1960
01) PERCY FAITH & HIS ORCHESTRA
Born on 07/04/1908 in
Died of cancer on 09/02/1976 in
THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE"
(Max Steiner)
from the film “A Summer Place"
1960 Grammy Award Winner Record Of The Year
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
02) JACK SCOTT
Born Giovanni Domenico Scafone on 28/01/1936 in
WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU
(Jack Scott)
03) BROOK BENTON & DINAH
B.B. = Born Benjamin Peay on 19/09/1931 in
Died on 09/04/1988 in
D.W.= Born Ruth Lee Jones on 29/08/1924 in
Died on 14/12/1963 in
BABY (YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES)
(
04) BARRETT STRONG
Born on 05/02/1941 in
MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT)
(Janie Bradford-Barry Gordy)
05) THE LITTLE DIPPERS
Delores Dinning, Emily Gilmore, Darrell McCall and Hurshel Wigintin.
FOREVER
(Buddy Killen)
06) BOBBY RYDELL
Born Robert Ridarelli on 26/04/1942 in
WILD ONE
(Dave Appell-Bernie Lowe-Kal Mann)
07) THE OLYMPICS
Walter Ward, Eddie Lewis, Charles Fizer and Walter Hammond from
(BABY) HULLY GULLY
(Fred Smith-Cliff Goldsmith)
08) PAUL EVANS
Born on 05/03/1938 in
MIDNITE SPECIAL
(Milton Schnapf)
09) PAUL ANKA
Born on 30/07/1941 in
PUPPY LOVE
(Paul Anka)
10) THE BROTHERS FOUR
Dick Foley, Bob Flick, John Paine and Mike Kirkland from
GREENFIELDS
(Richard Dehr-Terry Gilkinson-Frank Miller)
written in 1956
11) THE DRIFTERS
Gerhatt Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney, Ben E.King from
THIS MAGIC MOMENT
(Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman)
12) LENNY WELCH
Born on 15/05/1938 in
YOU DON'T KNOW ME
(Cindy Walker-Eddy Arnold)
# 14 hit for Jerry Vale in 1956 on
13) EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES
Born Emile Sweetman on 16/10/1937 in
ON A SLOW BOAT TO
(Frank Loesser)
# 2(7) hit for Kay Kyser in 1948 on
14) LAVERN BAKER
Born Dolores Williams on 11/11/1929 in
Died on 10/03/1997 in
SHAKE A HAND
(Joe Morris)
# 1(10) R&B hit for Faye Adams in 1953 on Herald 416
RECORDED: 11/12/1959 * RECORDED IN
15) JOÃO GILBERTO BRAZIL
Born João Gilberto de Prado Pereira de Oliveira on 10/06/1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.
CORCOVADO
(Antonio Carlos Jobim) RECORDED: 30/03/1960
16) NEIL SEDAKA
Born on 13/03/1939 in
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
(Howard Greenfield-Neil Sedaka)
RECORDED: 05/02/1960
17) ELVIS PRESLEY
Born on 08/01/1935 in
Died on 16/08/1977 in
STUCK ON YOU
(J.Leslie McFarland-Aaron Schroeder)
RECORDED: 21/03/1960 -RELEASED: 03/1960 * RECORDED IN RCA'S STUDIO B,
18) RON HOLDEN with The Thunderbirds
Born on 07/08/1939 in
Died on 22/01/1997 in
LOVE YOU SO
(Ron Holden)
19) AL BROWN’S TUNETOPPERS feat.Cookie Brown
Born on 22/05/1934 in
THE
(Al Brown)
20) JOÃO GILBERTO BRAZIL
Born João Gilberto de Prado Pereira de Oliveira on 10/06/1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.
SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SÓ
(Newton Mendonça-Antonio Carlos Jobim) RECORDED: 04/04/1960
21) ANITA BRYANT
Born on 25/03/1940 in
PAPER ROSE
(Fred Spielman-Janice Torre)
22) PEGGY LEE
Born Norma Jane Egstrom on 26/05/1920 in
Died on 21/01/2002 in
TILL THERE WAS YOU
(Meredith Wilson)
from the LP “
# 30 hit for Anita Bryant in 1959 on
RECORDED: 12/08/1959 * RECORDED IN
23) ELVIS PRESLEY
Born on 08/01/1935 in
Died on 16/08/1977 in
FAME AND FORTUNE
(Fred Wise-Ben Weisman)
B-side of "Stuck On You"
RECORDED: 21/03/1960 -RELEASED: 03/1960 * RECORDED IN RCA'S STUDIO B,
24) RAY BRYANT COMBO
Born on 24/12/1931 in
THE
(Eddie Morrison-Ray Bryant)
25) THE TEMPTATIONS
Neil Stevens, Larry Curtis, Artie Sands, Artie Marin from
BARBARA
(Neil Kleinhandler-Neil Lapidus-Arthur Ripp) (Bob Elgin/Phil Medley/Bobby Russell)
26) PAUL EVANS
Born on 05/03/1938 in
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY-ME
(Al Byron-Paul Evans)
27) CONNIE FRANCIS U.S.A.
Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero on 12/12/1938 in
EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL
(Howard Greenfield-Jack Keller)
RELEASED: 04/1960
28) ELVIS PRESLEY
Born on 08/01/1935 in
Died on 16/08/1977 in
MAKE ME KNOW IT
(Otis Blackwell)
from the LP " Elvis Is Back!"
RECORDED: 20/03/1960 -RELEASED: 04/1960 * RECORDED IN RCA'S STUDIO B,
29) ELVIS PRESLEY
Born on 08/01/1935 in
Died on 16/08/1977 in
SUCH A NIGHT
(
from the LP " Elvis Is Back !"
# 2(3) R&B hit for Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters in 1954 on Atlantic 1019
RECORDED: 04/04/1960 -RELEASED: 04/1960 * RECORDED IN RCA'S STUDIO B,
30) SAM COOKE
Born on 22/01/1931 in
Died on 11/12/1964 in
WONDERFUL WORLD
(Barbara Campbell) [(Sam Cooke-Lou Adler-Herb Alpert)]
31) DEAN MARTIN
Born Dino Crocetti on 07/06/1917 in
Died on 25/12/1995 in
AIN'T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD?
(Sammy Cahn-Jimmy Van Heusen)
from the film “Ocean’s Eleven”
RECORDED: 10/05/1960
32) THE FENDERMEN
Phil Humphrey born on 26/11/1937 in
Jim Sundquist born on 26/11/1937 in
MULE SKINNER BLUES
(Jimmy Rodgers-George Vaughn)
originally recorded in 1959 on Cuca Label; tune written and recorded by Country singer Jimmie Rodgers in 1930 on Victor 23503
33) BROOK BENTON & DINAH
B.B. = Born Benjamin Peay on 19/09/1931 in
Died on 09/04/1988 in
D.W.= Born Ruth Lee Jones on 29/08/1924 in
Died on 14/12/1963 in
A ROCKIN'
(Brook Benton-Luchi DeJesus)
tune first recorded by Priscilla Bowman with The Spaniels in 1958 on Abner 1018
RECORDED IN FINE RECORDING,
34) BRENDA LEE
Born Brenda Mae Tarpley on 11/12/1944 in
I'M SORRY
(Dub Albritten-Ronnie Self)
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
35) HOLLYWOOD ARGYLES
Sandy Nelson, Kim Fowley, Gary S. “Flip” Paxton from
ALLEY-OOP
(
based on the comic strip character.
36) CLYDE McPHATTER
Born Clyde Lensley McPhatter on 15/11/1932 in
Died on 13/06/1972 in
DEEP SEA BALL
(Winfield Scott)
RECORDED: 26/02/58 - RELEASED: 05/1960 * RECORDED IN ATLANTIC STUDIOS,
37) FERRANTE & TEICHER U.S.A.
Arthur Ferrante born on 07/09/1921 in
Louis Teicher born on 24/08/1924 in
THEME FROM THE APARTMENT
(Charles Williams)
from the film “The Apartment”; 1949 tune originally entitled “Jealous Lover”
38) ROY ORBISON
Born on 23/04/1936 in
Died of a heart attack on 06/12/1988 in
ONLY THE LONELY (KNOW HOW I FEEL)
(Joe Melson-Roy Orbison)
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
39) ANNETTE with the Afterbeats
Born Annette Funicello on 22/10/1942 in
TRAIN OF LOVE
(Paul Anka)
40) RAY PETERSON
Born on 23/04/1939 in
Died on 25/01/2005 of cancer in
TELL LAURA I LOVE HER
(Jeff Barry-Ben Raleigh)
RECORDED: 02/05/1960 * RECORDED IN
41) JOHNNY PRESTON
Born John Preston Courville on 18/08/1939 in
FEEL SO FINE
(Leonard Lee)
# 2(3) R&B hit for Shirley & Lee's version "Feel So Good" in 1955 on Aladdin 3289
42) BRIAN HYLAND
Trudy Packer female spoken voice
Born on 12/11/1943 in
ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT
(Lee Pockriss-Paul Vance)
43) BERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA
Born on 16/10/1923 in
Died on 21/06/1980 in
WONDERLAND BY NIGHT (WUNDERLAND BEI NACHT)
(Klaus Gunther Neumann)
RECORDED: 07/07/1960
44) JACKIE WILSON
Born on 09/06/1934 in
Jackie collapsed from a stroke, on stage on 25/09/1975; he spent rest of his life in hospital.
Died on 21/01/1984 in
(YOU WERE MADE FOR) ALL MY LOVE
(Billy Myles-Jackie Wilson)
45) ELVIS PRESLEY
Born on 08/01/1935 in
Died on 16/08/1977 in
IT'S NOW OR NEVER
(Wally Gold-Aaron Shoroeder)
adapted from the Italian song "O Sole Mio" of 1898
RECORDED: 03/04/1960 -RELEASED: 07/1960 * RECORDED IN RCA'S STUDIO B,
46) THE VENTURES
Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogie, Don Wilson, Howie Johnson from Seattle/Tacoma,
WALK, DON'T RUN
(John Smith)
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
47) JOHNNY BURNETTE
Born on 25/03/1934 in
Died on 01/08/1964 in a boating accident on
DREAMIN'
(Barry De Vorzon-Ted Ellis)
48) THE SHADOWS
Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris and Edgar Wallace from
APACHE
(Jerry Lordan)
49) CHUBBY CHECKER
Born Ernest Evans on 03/10/1941 in Andrews,
THE TWIST
(Hank Ballard)
except for Bing Crosby's "White Christmas", "The Twist" is the only record in history to re-enter the charts and return to the # 1 position.
# 16 R&B hit for Hank Ballard & The Midnighters in 1959 on King 5171
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
50) IKE & TINA TURNER U.S.A.
I.T. = Born on 05/11/1931 in
Died on 12/12/2007 in
T.T. = Born Anna Mae Bullock on 26/11/1938 in
A FOOL IN LOVE
(Ike Turner)
51) BOBBY VEE
Born Robert Velline on 30/04/1943 in
DEVIL OR ANGEL
(Blanche Carter)
# 3 R&B hit for The Clovers in 1956 on Atlantic 1083
RECORDED: 05/1960 - RELEASED: 21/06/1960 * RECORDED IN UNITED RECORDING STUDIOS,
52) JIMMIE RODGERS
Born James Frederick Rodgers on 18/09/1933 in Camas,
THE WRECK OF THE "JOHN B"
(Traditional )
originally a folk song (“The Wreck Of The John B. Sails”) from the
53) BROOK
Born Benjamin Peay on 19/09/1931 in
Died on 09/04/1988 in
KIDDIO
(Brook Benton-Otis Clyde)
tune introduced by Teddy Randazzo in the 1957 film “Mr. Rock And Roll”
54) NEIL SEDAKA
Born on 13/03/1939 in
YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME
(Howard Greenfield-Neil Sedaka)
RECORDED: 08/02/1960
55) SAM COOKE
Born on 22/01/1931 in
Died on 11/12/1964 in
CHAIN GANG
(Sam Cooke)
56) WANDA JACKSON
Born on 20/10/1937 in
LET'S HAVE A PARTY
(Cliff Friend)
introduced by Elvis Presley as "Party" in his 1957 film “Loving You"
57) THE FIREBALLS
Chuck Tharp, George Tomsco, Dan Trammell, Stan Lark, Eric Budd from Raton, New Mexico
VAQUERO
(George Tomsco-Norman Petty)
§58) RUFUS & CARLA THOMAS
R.T.: Born on 26/03/1917 in
Died on 15/12/2001 in
C.T.: Born on 21/12/1942 in
‘CAUSE I LOVE YOU
(Rufus Thomas)
RELEASED: 08/1960 * RECORDED IN
59) THE DRIFTERS
Gerhatt Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney, Ben E.King from
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
(Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman)
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
60) HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS
Born on 18/11/1936 in
Died on 10/04/2003 in
LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO
(Hank Ballard)
RECORDED: 26/07/1960 - RELEASED: 09/1960 * RECORDED IN
61) RAY CHARLES
Born Ray Charles Robinson on 23/09/1930 in
Died on 10/06/2004 in
(Hoagy Carmichael-Stuart Gorrell)
# 10 hit for Frankie Trumbauer in 1931 on
1960 Grammy Award Winner Best Performance By A Pop Single Artist
1960 Grammy Award Winner Best Male Vocal Performance Single Record or Track
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
62) PAUL ANKA
Born on 30/07/1941 in
SUMMER'S GONE
(Paul Anka)
63) MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS
Born on 26/04/1938 in
STAY
(Maurice Williams)
RELEASED: 08/1960
64) FLOYD CRAMER
Born on 27/10/1933 in
Died on 31/12/1997 in
LAST DATE
(Floyd Cramer)
RECORDED: 12/07/1960 * RECORDED IN
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
65) JOHNNY TILLOTSON
Born on 20/04/1939 in
POETRY IN MOTION
(Mike Anthony-Paul Kaufman)
66) JERRY
Born on 08/12/1939 in Sunflower,
HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
(Jerry Butler-Calvin Carter-Curtis Mayfield)
67) JOHNNY BURNETTE
Born on 25/03/1934 in
Died on 01/08/1964 in a boating accident on
YOU'RE SIXTEEN
(Richard M.Sherman-Robert B.Sherman)
68) THE CHIMES
Leonard Cocco & Company from
ONCE IN AWHILE
(Bud Green-Michael Edwards)
# 1(7) hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1937 on Victor 25686
RELEASED: 09/1960
69) CONNIE FRANCIS
Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero on 12/12/1938 in
MANY TEARS AGO
(Winfield Scott)
RELEASED: 10/1960
70) ELVIS PRESLEY
Born on 08/01/1935 in
Died on 16/08/1977 in
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
(Lou Handman-Roy Turk)
# 4 hit for Vaughn Deleath in 1927 on
12752; for Al Jolson in 1950 on Decca 27043; The spoken part is loosely based on a speech by Jacques in Shakespeare's "As You Like It", Act II
Scene VII: "All the world's a stage, and all men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time
plays many parts."
RECORDED: 04/04/1960 -RELEASED: 11/1960 * RECORDED IN RCA'S STUDIO B,
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
71) FERRANTE & TEICHER U.S.A.
Arthur Ferrante born on 07/09/1921 in
Louis Teicher born on 24/08/1924 in
EXODUS
(Ernest Gold)
from the film “Exodus”
1960 Grammy Award Winner Song Of The Year
72) THE SHIRELLES
Shirley Owens Alston, Beverly Lee, Doris Kenner, Addie “Micki” Harris from
WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?
(Gerry Goffin-Carole King)
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
73) THE SHIRELLES
Shirley Owens Alston, Beverly Lee, Doris Kenner, Addie “Micki” Harris from
BOYS
(Luther Dixon-Wes Farrell)
B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"
74) RAY PETERSON
Born on 23/04/1939 in
Died on 25/01/2005 of cancer in
CORINNA, CORINNA
(Mitchell Parish-Bo Chapman-J.Mayo Williams)
# 18 hit for Red Nichols Jazz Band in 1931 on
75) RAY CHARLES
Born Ray Charles Robinson on 23/09/1930 in
Died on 10/06/2004 in
RUBY
(Mitchell Parish-Heinz Roemheld)
theme from the film "Ruby Gentry"
# 7 hit for Les Baxter in 1953 on Capitol 2457
76)
Born on 11/03/1903 in
Died on 17/05/1992 in Santa Monica, California.
CALCUTTA
(Heino Gaze-Hans Bradtke-Lee Pockriss-Paul Vance)
written in Germany as “Kalkutta Liegt Am Ganges”
# 10 hit in
77) THE MIRACLES featuring Bill "Smokey" RobinsonU.S.A.
William “Smokey” Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White,
SHOP AROUND
(
RELEASED: 15/10/1960
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
78) BRENDA LEE
Born Brenda Mae Tarpley on 11/12/1944 in
ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
(Johnny Marks)
RECORDED: 1958
79) NEIL SEDAKA
Born on 13/03/1939 in
CALENDAR GIRL
(Howard Greenfield-Neil Sedaka)
RECORDED: 24/10/1960
80) THE DRIFTERS
Gerhatt Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney, Ben E.King from
I COUNT THE TEARS
(Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman)
RELEASED: 12/1960
81) DUANE EDDY
Born on 26/04/1938 in
“PEPE”
(Daniel Langdon-Hans Wittstatt)
title song from the film “Pepe”
82) CHARLES BROWN
Born on 13/09/1922 in
Died of heart failure on 21/01/1999 in
PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
(Charles Brown-Gene Redd)
83) BRENDA LEE U.S.A.
Born Brenda Mae Tarpley on 11/12/1944 in
EMOTIONS
(Mel Tillis-Ramsey
84) BEN E. KING
Born Benjamin Earl Nelson on 23/09/1938 in
SPANISH
(Jerry Leiber-Phil Spector)
RECORDED: 27/10/1960 - RELEASED: 12/1960
record selected for the NARAS Hall of Fame
85) JEANNE BLACK
Born Gloria Jeanne Black on 25/10/1937 in
OH, HOW I MISS YOU TONIGHT
(Benny Davis-Joe Burke-Mark Fisher)
# 1(3) hit for Ben Selvin’s Orchestra in 1925 on
86) NANA MOUSKOURI
Born Ioanna Mouskouri (Nανά Μούσκουρη) on 13/10/1934 in
LES ENFANTS DU PIRÉE (NEVER ON SUNDAY)
(Manos Hadjidakis)
from the film “Never on Sunday” [Pote Tin Kyriaki (Ποτέ Την Κυριακή)]. Oscar Winner Original Song in 1960.
RELEASED: 1960
87) JUCA CHAVES
Born Jurandyr Czaczke on 22/10/1938 in
NASAL SENSUAL
(Juca Chaves)
from the LP “As Duas Faces De Juca Chaves”
88) JOÃO GILBERTO BRAZIL
Born João Gilberto de Prado Pereira de Oliveira on 10/06/1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.
MEDITAÇÃO
(Newton Mendonça-Antonio Carlos Jobim) BRAZIL RELEASED: 1960
89) JOÃO GILBERTO BRAZIL
Born João Gilberto de Prado Pereira de Oliveira on 10/06/1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.
DORALICE
(Antônio Almeida-Dorival Caymmi)
§90) THE TOP NOTES
Derek Ray and Guy Howard from
THE BASIC THINGS
(Derek Martin-Esther Navarro)
RELEASED: 1960
91) GENE PITNEY
Born on 17/02/1941 in
Died on 05/04/2006 in
HELLO MARY LOU
(Gene Pitney-Cayet Mangiaracina)
from the LP “The Many Sides”
RECORDED: 1960 * RECORDED IN
91) BUDDY GRECO
Born Armando Greco on 14/08/1926 in
THE LADY IS A TRAMP
(Lorenz Hart-Richard Rodgers)
from the 1937 Broadway musical “Babes in Arms”
# 15 hit for Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in 1937 on Victor 25673
92) CHARLES AZNAVOUR FRANCE
Born Chahnour Varenagh Aznavourian on 22/05/1924 in Paris, France.
JE M’VOYAIS DÉJÀ
(Charles Aznavour)
FRANCE RELEASED: 1960
93) CHARLES AZNAVOUR FRANCE
Born Chahnour Varenagh Aznavourian on 22/05/1924 in Paris, France.
TU T’LAISSES ALLER
(Charles Aznavour)
94) ÉDITH PIAF
Born Édith Giovanna Gassion on 19/12/1915 in
Died on 11/10/1963 in Plascassier, France.
NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN
(Charles Dumant-Michel Vaucaire)
FRANCE RELEASED: 1960
95) ÉDITH PIAF FRANCE
Born Édith Giovanna Gassion on 19/12/1915 in Bagnolet, France.
Died on 11/10/1963 in Plascassier, France.
LES FLONS FLONS DU BAL COLUMBIA --------------------
(Charles Dumont-Michel Vaucaire)
FRANCE RELEASED: 1960
