Monthly Featured Radio Survey - February 24, 1962 KEWB / Fabulous 40 Survey, San Francisco. Duke, Duke, "Duke of Earl" by Gene 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!
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!
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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