Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for January 26th

Number One singles can be strange little bits of history...

1/26/1963 (53 years ago today) - You know this one, you just don't know that you know it: The Rooftop Singers start a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Walk Right In". Pre-Beatles days were pretty gloomy...

1/26/1965 (51 years ago today) - Petula Clark was part of The British Invasion, too -- her classic single "Downtown" was No. 1 on this date here in the U.S. {Interesting factoid: a young Jimmy Page played as a session guitarist on the track, technically giving him his first U.S. chart-topper!}

1/26/1974 (42 years ago today) - Ringo Starr went to No. 1 here in America with his version of the Johnny Burnette 1960 single "You're Sixteen". Harry Nilsson contributed the very distinctive and catchy backing vocal tracks, while the "kazoo" solo in the middle of the song was provided by none other than former bandmate Paul McCartney. How can you not love Ringo, really, c'mon now...

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"Maybe you know some little places to go to where they never close...", xoxo!