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February 7th 1934 - King Curtis ("Soul Twist") 1946 - Sammy Johns ("Chevy Van") 1948 - Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboards for Three Dog Night ("One Man Band") 1949 - Alan Lancaster - bassist for Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men") February 8th 1936 - Larry Verne ("Mr. Custer") 1942 - Terry Melcher - vocalist for The Rip Chords ("Hey, Little Cobra") 1943 - Creed Bratton - guitarist for The Grass Roots ("Sooner Or Later") 1946 - Paul Wheatbread - drummer for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap ("Young Girl") 1946 - Fito De La Parra - drummer for Canned Heat ("On The Road Again") 1950 - Dan Seals - vocalist / guitarist for England Dan and John Ford Coley ("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight") February 9th 1939 - Barry Mann ("Who Put The Bomp?") 1942 - Carole King ("It's Too Late") 1943 - Barbara Lewis ("Hello Stranger") 1951 - Dennis Thomas - saxophonist for Kool and The Gang ("Celebration") February 10th 1933 - Don Wilson - guitarist for The Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run") 1939 - Roberta Flack ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") 1940 - Jimmy Merchant - vocalist for Frankie Lymon And Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love") 1943 - Ral Donner ("You Don't Know What You've Got Until You Lose It") 1949 - Nigel Olsson - drummer for the Elton John band ("Honky Cat") February 11th - ClassicBands.com 1935 - Gene Vincent ("Be Boppa Lula") 1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett ("The Monster Mash") 1941 - Sergio Mendes ("The Fool On The Hill") February 12th - ClassicBands.com 1914 - Lorne Greene ("Ringo") 1935 - Gene McDaniels ("A Hundred Pounds Of Clay") 1939 - Ray Manzarek - keyboardist for The Doors ("Light My Fire") 1946 - Joe Schermie - bassist for Three Dog Night ("One Man Band") 1952 - Michael McDonald - keyboardist for The Doobie Brothers ("What A Fool Believes") February 13th - ClassicBands.com 1919 - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford ("Sixteen Tons") 1942 - Peter Tork - bassist for The Monkees ("Last Train To Clarksville") 1950 - Peter Gabriel - lead vocalist and flautist for Genesis 1952 - Ed Gagliardi - bassist for Foreigner ("Cold As Ice") |
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In The USA
| Year | Song | Artist |
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| 1956 | The Great Pretender | The Platters |
| 1957 | Young Love | Sonny James |
| 1958 | The Stroll | The Diamonds |
| 1959 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | The Platters |
| 1960 | Teen Angel | Mark Dinning |
| 1961 | Calcutta | Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra |
| 1962 | The Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler |
| 1963 | Hey Paula | Paul And Paula |
| 1964 | I Want To Hold Your Hand | The Beatles |
| 1965 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling | The Righteous Brothers |
| 1966 | Lightning Strikes | Lou Christie |
| 1967 | I'm A Believer | The Monkees |
| 1968 | Love Is Blue | Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra |
| 1969 | Touch Me | The Doors |
| 1970 | Venus | Shocking Blue |
| 1971 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| 1972 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| 1973 | Crocodile Rock | Elton John |
| 1974 | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand |
| 1975 | Boogie On Reggae Woman | Stevie Wonder |
| 1976 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon |
| 1977 | Torn Between Two Lovers | Mary MacGregor |
| 1978 | Stayin' Alive | The Bee Gees |
| 1979 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart |
| 1980 | Coward Of The County | Kenny Rogers |
| 1981 | The Tide Is High | Blondie |
| 1982 | Centerfold | The J. Geils Band |
| 1983 | Down Under | Men At Work |
| 1984 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club |
| 1985 | Easy Lover | Philip Bailey with Phil Collins |
In The United Kingdom
| 1956 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| 1957 | Singing The Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| 1958 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley |
| 1959 | One Night / I Got Stung | Elvis Presley |
| 1960 | Why | Anthony Newley |
| 1961 | Are You Lonesome Tonight | Elvis Presley |
| 1962 | The Young Ones | Cliff Richard and The Shadows |
| 1963 | Diamonds | Jet Harris and Tony Meehan |
| 1964 | Needles And Pins | The Searchers |
| 1965 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling | The Righteous Brothers |
| 1966 | Michelle | The Overlanders |
| 1967 | I'm A Believer | The Monkees |
| 1968 | Everlasting Love | Love Affair |
| 1969 | Blackberry Way | The Move |
| 1970 | Wand'rin' Star | Lee Marvin |
| 1971 | My Sweet Lord | George Harrison |
| 1972 | Telegram Sam | T Rex |
| 1973 | Blockbuster | The Sweet |
| 1974 | Tiger Feet | Mud |
| 1975 | January | Pilot |
| 1976 | Mamma Mia | ABBA |
| 1977 | Don't Cry For Me Argentina | Julie Covington |
| 1978 | Figaro | Brotherhood Of Man |
| 1979 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie |
| 1980 | Too Much Too Young | The Specials |
| 1981 | Woman | John Lennon |
| 1982 | A Town Called Malice | The Jam |
| 1983 | Down Under | Men At Work |
| 1984 | Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 1985 | I Know Him So Well | Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson |
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