1960 HAPPENINGS
Here are a few interesting or entertaining bits of 1960 trivia.
February 18: The Winter Olympics opened in Squaw Valley, California.
April 21: The U.S. Senate passed the Civil Rights Bill.
May 2: Frances Gary Powers was shot down over Russia in his U-2 spy plane.
May 23: Israelis captured much-wanted Nazi, Adolf Eichmann, in Argentina.
August 7: Cuba began to confiscate property previously owned by American individuals and companies.
August 25: The Summer Olympics opened in Rome (and Cassius Clay was to win the light-heavyweight boxing gold medal).
November 8: John F. Kennedy was elected president.
1. Theme From "A Summer Place", Percy Faith; 2. He'll Have To Go, Jim Reeves; 3. Cathy's Clown, Everly Brothers; 4. Running Bear, Johnny Preston; 5. Teen Angel, Mark Dinning; 6. I'm Sorry, Brenda Lee; 7. It's Now Or Never, Elvis Presley; 8. Handy Man, Jimmy Jones; 9. Stuck On You, Elvis Presley; 10. The Twist, Chubby Checker; 11. Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Connie Francis; 12. Wild One, Bobby Rydell; 13. Greenfields, Brothers Four; 14. What In The World's Come Over You, Jack Scott; 15. El Paso, Marty Robbins; 16. Alley-oop, Hollywood Argyles; 17. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own, Connie Francis; 18. Sweet Nothin's, Brenda Lee; 19. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, Brian Hyland; 20. Only The Lonely, Roy Orbison; 21. Where Or When, Dion & The Belmonts; 22. Sixteen Reasons, Connie Stevens; 23. Puppy Love, Paul Anka; 24. Why, Frankie Avalon; 25. Walk, Dont Run, Ventures; 26. Save The Last Dance For Me, Drifters; 27. Baby (You Got What It Takes), Brook Benton & Dinah Washington; 28. Sink The Bismark, Johnny Horton; 29. Chain Gang, Sam Cooke; 30. Let It Be Me, Everly Brothers; 31. Good Timin', Jimmy Jones; 32. Beyond The Sea, Bobby Darin; 33. Go Jimmy Go, Jimmy Clanton; 34. Night, Jackie Wilson; 35. Burning Bridges, Jack Scott; 36. Because They're Young, Duane Eddy; 37. Lonely Blue Boy, Conway Twitty; 38. The Big Hurt, Toni Fisher; 39. Pretty Blue Eyes, Steve Lawrence; 40. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Freddie Cannon; 41. Paper Roses, Anita Bryant; 42. Mr. Custer, Larry Verne; 43. I Want To Be Wanted, Brenda Lee; 44. Mule Skinner Blues, Fendermen; 45. Cradle Of Love, Johnny Preston; 46. Please Help Me, I'm Falling, Hank Locklin; 47. You've Got What It Takes, Marv Johnson; 48. Love You So, Rod Holden; 49. Finger Poppin' Time, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters; 50. Harbor Lights, Platters.
How many of these songs do you remember? Well, okay, how many of the “names” do you remember, even if the melody and words are lost? I can recall about two-thirds of them, by one standard or the other, but must admit to being clueless about the remainder. Then, again, I was not as big a fan of the popular music of the day as many were, although some of these remain big favorites of mine. (There's “Alley-oop” at number 16, a significant one to me since V. T. Hamlin (the creator of the comic strip) was a customer on my paper route in those days!)
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The biggest three money-makers, in descending order, were "Psycho", "La Dolce Vita", and "The Alamo". Burt Lancaster won the best actor Oscar for his role in "Elmer Gantry", and Elizabeth Taylor won for her work in "Butterfield Eight". "The Apartment", "Spartacus", "Never on Suday", "Where the Boys Are" and "Inherit the Wind" were also released in 1960.
(I've yet to see “Where the Boys Are”!)