Maurice Williams wrote “Stay” at the age of 15 in 1953, after he failed to keep his date from going home at her 10pm curfew. Williams & The Zodiacs charted with “Stay” October 3, 1960, and reached the number one spot on November 21, 1960. Browne killed it! youtu.be/CSoPkhwflqE
In 1960 Jan & Kjeld Wennick kids from Denmark had a hit song called “Banjo Boy” they sang it in German. I listened to the English version…NOT FOR ME! So I found this fun little ditty. Kjeld Wennick signed Ace of Base to his record Company in the 80’s. youtu.be/L4CG4Xu5p-I
“The left and its Democratic stooges have given up on building anything useful to Americans. They have no serious plan for the economy, policing, foreign policy, the border, immigration, etc. So all they can do is cheer those who harm their perceived enemies.” - Alan Joseph Bauer
August 3rd 1958 The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
“Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer” was an international hit by Lolita in 1960. The song was sung in German. Since then it has been recorded in 10 different languages. Here is Petula Clark doing “Sailor” in English. youtu.be/6Q94foxIIZo
August 7th 1970 California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody.
August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to Dave Matthews Band dumped an 800 pounds of human waste from the bus's tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto an open-top passenger boat sailing in the Chicago River below.
In 1960 Cliff Richard recorded “Please Don’t Tease”. It was a hit in America but, The single also reached number 1 in India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Thailand. The single sold 1.59 million copies worldwide. This version was done in 1980. youtu.be/FpS2-U-dytU
“A Mess Of Blues” was a hit song for Elvis Presley in 1960. Look at the great musicians that covered it..Lee Towers - Tom Jones - Jeff Healey - John Hiatt - and my favorite version Delbert McClinton! youtu.be/7KP8KM87u9E