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The Music and Events of 1963

Our favorite songs of 1963 included these:

TitleArtist
My Boyfriend's Back Angels
Remember Diana Anka, Paul
Detroit City Bare, Bobby
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Barry & the Tamerlanes
Ballad of Ole' Betsy Beach Boys
Be True to Your School Beach Boys
Car Crazy Cutie Beach Boys
Catch A Wave Beach Boys
Cherry Cherry Coupe Beach Boys
Custom Machine Beach Boys
Do You Remember Beach Boys
Girls On the Beach Beach Boys
In My Room Beach Boys
Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys
No Go Showboat Beach Boys
Our Car Club Beach Boys
Shut Down Beach Boys
Surfer Girl Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A. Beach Boys
Ain't Nothing Shaking (But the Leaves) Beatles
I Just Don't Understand Beatles
I'll Be On My Way Beatles
Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
Lonesome Tears In My Eyes Burnette, Dorsey
Rhythm of the Rain Cascades
Ring of Fire Cash, Johnny
Da Doo Ron Ron Casiday, Shawn
Pipeline Chantays
Busted Charles, Ray
Shake Your Tailfeather Charles, Ray
Take These Chains From My Heart Charles, Ray
You are My Sunshine Charles, Ray
He's So Fine Chiffons
One Fine Day Chiffons
Two Faces Have I Christie, Lou
That Sunday, That Summer Cole, Nat King
Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Cole, Nat King
Another Saturday Night Cooke, Sam
Send Me Some Lovin' Cooke, Sam
Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby Cookies
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked..) Crystals
He's Sure the Boy I Love Crystals
Then He Kissed Me Crystals
Mr. Bass Man Cymbal, Johnny
I'm Leaving It Up to You Dale & Grace
Eighteen Yellow Roses Darin, Bobby
You're the Reason I'm Living Darin, Bobby
End of the World Davis, Skeeter
Ruby Baby Dion
Donna the Prima Donna Dion & the Belmonts
Papa Joe's (Down at) Dixiebelles
You Can't Sit Down Dovells
On Broadway Drifters
Up On the Roof Drifters
Six Days On the Road Dudley, Dave
As Time Goes By Durante, Jimmy
Easier Said Than Done Essex
Tell Him Exciters
Shake A Tailfeather Five Du-Tones
Ain't that A Shame Four Seasons
Candy Girl Four Seasons
Marlena Four Seasons
Walk Like a Man Four Seasons
Mockingbird Foxx, Inez
Can I Get A Witness Gaye, Marvin
Pride And Joy Gaye, Marvin
Abeline George Hamilton IV
It's My Party Gore, Lesley
Judy's Turn to Cry Gore, Lesley
Just Let Me Cry Gore, Lesley
She's A Fool Gore, Lesley
Blame it on the Bosa Nova Gorme, Edie
Sun Arise Harris, Rolf
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Harris, Rolf
It's All Right Impressions
Honolulu Lulu Jan & Dean
Linda Jan & Dean
My Mighty GTO Jan & Dean
Surf City Jan & Dean
Only In America Jay & the Americans
Sally Go Round the Roses Jaynetts
Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
Long Tall Texan Kellum, Murry
Louie Louie Kingsmen
Greenback Dollar Kingston Trio
Reverend Mr. Black Kingston Trio
Monkey Time Lance, Major
I Saw Linda Yesterday Lee, Dickey
Ballad of Jed Clampett Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Hello Stranger Lewis, Barbara
If I Had A Hammer Lopez, Trini
Memphis Mack, Lonnie
I Will Follow Him March, Little Peggy
Quicksand Martha & the Vandellas
Heat Wave Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
What Will My Mary Say Mathis, Johnny
From a Jack to a King Miller, Ned
You Really Got A Hold On Me Miracles
Popsicles & Icicles Murmaids
It's Up to You Nelson, Rick
Fools Rush In Nelson, Ricky
Green, Green New Christy Minstrels
Danke Schoen Newton, Wayne
Deep Purple Nino Tempo & April Stevens
In Dreams Orbison, Roy
Mean Woman Blues Orbison, Roy
South Street Orlons
Shama Lama Ding Dong Otis Day & the Knights
Shout Otis Day & the Knights
Hey Paula Paul & Paula
Blowin' In the Wind Peter Paul & Mary
Don't Think Twice It's Alright Peter Paul & Mary
Puff (The Magic Dragon) Peter Paul & Mary
My Dad Peterson, Paul
Half Heaven, Half Heartache Pitney, Gene
Mecca Pitney, Gene
Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa Pitney, Gene
Devil In Disguise, (You're the) Presley, Elvis
Kind of Girl (Boy) You Can't Forget Raindrops
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget Raindrops
Martian Hop Ran-Dells
Denise Randy & the Rainbows
Everybody Roe, Tommy
Be My Baby Ronettes
Walk Right In Rooftop Singers
Our Day Will Come Ruby & the Romantics
Forget Him Rydell, Bobby
Sukiyaki Sakamoto, Kyu
Little Town Flirt Shannon, Del
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh Sherman, Allan
Foolish Little Girl Shirelles
Lady Is A Tramp Sinatra, Frank
Dominique Singing Nun
Mickey's Monkey Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
If You Wanna Be Happy Soul, Jimmy
Wipe Out Surfaris
Walking the Dog Thomas, Rufus
Funny How Time Slips Away Tillotson, Johnny
On Top of Spaghetti Tom Glaser
So Much in Love Tymes
Hey Girl Vee, Bobby
Night Has A Thousand Eyes, the Vee, Bobby
Someday Vee, Bobby
Blue On Blue Vinton, Bobby
Blue Velvet Vinton, Bobby
Wonderful Summer Ward, Robin
Any Old Time of Day Warwick, Dionne
Don't Make Me Over Warwick, Dionne
Since I Fell For You Welch, Lenny
Can't Get Used to Losing You Williams, Andy
Fingertips Pt.2 Wonder, Stevie
My Boyfriend's Back Angels
Remember Diana Anka, Paul
Detroit City Bare, Bobby
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Barry & the Tamerlanes
Ballad of Ole' Betsy Beach Boys
Be True to Your School Beach Boys
Car Crazy Cutie Beach Boys
Catch A Wave Beach Boys
Cherry Cherry Coupe Beach Boys
Custom Machine Beach Boys
Do You Remember Beach Boys
Girls On the Beach Beach Boys
In My Room Beach Boys
Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys
No Go Showboat Beach Boys
Our Car Club Beach Boys
Shut Down Beach Boys
Surfer Girl Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A. Beach Boys
Ain't Nothing Shaking (But the Leaves) Beatles
I Just Don't Understand Beatles
I'll Be On My Way Beatles
Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
Lonesome Tears In My Eyes Burnette, Dorsey
Rhythm of the Rain Cascades
Ring of Fire Cash, Johnny
Da Doo Ron Ron Casiday, Shawn
Pipeline Chantays
Busted Charles, Ray
Shake Your Tailfeather Charles, Ray
Take These Chains From My Heart Charles, Ray
You are My Sunshine Charles, Ray
He's So Fine Chiffons
One Fine Day Chiffons
Two Faces Have I Christie, Lou
That Sunday, That Summer Cole, Nat King
Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Cole, Nat King
Another Saturday Night Cooke, Sam
Send Me Some Lovin' Cooke, Sam
Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby Cookies
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked..) Crystals
He's Sure the Boy I Love Crystals
Then He Kissed Me Crystals
Mr. Bass Man Cymbal, Johnny
I'm Leaving It Up to You Dale & Grace
Eighteen Yellow Roses Darin, Bobby
You're the Reason I'm Living Darin, Bobby
End of the World Davis, Skeeter
Ruby Baby Dion
Donna the Prima Donna Dion & the Belmonts
Papa Joe's (Down at) Dixiebelles
You Can't Sit Down Dovells
On Broadway Drifters
Up On the Roof Drifters
Six Days On the Road Dudley, Dave
As Time Goes By Durante, Jimmy
Easier Said Than Done Essex
Tell Him Exciters
Shake A Tailfeather Five Du-Tones
Ain't that A Shame Four Seasons
Candy Girl Four Seasons
Marlena Four Seasons
Walk Like a Man Four Seasons
Mockingbird Foxx, Inez
Can I Get A Witness Gaye, Marvin
Pride And Joy Gaye, Marvin
Abeline George Hamilton IV
It's My Party Gore, Lesley
Judy's Turn to Cry Gore, Lesley
Just Let Me Cry Gore, Lesley
She's A Fool Gore, Lesley
Blame it on the Bosa Nova Gorme, Edie
Sun Arise Harris, Rolf
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Harris, Rolf
It's All Right Impressions
Honolulu Lulu Jan & Dean
Linda Jan & Dean
Surf City Jan & Dean
Only In America Jay & the Americans
Sally Go Round the Roses Jaynetts
Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
Long Tall Texan Kellum, Murry
Louie Louie Kingsmen
Greenback Dollar Kingston Trio
Reverend Mr. Black Kingston Trio
Monkey Time Lance, Major
I Saw Linda Yesterday Lee, Dickey
Ballad of Jed Clampett Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Hello Stranger Lewis, Barbara
If I Had A Hammer Lopez, Trini
Memphis Mack, Lonnie
I Will Follow Him March, Little Peggy
Quicksand Martha & the Vandellas
Heat Wave Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
What Will My Mary Say Mathis, Johnny
From a Jack to a King Miller, Ned
You Really Got A Hold On Me Miracles
Popsicles & Icicles Murmaids
It's Up to You Nelson, Rick
Fools Rush In Nelson, Ricky
Green, Green New Christy Minstrels
Danke Schoen Newton, Wayne
Deep Purple Nino Tempo & April Stevens
In Dreams Orbison, Roy
Mean Woman Blues Orbison, Roy
South Street Orlons
Shama Lama Ding Dong Otis Day & the Knights
Shout Otis Day & the Knights
Hey Paula Paul & Paula
Blowin' In the Wind Peter Paul & Mary
Don't Think Twice It's Alright Peter Paul & Mary
Puff (The Magic Dragon) Peter Paul & Mary
My Dad Peterson, Paul
Half Heaven, Half Heartache Pitney, Gene
Mecca Pitney, Gene
Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa Pitney, Gene
Devil In Disguise, (You're the) Presley, Elvis
Kind of Girl (Boy) You Can't Forget Raindrops
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget Raindrops
Martian Hop Ran-Dells
Denise Randy & the Rainbows
Everybody Roe, Tommy
Be My Baby Ronettes
Walk Right In Rooftop Singers
Our Day Will Come Ruby & the Romantics
Forget Him Rydell, Bobby
Sukiyaki Sakamoto, Kyu
Little Town Flirt Shannon, Del
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh Sherman, Allan
Foolish Little Girl Shirelles
Lady Is A Tramp Sinatra, Frank
Dominique Singing Nun
Mickey's Monkey Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
If You Wanna Be Happy Soul, Jimmy
Wipe Out Surfaris
Walking the Dog Thomas, Rufus
Funny How Time Slips Away Tillotson, Johnny
On Top of Spaghetti Tom Glaser
So Much in Love Tymes
Hey Girl Vee, Bobby
Night Has A Thousand Eyes, the Vee, Bobby
Someday Vee, Bobby
Blue On Blue Vinton, Bobby
Blue Velvet Vinton, Bobby
Wonderful Summer Ward, Robin
Any Old Time of Day Warwick, Dionne
Don't Make Me Over Warwick, Dionne
Since I Fell For You Welch, Lenny
Can't Get Used to Losing You Williams, Andy
Fingertips Pt.2 Wonder, Stevie


Meanwhile, in 1963...

January: Dr. Martin Luther King delivers his "I have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. In August, more than 200,000 Americans will march in Washington in support of civil rights.

U.S. Postal rates go up to five cents for the first ounce.

AT&T introduces touch-tone telephones.

There are 2.5 million federal employees in 1963, twice the number there were in 1940. Not surprisingly, there are now 50 million people paying income taxes; there were only 4 million in 1940. See the connection?

"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan marks the beginning of the feminist movement.

Dr. Michael DeBakey uses an artificial heart to take over the functions of the heart during surgery.

During a visit to West Berlin in June, President Kennedy warms his audience with the words, "Ich bin ein Berliner."

June: Pope John XXIII dies; he is succeeded by Pope Paul VI.

The Supreme Court rules that reading verses from the Bible in public schools is unconstitutional.

The Yankees are in the World Series once again; but this year they lose to the Dodgers in four straight.

The USS Thresher, a nuclear powered submarine, sinks off the coast of Cape Cod, killing all 129 onboard.

President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas; two days later, his accused killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot and killed by Jack Ruby.

New York renames its Idlewild airport in memory of the assassinated president.

The Academy award for Best Picture goes to "Tom Jones."


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