From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 9 17:30:33 2025
"So What" by Bill Black's Combo was originally a chart hit in 1962, and
then was reissued in late 1964 and charted Pop again for one week early
in '65. I have it as an 8, and it's his best record IMO.
It did not chart R&B either time in Billboard, but it reached the top 40
R&B in Cash Box in 1962, staying on their Top 50 R&B chart for 6 weeks.
Both "Smokie" and "White Silver Sands" topped BB's R&B chart for 4
weeks.
From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 9 19:35:54 2025
When I saw that you said that you had never heard the # 1 song before
for the 1967 countdown I was wondering if I would know it. Turns out I
did, although it's not one that I like all that much. "Never Leave Me"
by Thelma Jones got to #22 on the CB Soul chart. It only got to #49 on
the BB Soul chart. She was from Fayetteville, NC.