6 of the 60s: 6/19/13 (1960)...

Hey gang, it's "hump day", and time to roll out another half-dozen nuggets from the sixties. This week I'm back to 1960, the year New Zealand got their first broadcast TV station in Auckland...

Percy Faith - "Theme from 'A Summer Place'"
from the album Percy Faith's Greatest Hits (1961)
Billboard  Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriters: Max Steiner, Mack Discant

At one time the record-holder for longest stay at #1, this remains the biggest instrumental hit of all time, by the Canadian pushing millions of records before Bieber's grandparents even met. In time for the changing of the season...

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Jack Scott - "Burning Bridges"
from the album What In The World's Come Over You (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3
Songwriter: Melvin Miller

This Canadian-born singer moved to the Detroit area as a kid, he had a lot of hits for someone not mentioned as often as others of the period...

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "Finger Poppin' Time"
from the album Mr. Rhythm & Blues (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6
Songwriter: Hank Ballard

The originator of "The Twist" finally scores a big hit of his own with his groovin' dance number...

Jackie Wilson - "A Woman, A Lover, A Friend"
from the album A Woman, A Lover, A Friend (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #15
Songwriter: Sid Wyche

This single spent a month on top of the R&B chart, with one of Jackie's most unrestrained emotive singing...

The Everly Brothers - "Like Strangers"
from the album The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #23
Songwriter: Boudleaux Bryant

As the boys were changing labels from Cadence to Warner Brothers, this sweet nugget was put out by the former..

Dion & The Belmonts - "In The Still Of The Night"
from the album Wish Upon A Star With Dion & The Belmonts (1960)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #38
Songwriter: Cole Porter

Dion's last top-40 hit with the Belmonts was this remake of the 30's Porter tune for the film Rosalie as a vehicle for star Nelson Eddy...

That's it for this installment....I'll be back tomorrow with 7 more from 1970 and 8 from 1980.....