(Few days late and a dollar short … traveling
does that to you.)
Groovin’ with
Respect, May 1967
Most
radio stations across the country charted “Groovin’” by The Young
Rascals in the top five, 50 Years Ago this Month. With a lot
of “Respect” from
Aretha Franklin, they leap-frogged each other up the charts to vie for the #1
and #2 golden spots for much of latter May.
KXOA/Sacramento and WABC/New York were “Groovin’” at the
top of their surveys for the week of May 17th and 19th
(respectively). KFRC/San Francisco
gave their listeners “Respect” at the top, with Ed Mitchell spinning the tunes
for you from 9 a.m. ‘til noon, on the Big 610.
What
else happened in May 1967? Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, baby!
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The
“secret’s” out of the bag! Spunky head Beatle, Paul, admitted they’d all dropped acid at one time
or another.
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Women
everywhere swooned with envy as Priscilla Beaulieu married hunky Elvis Presley at the Aladdin in Las Vegas. Viva Las Vegas!
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Not
wanting The Beatles to hog all the limelight, Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger,
Keith Richards and Brian Jones did them one better (or worse)—and found
themselves in lock-up on drug charges.
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Repercussions?
The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” suffered in the UK charts as BBC took their
drug admissions seriously, and banned it.
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Defiance?
Never let others dictate your personality, was John Lennon’s motto as he drove
off in his newly renovated Psychedelic Rolls Royce.
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Does
it seem The Beatles dominated the late Sixties? Well, yes. But that doesn’t
mean other great music wasn’t happening.
Featured Radio Survey: KFRC/San
Francisco’s Big 30 for May 17, 1967,
gave Aretha and their listeners the “Respect” we deserved. Capturing the moment
in music, we heard Lou
Rawls lament a “Dead End Street” at #5, and a peek into the upcoming Summer of Love, with “The Flower Children” (Marcia Strassman) hugging the #9 spot. Here’s the full top ten
…
Celebrate MAY 1967: 50 Years Ago
and … Rock On!
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