Top Songs of 1962

[Uncle Joe]

[twodogsbarking]

1. I remember Dion being a girl fav. More from 1962 and Bob Seeger.

I awoke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in.

[musette_sf]

2. I think Dion is one of the coolest guys on the planet.

I hope he does at least one more round of shows - I will def show up.

For your enjoyment, a YouTube link to Dion ‘n’ Little Kings album, a 1994 performance in NYC that just completely kicks ass:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m2PtJ1BsmgqbE65bkNI1fHPzuxf1M1ngk

Ace Records, esteemed purveyors of important and historic music, have a nice writeup about Little Kings. (One can also purchase the album on MP3 for £7.99.)

https://acerecords.co.uk/dion-n-little-kings-live-in-new-york-mp3

[highplainsdem]

3. Great to hear Dion. Re Jay and the Americans - I didn't recall them

having a hit that early, thought they'd started having hits in '63. And I don't remember that Marvelettes song at all, though the others are all familiar.

[WestMichRad]

4. Ah yes, the dance craze days

‘62 was well represented with the likes of The Twist, Peppermint Twist, Twisting the Night Away, The Mashed Potato and probably others I’m forgetting. Syrupy love songs were very popular too.
This was not long before the British Invasion greatly changed the music scene.
These were probably the first “current tunes” I can remember. My older sibs always had the radio on and tuned to one of the pop hits stations.