1. Rag Doll, Four Seasons 2. I Get Around, Beach Boys 3. Memphis, Johnny Rivers 4. My Boy Lillipop, Millie Small 5. Under the Boardwalk, Drifters 6. Wishin' and Hopin', Dusty Springfield 7. The Girl From Ipanema, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto 8. Can't You See That She's Mine, Dave Clark Five 9. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena), Jan & Dean 10. Keep on Pushing, Impressions
My Boy Lollypop was the first ska-influenced song to make the charts. Millie Small was, I believe, either originally from Jamaica or of Jamaican ancestry.
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New York City top 10 (7/8/64):
1. Rag Doll, Four Seasons
2. I Get Around, Beach Boys
3. Memphis, Johnny Rivers
4. My Boy Lillipop, Millie Small
5. Under the Boardwalk, Drifters
6. Wishin' and Hopin', Dusty Springfield
7. The Girl From Ipanema, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
8. Can't You See That She's Mine, Dave Clark Five
9. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena), Jan & Dean
10. Keep on Pushing, Impressions
Pretty good list, if you ask me.
Jeff
Lollipop, obviously
Even with a typo, it's a great list.
My Boy Lollypop was the first ska-influenced song to make the charts. Millie Small was, I believe, either originally from Jamaica or of Jamaican ancestry.
Deb, You're right about Millie Small being Jamaican. According to Wikipedia she was the daughter of a sugar plantation overseer.
Jeff
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