Ivory and Ebony on WABC, 1962

I enjoyed doing an oldies post last Saturday night, so I’ll do another one tonight. On the audio player is a classic WABC Musicradio jingle, then two songs from the WABC chart for the week ending June 30, 1962. The first one is number 19, followed by number 20.

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You must play the first song all the way through to get the full effect when the second song comes in. This is one of the best examples I’ve ever heard of the culture clash that was so unsettling to the White establishment of the time.

Backstage With The Beatles

Any idea who these very lucky girls are? They’re sisters.

OK, here are some hints. They’re backstage at the Ed Sullivan Show. What network was Sullivan on? Who, excluding the network boss, would have enough clout with Sullivan to arrange this visit? I promise you know the name.

Run, Run, Run

I am registering for the Boston Marathon. Last year was a no-go because of my ankle injury. Honestly, I don’t know if I’ll be in shape to even finish it this year. I’m fifteen pounds over my ideal running weight. Also, I haven’t yet tested my ankle for a distance longer than 12 miles. I’ll be doing that next weekend, when I attempt to go for sixteen. Getting into shape isn’t easy! Staying in shape once you’re there is much easier.