'s--"Hip Hug-Her" |
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1967, 51-100
James Brown--"Cold Sweat"
The Spencer Davis Group--"Gimme Some Lovin" The Electric Prunes--"I Had Too Much To Dream" |
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1968, 1-50
The Rascals--"People Got To Be Free"
Steppenwolf--"Magic Carpet Ride" Creedence Clearwater Revival--"Suzie Q" Lemon Pipers--"Green Tambourine" Cream--"Sunshine of Your Love" John Fred and Band--"Judy In Disguise" Tommy James & Shondells--"Mony Mony" |
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1968, 51-100
The Beatles--"Lady Madonna"
Jose Feliciano--"Light My Fire" Blue Cheer--"Summertime Blues" Cream--"White Room" |
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1969, 1-50
The Youngbloods--"Get Together"
Blood Sweat And Tears--"Spinning Wheel"
B. J. Thomas--"Hooked On A Feeling" Rolling Stones--"Honky Tonk Woman" |
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1969, 51-100
Edwin Starr--"Twenty-Five Miles"
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| 1970, 1-50
Norman Greenbaum--"Spirit In The Sky"
The Guess Who--"American Woman"
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1970, 51-100
The Kinks--"Till The End Of The Day"
Mungo Jerry--"In The Summertime"
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1971, 1-50
Daddy Dewdrop--"Chick-A-Boom"
Jean Knight--"Mr. Big Stuff"
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| 1971, 51-100 Ike And Tina Turner--"Proud Mary"
Rare Earth--"I Just Want To Celebrate"
Jerry Reed--"When You're Hot, You're Hot" |
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1972, 1-50
Neil Young--"Heart Of Gold"
The Staple Singers--"I'll Take You There"
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1972, 51-100
Chicago--"Saturday In The Park"
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Double Shot (of My Baby's Love) by the Swingin' Medallions was released March 1966 right before my high school graduation. Great dance tune that was banned on many radio stations because the lyrics referred to drugs and sex...tsk tsk.
ReplyDeleteThe next year I was singing, "Off we go into the wild blue yonder...". Not a good dance tune...
Great post...as usual.
"Double Shot" was played by a local band at our school in 1967. They did a great job. You had to have someone on the keyboard back then. Check "96 Tears" by ? and the Mysterians. John
ReplyDeleteI remember listening to "American Pie" by Don McLean on Armed Forces Radio Vietnam while standing nighttime guard duty at the Navy Support Base in Rach Soi, Vietnam early in 1972. At the time, most of U.S. combat support troops and aircraft had left the area, and we were on our own to defend ourselves against attack.
ReplyDeleteThe lyrics part "this'll be the day that I die" kind of seemed real to me at the time.
Another couple of the songs I remember from back in the day are "Poor Side of Town" and "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers. A USO troop consisting of Johnny Rivers and Vicky Carr came aboard the USS Kitty Hawk while we were in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam in 1966. I remember listening to Johnny Rivers sing those 2 songs on the hanger deck of the Kitty Hawk.
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