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Monthly Featured Radio Survey - February 24, 1962 KEWB / Fabulous 40 Survey, San Francisco.

Duke, Duke, "Duke of Earl" by G
ene Chandler hit #1 in San Fran this month in 1962.
Spinning the platters for you were golden-voiced DJs like Art Nelson and Casey Kasem.

Meet this month's KEWB "Swingin' Seven" below!

KEWB Channel 91 02 24 1962

DJs (from top, clockwise)--Don MacKinnon; Art Nelson; Ken Knox; Don Bowman; Buck Herring; Casey Kasem; Michael Jackson.
When your tinny transistor radio was muffled under your pillow, you were listening to Michael Jackson, the Midnight - 6:00 a.m. guy!

The Swingin' Seven @ KEWB/San Francisco Feb 1962


Top 10 songs of KEWB's Fabulous Forty survey. Week of February 24, 1962 in San Francisco where they were boppin' to:

1.    The Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
2.   Jamie - Eddie Holland
3.   Tell Me - Dick & Deedee
4.   Nut Rocker - B. Bumble & the Stingers
5.   Hey Baby - Bruce Channel
6.   Crying in the Rain - Everly Brothers
7.   Dear Lady Twist - U.S. Bonds (He wasn't Gary yet!)
8.   Love Letters - Ketty Lester
9.   Come Back Silly Girl - The Lettermen (Who you calling silly?!)
10. Midnight in Moscow - Kenny Ball


There were 3 "Twist" songs in the top 20!
# 7   Dear Lady Twist - U.S. Bonds
#11 The Twist - Chubby Checker
#15 The Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee










 

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