Re: Hawaii Top 40 radio: 1950s to early 1980s
What a tremendous list of "Hawaii-only hits." I'm happy to learn that I'm NOT the only "nut-case" out there who remembers PAMELA (Train), PUSHBIKE SONG (Mixtures), ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE (Alex Keenan), or PRETTY LADY (Lighthouse). I happen to have all four of these on 45s or LPs. I have ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE on a Trim Records (local label) LP. That song was the opening number for the Dimensions, the house band at the Tiki in the International Marketplace during the 1970s.
My additions to this hallowed list, all of which I have in at least one format:
I MUST BE DREAMING (B-side of LITTLE DEVIL) - Neil Sedaka
ONE BOY; BOBBY'S HOBBIES - Joanie Sommers
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS - Linda Scott
MR. SONGWRITER - Connie Stevens
WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE - Connie Francis
WHERE IS SHE - Bobby Vee
CAN'T HE TAKE A HINT - Kenni Woods (nee Kendra Spottswood)
HOME OF THE BOY I LOVE - Lori Martin (star of TV's "National Velvet")
BIG STAR b/w TELEPHONE - Shelley Fabares
AMY - Paul Petersen
SHIRLEY - Tony Orlando (pre-Dawn)
LAST LEAF b/w SHY GIRL; TRULY JULIE'S BLUES - Cascades
BIG WIDE WORLD - Teddy Randazzo
DON'T CHA CRY - Jerry Mathers (yes, it's the "Beaver")
JERRY (I'm Your Sherry) - Tracey Dey ("answer-back" song to SHERRY)
OH HONEY - Delegation
RAINY JANE - both Davy Jones (ex-Monkee) and Neil Sedaka releases
HEY LITTLE STAR - Ann Margret
IS IT LOVE - Cilla Black
KARATE (predecessor to KUNG FU FIGHTING[?]) - Bedwells
HE'S A BAD BOY - Carole King (pre-Tapestry days)
ENAMORADO - Keith Colley
WHAT DO LITTLE GIRLS DREAM OF - Tim Considine ("My Three Sons")
MY DREAM; SHOULD I TAKE YOU HOME - Sunny and the Sunliners
GIVE ME A REASON TO BE GONE - Maureen McGovern
NEVER LET HIM GO - Susan Jacks (ex-Poppy Family)
HEAVENLY FATHER - Sandy Stewart
CHA CHA CHA FOR JUDY - Newport Youth Band
ME JAPANESE BOY - Bobby Goldsboro
YOSHIKO - Al Alberts (one-time lead singer of the Four Aces)
PAMELA, PAMELA - Wayne Fontana
BANZAI WASHOUT - Catalinas
PRESSURE - Pyramids
BEYOND - Chantays
THREE ROWS OVER - Bobby Curtola
THIS GIRL - Dean Randolph
ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAIBOW - Mike Clifford
MORE; A LITTLE TOY BALLOON - Danny Williams
YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN - James and Bobby Purify
GOODIE TWO SHOES - Sky
DON'T GIVE UP - Petula Clark
These would make several good CD compilations of Hawaii-only hits. Some are already on the LONG LOST OLDIES series at Jelly's.
I'm still looking for the following:
TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME - Nancy Sinatra
SURE GONNA MISS HER ("live" version) - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
I will peruse my copies of the weekly K-POI Top Ten and Top Twenty lists, plus the K-POI Top 300, which I have from 1960-72, for other songs.
What a tremendous list of "Hawaii-only hits." I'm happy to learn that I'm NOT the only "nut-case" out there who remembers PAMELA (Train), PUSHBIKE SONG (Mixtures), ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE (Alex Keenan), or PRETTY LADY (Lighthouse). I happen to have all four of these on 45s or LPs. I have ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE on a Trim Records (local label) LP. That song was the opening number for the Dimensions, the house band at the Tiki in the International Marketplace during the 1970s.
My additions to this hallowed list, all of which I have in at least one format:
I MUST BE DREAMING (B-side of LITTLE DEVIL) - Neil Sedaka
ONE BOY; BOBBY'S HOBBIES - Joanie Sommers
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS - Linda Scott
MR. SONGWRITER - Connie Stevens
WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE - Connie Francis
WHERE IS SHE - Bobby Vee
CAN'T HE TAKE A HINT - Kenni Woods (nee Kendra Spottswood)
HOME OF THE BOY I LOVE - Lori Martin (star of TV's "National Velvet")
BIG STAR b/w TELEPHONE - Shelley Fabares
AMY - Paul Petersen
SHIRLEY - Tony Orlando (pre-Dawn)
LAST LEAF b/w SHY GIRL; TRULY JULIE'S BLUES - Cascades
BIG WIDE WORLD - Teddy Randazzo
DON'T CHA CRY - Jerry Mathers (yes, it's the "Beaver")
JERRY (I'm Your Sherry) - Tracey Dey ("answer-back" song to SHERRY)
OH HONEY - Delegation
RAINY JANE - both Davy Jones (ex-Monkee) and Neil Sedaka releases
HEY LITTLE STAR - Ann Margret
IS IT LOVE - Cilla Black
KARATE (predecessor to KUNG FU FIGHTING[?]) - Bedwells
HE'S A BAD BOY - Carole King (pre-Tapestry days)
ENAMORADO - Keith Colley
WHAT DO LITTLE GIRLS DREAM OF - Tim Considine ("My Three Sons")
MY DREAM; SHOULD I TAKE YOU HOME - Sunny and the Sunliners
GIVE ME A REASON TO BE GONE - Maureen McGovern
NEVER LET HIM GO - Susan Jacks (ex-Poppy Family)
HEAVENLY FATHER - Sandy Stewart
CHA CHA CHA FOR JUDY - Newport Youth Band
ME JAPANESE BOY - Bobby Goldsboro
YOSHIKO - Al Alberts (one-time lead singer of the Four Aces)
PAMELA, PAMELA - Wayne Fontana
BANZAI WASHOUT - Catalinas
PRESSURE - Pyramids
BEYOND - Chantays
THREE ROWS OVER - Bobby Curtola
THIS GIRL - Dean Randolph
ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAIBOW - Mike Clifford
MORE; A LITTLE TOY BALLOON - Danny Williams
YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN - James and Bobby Purify
GOODIE TWO SHOES - Sky
DON'T GIVE UP - Petula Clark
These would make several good CD compilations of Hawaii-only hits. Some are already on the LONG LOST OLDIES series at Jelly's.
I'm still looking for the following:
TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME - Nancy Sinatra
SURE GONNA MISS HER ("live" version) - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
I will peruse my copies of the weekly K-POI Top Ten and Top Twenty lists, plus the K-POI Top 300, which I have from 1960-72, for other songs.
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