Special Sub-Topic: Transistor Memories - 1964 Authored by: richicago Sub-topic of: Music from 1964

The Beatles just about dominated the Top Forty in 1964, having 19 charted hits, 6 of which went to number One. There was one other number one hit that year by Lorne Greene that unintentionally had something to do with one of them. What was the song title?

Ringo. "Ringo" was the story of a western outlaw. It also bears the distinction of being one of the few number one hits to be spoken and not sung. "Big Bad John" by Jimmie Dean and "Wild Thing" by the Troggs are some others.

Leslie Gore's only top ten hit in 1964 was what #2 song?

You Don't Own Me. Her very first hit "It's My Party" (#1 in 1963), was also her biggest. Her second biggest was "You Don't Own Me" (#2 in 1964).

Johnny Rivers had three top 20 hits in 1964. What did they all have in common?

All were covers of earlier hits by other artists. Chuck Berry Had earlier hits with "Memphis" and "Maybelline". Harold Dorman's "Mountain Of Love" was a hit in 1960 (#21).

"Suspicion" was a #3 hit for which Elvis soundalike?

Terry Stafford. "Suspicion" was on the Top Forty for 10 weeks.

The Beatles had many hits that were "covers". Which was the cover of an earlier Carl Perkins song?

All Three. "Matchbox" was the only of the three to chart (# 17 in September, 1964).

The Larks hit it big with a #7 record. Do you remember the name of the dance fad it was about?

The Jerk. The Larks were really "Don Julian and The Meadowlarks" who, 9 years earlier, had a smash hit ballad entitled "Heaven And Paradise".

The Marketts had a Instrumental hit with what eerie title?

Out Of Limits. The song was loosely based on the opening theme of the "Outer Limits" TV series. So loose, in fact, that they were not allowed to use the correct title. This Hollywood based Instrumental quintet would hit the Top 40 again in 1966 with the "Batman Theme".

"Oh Pretty Woman" was a big hit in 1964. The performance was credited to Roy Orbison and who?

The Candy Men. The name relates to his earlier hit "Candy Man". He would later become one of the legendary "Traveling Wilburys".

The Beatles "Twist And Shout" was the cover of a 1962 hit by which artist(s)?

The Isley Brothers. The Isleys' original version reached #17. The Beatles went all the way to #2.

Chuck Berry hit the Top 10 in 1964. Finish the lyric: "No particular place to go, so we parked way out on the__________".

Kokomo. "Can you Imagine the way I felt? I couldn't unfasten her safety belt".