6 of the 60s: 7/17/13 (1964)...

I'm serving up six more nuggets from the 60's and this week it's back to 1964, the year President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights act of 1964 into law abolishing racial segregation.

Martha & The Vandellas - "Dancing In The Street"
from the album Dance Party (1965)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2
Songwriters: Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson

...and just in time to celebrate that landmark law is this jubilant summer party song that actually peaked in October...

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The Shangri-La's - "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)"
from the album Leader Of The Pack (1965)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5
Songwriter: George "Shadow" Morton

Billy Joel played piano on the demo version of this classic girl-group drama-fest...

Chad & Jeremy - "A Summer Song"
from the album Yesterday's Gone (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7
Songwriters: Chad Stuart, Clive Metcalfe, Keith Noble

This was one of the first examples of the "baroque" influence on folk music, co-written by Metcalfe, who was once in a group with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters...

Tommy Tucker - "Hi-Heel Sneakers"
from the album Hi-Heel Sneakers (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11
Songwriter: Tommy Tucker

The man born Robert Higginbothum quit the music biz after one full-length album to become a real-estate agent in New Jersey.

Jan & Dean - "Sidewalk Surfin'"
from the album Ride The Wild Surf (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #25
Songwriters: Roger Christman, Brian Wilson

Another hit provided to the duo by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, though this one was about skateboards, not surfboards...

The Drifters - "I've Got Sand In My Shoes"
from the album I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing (1966)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #33
Songwriters: Artie Resnick, Kenny Young

An attempt to recreate their iconic "Under The Boardwalk" with lead Johnny Moore reprising many of the same vocal tics of the other track.