Welcome to The Breakfast Show and the top hits of the 1960s.
Each week William and I will select two top hits from the charts starting with 1960 for two weeks followed by 1961 etc..through to 1985. We will also include some of the notable events in those years for the up and coming stars who were centre stage at the time.
You can find previous shows: The Breakfast Show 1960 – 1985
Every four weeks at the weekend there will be a spin-off show where we will feature four guests sharing their memories of the music of a particular decade we are working on. An opportunity to share your work and your can find the details: The Breakfast Show 2021
Welcome to our show and we are excited to share decades of music with you in 2021. Here is the second of my top 1960 hits which I hope you will enjoy. William.
Shirley Bassey – As Long As He Needs Me
Shirley Bassey’s recording of this song, ‘As Long As He Needs Me’, from the musical ‘Oliver‘ was one of the biggest sellers of 1960, staying on the UK charts for 30 weeks and peaking at #2 for 5 weeks. Shirley Bassey Music and Vids
News Event: August 1st Aretha Franklins 1st recording session
Elvis Presley – It’s Now Or Never
In 1960 ‘It’s now or never’ (based on the Italian song ‘O Sole moi’) spent 5 weeks at #1 in the U.S. and eight weeks at #8 in the UK, selling over 20 million copies.
News Event: September 19th Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Now time for my picks from 1960 and these are tracks that dominated my teenage years and are still on my playlists today
News Event: Sep 29 “Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK
The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me
“Save the Last Dance for Me” is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by the Drifters, with Ben E. King on lead vocals – The Drifters’ version of the song, released a few months after Ben E. King left the group, would go on to spend three non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, in addition to logging one week atop the U.S. R&B chart. In the UK The Drifters’ recording reached No. 2 in December 1960
News Event: December 1st Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.
Eddie Cochran – Three Steps to Heaven
“Three Steps To Heaven” was recorded in January 1960 and featured Buddy Holly’s Crickets on instruments. The song was written by Eddie Cochran and his brother Bob Cochran. The record became a posthumous UK number-one hit for Cochran following his death in a car accident in April 1960
News Event: December 21st Ornette Coleman records his influential album “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation”, establishes the name for the Free Jazz sound
Additional sources: On This Day – Music – Hits of the 60s: Sixties City – Wikipedia
Your Hosts for The Breakfast Show
William Price King is an American jazz singer, crooner, and composer.
His interest in music began at an early age when he studied piano and clarinet in high school. At Morehouse College in Atlanta where he grew up, he sang in the Glee Club and studied classical music. After graduation he went off to the Yale School of Music where he earned a Masters degree. From there he journeyed to New York where he created a jazz trio ‘Au Naturel’ which performed in some of the hottest venues in Manhattan including gigs on Broadway and the famous ‘Rainbow Room.’ These gigs opened doors for performances in Montreal and a European tour.
While touring Europe he met a lovely French lady, Jeanne Maïstre, who, a year later became his wife. King left the group ‘Au Naturel’ and settled in the south of France where he started a new life on the French Riviera, opening his own music school – the “Price King Ecole Internationale de Chant.” He has had the pleasure over the years of seeing many of his students excel as singers on a professional level, and some going on to become national celebrities. He continues to coach young singers today, in his spare time.
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Sally Cronin is an author, blogger and broadcaster who enjoyed four years as part of the team on Onda Cero International’s English speaking morning show in Marbella and then for two years as a presenter on Expressfm the local radio station in Portsmouth. She co-presented two ‘Drive Time’ shows a week with Adrian Knight, hosted the live Thursday Afternoon Show and The Sunday Morning Show guests including musicians and authors. Following this she became Station Director for a local internet television station for two years, producing and presenting the daily news segment, outside broadcasts and co-presenting the Adrian and Sally chat show live on Friday evenings.
She and her husband David have now returned to Ireland where they live on the Wexford Coast where she blogs and continues to write books.
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Thank you very much for joining us today and we would love you to join us in the spin off shows where we share your memories of the 1960s and your favourite music.. please read how you can take part: The Breakfast Show 2021
Next week 1961 Part One.. we hope you will tune in.. as always we love to hear from you.. thanks William and Sally.
Hooked me with The Drifters…
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Yep, that was the one that spoke to me tonight!
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Glad to hear Liz…hugsx
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Ah, thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed, Annette. Hugs
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I am pleased that you liked our post, Liz. Thank you. Hugs
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Great Annette… none better to be hooked by ♥
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Just a little before my time, but I enjoy this series whether I’m familiar with the music or not.
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Thank you Pete, I’m so glad you do. All the best.
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Thanks Pete and we will get into more familiar territory for you in a couple of decades…xxx
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I was a freshman in college when these songs were popular. Enjoyed this, Sally.
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It’s amazing how songs can put a stamp on time, John. It does that to me, too. Thanks. All the best.
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Very true, William. Those stamps are in a catalog that can be used to freshen memories. 😊
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just waiting for your photo and favourite track John to add you to the spin off show xxx
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Plus 300 words.
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If you have time or I can take from your comments..hugsx
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Let me work on it. I have some thoughts.
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Great and look forward to it..xxhugs
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Those are such wonderful songs. I love Shirley Bassey and The Drifters. Toni x
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Thank you, Toni. They are among my favorites, too. Glad you enjoyed. Hugs
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Thanks Toni..iconic artists whose music is still much enjoyed today.. xx
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Lovely songs, Sally and William. I didn’t know that Paul McCartney had been arrested and deported from Germany for arson. Now I’m curious and I shall have to look up what happened.
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Yes, Robbie. They were young and in Hamburg for a concert living in what we would call today unsanitary conditions and a fire broke out and they were accused and deported. Many different stories surfaced as to what happened. Aside from that I’m glad you enjoyed our songs. Hugs
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Thank you for filling in the details, William, and for the lovely music.
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Glad you are enjoying the series Robbie… I was fascinated going through the events to find some unknown snippets..xx
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Yes, I really liked those.
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I enjoyed all the songs all great… loved listening to Eddie Cochrane a favourite of mine …I am loving this series 🙂 xx
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Many thanks, Carol. I am pleased that you enjoyed. Hugs
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Hugs back, Will… stay safe and well 🙂 x
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Thanks Carol.. and hope you will send over your memories of the 60s and a track for us to share.. a photo would be great too..hugsx
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I’ll see what I can find in the way of photos..xx
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fantastic Carol I seem to remember seeing a black and white one of you on a post..♥
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I believe so me with plaits I also have copies here I will sort out one or two of my teenage years…Hugs xx
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Fantastic Carol..hugsx
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What did happen to the twist? It would be excellent exercise to do at home in lockdown. 1960 would have been the start of part two of my life. Autumn 1959 we had moved to a house with a garden and a new estate with lots of families and most of the dads commuting up to Waterloo. Mum made friends with the lady round the corner who had six children so that was fun. Three girls older than me who were up with the latest music and taught me the twist.
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Thanks for sharing your 60s memories…if you email me one of your tracks that you danced to then I will include these memories and the music in one of the guest shows.and yes excellent exercise during lockdown…xxx
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There are many contemporary dance movements wherein one might find a hint of the twist. People still do it without calling it the twist. You are so right, what an excellent and fun exercise to do during the lockdown. Cheers
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Thank you to the hosts! 🙂 Here the are just airing a lot of summertime music.(Outside its snowing like hell.) Its a great pleasure having the possibility changing to “Smorgasbord Channel”. 😉 Michael
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Oh my Michael, I hope you are well stocked up for a snow in…glad to bring some sunshine into your world… hugsxx
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Thank you, Sally! Dont worry, the basement is prepared, and honestly in the past there was much more snow, as this day.
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Good to hear Michael.. I see that it is sweeping westwards towards the UK and it will hopefully lose its snow by the time the front gets to us…xxx
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As we are seeing here, there could not be much more snow arriving in Ireland. We got the most. 😉
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You may keep it Michael lol..xx
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:-)) xx
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Well Mike, I’m glad we can bring some sunshine into your day. Thanks for checking us out. Enjoy. All the best.
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Thank you for the great entertainment, William! Always a great pleasure listen to wonderful music, provided by professional hosts. Have a beautiful week! Michael
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Thanks Michael..x
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Great tunes. I chuckle every time I hear ‘It’s Now or Never’ by Elvis. When I was a small child, I started taking accordion lessons at 4 years old and one of the first songs I leaned was ‘O Solo Mio’, a traditional Italian song usually associated with the gondoliers that propel the gondolas in Venice. When I heard Elvis sing English words to this tune, I asked my grandmother if he was singing the translation of the Italian words and she said they were not even close.
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Lol..great story Don and thanks for sharing..hugsx
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So true, Don. At that time many Italian songs were sung in English with no consideration given to the original text. If the melody was great, that’s all that mattered. How lucky you were to learn to play the accordion. All the best.
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Lovely songs. I wasn’t familiar with the Shirley Bassey song, but it is really beautiful and her voice is memorable. Love Save the Last Dance for Me.
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Thanks Dorothy and delighted to introduce to Shirley Bassey, an amazing voice and career.. xx
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The only song I was familiar with was Goldfinger, which I remember singing along to with glee!
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Great song and film.. worth singing along to…xx
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Thank you, Dorothy. I love Bassey’s voice, and am glad you enjoyed her, too. Hugs
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Sensational Sixties! Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane Sally and William.
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Pleasure Bette, delighted you are enjoying..hugs
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You are so welcome, Bette. Glad you enjoyed. Hugs
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Love this show. I’d never heard of Eddie Cochran and as for Shirley Bassey, oye! I remember my mother playing the same two albums over and over when she was getting ready to go out (which was often) – Shirley Bassey and Vicki Carr with all the broken hearted love songs, lol. Songs and singers really do spark memories. Thanks Will and Sal. ❤ xx
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Thanks Debby and you are so right about songs and singers.. apparently music is one of the last things that someone dementia forgets and hearing a particular song works wonders for them..♥♥
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I’ve read that Sal, so true. Music has the innate ability to take us immediately back to a certain moment. ❤
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Thank you, Debby. I am so happy that these songs brought back so many memories. They do the same for me, too. Hugs
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Keep bringing it William! 🙂 xx
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Another great selection of songs. Thank you.
I’ve just been singing along to all of them. Good job you can’t hear me!
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Lol.. thanks Wendy and delighted you enjoyed.. and we are glad to hear that ..xxx
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Thank you, Wendy. Glad to know you’re singing along. That’s very encouraging. Hugs
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All great tunes, thanks. I was so sad when Eddie Cochran died. I loved his songs.
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Thanks Darlene.. another talent gone far too soon and not as some do living the high life but in the back of a taxi in Bristol… xxx
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Thanks, Darlene. I assure you Eddie Cochran has been missed. Glad you enjoyed. Hugs
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I so enjoyed this post. I love the songs from the 60’s. Fantastic era for music. I have been singing into my phone during the various lockdowns and the 60’s songs have by far been the most popular. I look forward to more from The Breakfast Show xxx
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That’s great thank you Dawn and I hope when we get to your decade that you will participate in the guest post.. x
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That would be fabulous, thank you. Roll on the 80’s xx
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Great music in that decade…xx
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Thank you so much Dawn. I am happy that you enjoy music from the 60s. The 60s gave us some great tunes. Hugs
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Than you very much, Patty. All the best. Hugs
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Ah, you picked some great songs!! I remember going to my bedroom and crying listening to “As Long as He Needs Me.” I had seen “Oliver”, so the song was a tear jerker. The good musicals always had one of those songs. And, this was one of Elvis’ great songs. And the Drifters? One of the best. I don’t know Eddie Cochran. I must have missed some of the UK singers. A fabulous post! Thank you Sally and William.
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Delighted to introduce you to some new talent Jennie and that As Long As He Needs Me was a favourite…hugsx
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We both love the songs from musicals, and new talent is always a treat.
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With you on that Jennie…hugsx
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