6 of the 60s: 10/3/12...

Hey gang, it's time to bring you a half-dozen more nuggets from the golden 60's, and this time I've rounded the bend back to 1960, the year John F Kennedy won the presidential race. As usual, I've included links to buy the songs at Amazon on MP3 or CD...

Jim Reeves - "He'll Have To Go"
from the album He'll Have To Go (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2

Another phone-call heartbreak anthem, before the days of Facebook stalking and text breakups, Reeves confronts his suspected cheating lover over the wire.

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Jeanne Black - "He'll Have To Stay"
from the album A Little Bit Lonely (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4

Well, here's Jim's answer, so long, bucko...


Johnny Preston - "Cradle Of Love"
from the album Come Rock With Me (1961)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7

 Rockabilly teen idol robs children's rhymes for a boppin' hit for the protege of the Big Bopper.


Paul Anka - "Summer's Gone"
from the album Paul Anka Sings His Big 15, Vol. 2 (1961)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11

Yeah it's fall already. Deal with it, Paul.


June Valli - "Apple Green"
from the album I Could Go On Singing (2003)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #29

The former Your Hit Parade singer was more than just singing on Chiquita Banana commercials.I love this song walking around in the crisp fall air.


Lloyd Price - "No If's - No And's"
from the album 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lloyd Price (2002)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #40

"Mr. Personality" leaves nothing to his love's imagination...

Well, that's it for this week's 60s flashback. Tomorrow I'll be bringing you 7 from 1970 and 8 from 1980. Check ya then!