{"id":5598,"date":"2009-05-01T11:43:02","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=5598"},"modified":"2009-05-01T11:43:02","modified_gmt":"2009-05-01T15:43:02","slug":"50-years-ago-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=5598","title":{"rendered":"50 Years Ago This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five singles in the US, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/cashboxmagazine.com\/archives\/50s_files\/19590502.html\">Cashbox<\/a>, from this week in 1959:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me<\/strong><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mrLsAPyglrU&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mrLsAPyglrU&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I<\/strong><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/32d6hT1Wmas&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/32d6hT1Wmas&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dodie Steves - Pink Shoe Laces<\/strong><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-gFOzaSQY6Q&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-gFOzaSQY6Q&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankie Avalon - Venus<\/strong><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/G8SR9dRwsB0&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/G8SR9dRwsB0&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave \"Baby\" Cortez - The Happy Organ<\/strong><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3FpDubag4Uw&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3FpDubag4Uw&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I only know one of these: Venus.<\/p>\n<p>And then, way down at #59, there's \"Annette\" [aka Annette Funicello] with <strong>Jo-Jo The Dog-Faced Boy<\/strong>!<br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LUeO876XMqg&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LUeO876XMqg&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top five singles in the US, according to Cashbox, from this week in 1959: Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I Dodie Steves - Pink Shoe Laces Frankie Avalon - Venus Dave \"Baby\" Cortez - The Happy Organ I only know one of these: Venus. 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