TJB's chart hits

[Harry]

Yes Mac, I too remember listening to NBC Monitor on the weekends. The difference between us (who grew up in the same town), is that my family had a summer cottage just out of the Philly listening area on the Susquehanna River. From there, Lancaster and Baltimore were our dominant media, so I'd hear NBC Monitor on WGAL in Lancaster or WBAL in Baltimore, both NBC affiliates at the time.

Now, here's the tricky part in Philly. You're right, early on in the '60s, WRCV 1060 was the NBC O&O station in Philly, and they carried Monitor. When the FCC-mandated swap with KYW in Cleveland took place, Westinghouse became the owner of the 1060 frequency in Philly, and after a very short time, nuked whatever big-band format they were running and began the then-revolutionary concept of 'all news all the time'. NBC Monitor then became available to any other station in town that wanted it. WPEN (950 - my current AM station) had been desperate for a network affiliation throughout their history and snapped up the NBC deal immediately and ran Monitor through to its conclusion.

Harry
...who remembers Monitor and its rotating hosts, online...

 

[jimac51]

Thanks,Harry-The Answer Man here at the forum. 'PEN was the natural place,but in my mind's ear I can't for the life of me remember a local ID with that show. I listened to WIP so frequently(Tim's info above is right on the money) throughout the week that I didn't listen to 'PEN much at the time-except for Monitor. One of the Monitor themes was expanded and arranged by Bill Holman for the Buddy Rich band and is featured on the BIG SWING FACE CD-it just cooks! Mac

 

[Clark]

I know this is a TJB forum, but is there any chance someone could post the BMB songs that charted along with dates? Thanksl

 

[Harry]

For the BMB, I've got some 'Bubbling Under' chart figures. These are records that didn't quite make the Top 100 on the main Billboard© singles chart. It seems to me that the BMB had only a few that made it into the Top-100. I'll have to check that book at work.

Meantime, here's the Bubbling Under figures for the BMB, in descending order by peak position:

Peak	Wks 	Debut	Title
Pos	Chrt	Date	
126	2	10/22/66	The Portuguese Washerwoman
125	2	01/25/69	Flyin' High
121	2	07/26/69	I Don't Want To Walk Without You
121	3	03/21/64	Moonglow/Picnic Theme
113	2	02/18/67	The Cry Of The Wild Goose
109	3	06/22/68	Yes Sir, That's My Baby

And while we're at it, here's the TJB's 'Bubbling Under' figures:

Peak	Wks 	Debut	Title
Pos	Chrt	Date	
119	3	04/27/68	Slick
118	3	08/16/69	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
116	4	05/29/65	Mae
114	2	06/12/71	Summertime
109	3	11/22/69	You Are My Life
108	3	01/31/70	The Maltese Melody
102	1	03/23/63	Struttin' With Maria

Harry

 

[Captain Bacardi]

The BMB songs that made the Top 100 were:

Ghost Riders In The Sky (peaked #52)
Along Comes Mary (#96)
Georgy Girl (#98 )

As far as the A/C charts go:

The Portuguese Washerwoman (#15) 10/1/66
Ghost Riders In The Sky (#4) 11/26/66
The Cry Of The Wild Goose (#21) 2/25/67
Georgy Girl (#14) 4/22/67
Along Comes Mary (#27) 8/5/67
Fowl Play (#8 ) 12/30/67
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (#17) 6/15/68
I Say A Little Prayer (#10) 9/14/68
Flyin' High (#15) 12/21/68
I Don't Want To Walk Without You (#21) 7/12/69
Can You Dig It? Part 1 (#40) 12/13/69



Capt. Bacardi

 

[manifan]

Wow, Clark, I could have written your post! All my memories of the TJB are the same as yours. Thanks for such a colorful walk down memory lane.

 

[Harry]

I thought "Comin' In The Back Door" charted. I'll have to check at work today if I can remember to do so.

Harry
NP: "Comin In The Back Door" on the MILLION DOLLAR SOUND SAMPLER

 

[Harry]

Ok, I was right, "Comin' in the Back Door" DID chart. In fact it was the biggest BMB hit at number 41 on the main top-100 Billboard© chart.

Here's an updated chart featuring all of the "Bubbling Under" records with the Top 100 hits:

Peak   Wks    Debut   Title 
Pos   Chrt   Date    
126   2   10/22/66   The Portuguese Washerwoman 
125   2   01/25/69   Flyin' High 
121   2   07/26/69   I Don't Want To Walk Without You 
121   3   03/21/64   Moonglow/Picnic Theme 
113   2   02/18/67   The Cry Of The Wild Goose 
109   3   06/22/68   Yes Sir, That's My Baby 
098   1   04/29/67   Georgy Girl
096   2   08/05/67   Along Comes Mary
052   6   11/26/66   Ghost Riders In The Sky
041   9   12/21/63   Comin' In The Back Door

Harry
...goofing off instead of working, online...

 

[Captain Bacardi]

I thought "Comin' In The Back Door" charted. I'll have to check at work today if I can remember to do so.

Ooops! My bad. That's what I get for doing it late at night.


Capt. Bacardi
...spazzin' out online...

 

[Clark]

Thanks very much for the chart info. On thier albums, through Watch Out, both Herb and Julius are credited with doing the arrangements. Any ideas on who did what?