Remember 1962? Nope, I wasn’t born either, but it’s not too late to enjoy it.
The musical, Jukebox Paradise, is situated in Hawaii in 1962, and all the songs are written in the style of that era. So if you don’t remember all the hits of 1962, you can check out the list below. The information is from this super website.
Do you remember these songs: The Loco-Motion, The Twist, Duke of Earl, Twistin’ the Night Away, Can’t Help Falling in Love, Baby It’s You, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, Surfin’ Safari.
Wooooh, 1962 was quite a year!
I’ve also set up a YouTube playlist for songs of 1962.
And all that fun music and feeling set against the rather different atmosphere of the Cuban Missile Crisis, probably the closest the world ever came to nuclear war.
On Sunday (November 15), we are holding the second set of auditions for Jukebox Paradise. It’s going to be a pretty full day at Red Rock, with lots of people coming along to audition. If you would like to be part of this fun show, please check out the audition information. The show will be held in November 2016 at Chikusa Playhouse.
I missed 1962 the first time around by seven years. Looking forward to re-experiencing it in Jukebox Paradise.
| Position ▾ | Artist | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| « 196119621963 » | ||
| 1 | Mr. Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore |
| 2 | Ray Charles | I Can’t Stop Loving You |
| 3 | Dee Dee Sharp | Mashed Potato Time |
| 4 | Bobby Vinton | Roses Are Red (My Love) |
| 5 | David Rose | The Stripper |
| 6 | Shelley Fabares | Johnny Angel |
| 7 | Little Eva | The Loco-Motion |
| 8 | Sensations | Let Me In |
| 9 | Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| 10 | Shirelles | Soldier Boy |
| 11 | Bruce Channel | Hey! Baby |
| 12 | Dion | The Wanderer |
| 13 | Gene Chandler | Duke Of Earl |
| 14 | Freddy Cannon | Palisades Park |
| 15 | Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
| 16 | Claude King | Wolverton Mountain |
| 17 | Chubby Checker | Slow Twistin’ |
| 18 | Johnny Tillotson | It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin’ |
| 19 | Mary Wells | The One Who Really Loves You |
| 20 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm |
| 21 | Kenny Ball | Midnight In Moscow |
| 22 | Tommy Roe | Sheila |
| 23 | Sam Cooke | Twistin’ The Night Away |
| 24 | Orlons | Wah-Watusi |
| 25 | Joey Dee and The Starlighters | Peppermint Twist |
| 26 | Brenda Lee | Break It To Me Gently |
| 27 | Marvelettes | Playboy |
| 28 | Nat King Cole | Ramblin’ Rose |
| 29 | Brian Hyland | Sealed With A Kiss |
| 30 | Jay and The Americans | She Cried |
| 31 | Connie Francis | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You |
| 32 | Gary U.S. Bonds | Dear Lady Twist |
| 33 | Sue Thompson | Norman |
| 34 | Ketty Lester | Love Letters |
| 35 | Claudine Clark | Party Lights |
| 36 | Highwaymen | Cotton Fields |
| 37 | Bent Fabric | Alley Cat |
| 38 | Isley Brothers | Twist And Shout |
| 39 | Richard Chamberlain | Theme From Dr. Kildare |
| 40 | Ace Cannon | Tuff |
| 41 | Clyde Mcphatter | Lover, Please |
| 42 | Barbara George | I Know |
| 43 | Rick Nelson | Young World |
| 44 | Shirelles | Baby It’s You |
| 45 | Pat Boone | Speedy Gonzales |
| 46 | Burl Ives | A Little Bitty Tear |
| 47 | Everly Brothers | Crying In The Rain |
| 48 | Emillo Pericoli | Al Di La’ |
| 49 | Ernie Maresca | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) |
| 50 | Don and Juan | What’s Your Name |
| 51 | Corsairs | Smoky Places |
| 52 | Sam Cooke | Having A Party |
| 53 | Booker T and The MG’s | Green Onions |
| 54 | Ray Charles | You Don’t Know Me |
| 55 | Four Seasons | Sherry |
| 56 | Joanie Sommers | Johnny Get Angry |
| 57 | Elvis Presley | Can’t Help Falling In Love |
| 58 | Joey Dee | Shout |
| 59 | Dave “Baby” Cortez | Rinky Dink |
| 60 | Henry Mancini | Moon River |
| 61 | Ray Stevens | Ahab The Arab |
| 62 | Bobby Darin | Things |
| 63 | Gene Pitney | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
| 64 | Duprees | You Belong To Me |
| 65 | Roy Orbison | Dream Baby |
| 66 | Joe Henderson | Snap Your Fingers |
| 67 | Dion | Lovers Who Wander |
| 68 | Chris Montez | Let’s Dance |
| 69 | Johnny Crawford | Cindy’s Birthday |
| 70 | Mary Wells | You Beat Me To The Punch |
| 71 | Barbara Lynn | You’ll Lose A Good Thing |
| 72 | Crystals | Uptown |
| 73 | Brenda Lee | Everybody Loves Me But You |
| 74 | Dickie Lee | Patches |
| 75 | Jimmy Clanton | Venus In Blue Jeans |
| 76 | Paul Anka | Love Me Warm And Tender |
| 77 | Rick Nelson | Teen Age Idol |
| 78 | Patsy Cline | She’s Got You |
| 79 | Larry Finnegan | Dear One |
| 80 | James Darren | Her Royal Majesty |
| 81 | Walter Brennan | Old Rivers |
| 82 | Burl Ives | Funny Way Of Laughin’ |
| 83 | Billy Vaughn | A Swingin’ Safari |
| 84 | Dick and Deedee | Tell Me |
| 85 | Jimmy Dean | P.T. 109 |
| 86 | Dion | Little Diane |
| 87 | Billy Joe and The Checkmates | Percolator (Twist) |
| 88 | Gary U.S. Bonds | Twist, Twist Senora |
| 89 | Jimmy Soul | Twistin’ Matilda |
| 90 | Dee Dee Sharp | Gravy |
| 91 | Jimmy Smith | Walk On The Wild Side |
| 92 | King Curtis | Soul Twist |
| 93 | Bobby Rydell | I’ll Never Dance Again |
| 94 | Ikettes | I’m Blue |
| 95 | Kingston Trio | Where Have All The Flowers Gone |
| 96 | Eddie Hodges | (Girls, Girls, Girls) Were Made To Love |
| 97 | Gene Pitney | Town Without Pity |
| 98 | Peter, Paul and Mary | If I Had A Hammer |
| 99 | Ronnie and The Hi-lites | I Wish That We Were Married |
| 100 | Beach Boys | Surfin’ Safari |