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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Honor Roll of Hits: Top 300 Songs

Honor Roll of Hits:

Top 300 Songs

In the 2015 edition of Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles 1955-2015, 300 songs are noted and ranked for awards and list appearances: ASCAP, BMI, Country Music Association Awards, Grammys, the Grammy Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, National Recording Registry, NPR, Oscars, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, RIAA/NEA, and Rolling Stone.

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1. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
2. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)
3. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman” (1964)
4. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
5. Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)
6. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” (1971)
7. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” (1956)
8. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
9. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1965)
10. The Temptations “My Girl” (1964)

11. Simon and Garfunkel “The Sounds of Silence” (1965)
12. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
13. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961)
14. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
15. George Jones “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (1980)
16. Bill Haley & the Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
17. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967)
18. Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire” (1957)
19. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
20. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)

21. The Miracles “The Tracks of My Tears” (1965)
22. The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” (1979)
23. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)
24. James Taylor “Fire and Rain” (1970)
25. The Impressions “People Get Ready” (1965)
26. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message” (1982)
27. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
28. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
29. Eagles “Hotel California” (1976)
30. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956)

31. Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973)
32. Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill” (1956)
33. Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind” (1982)
34. Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” (1955)
35. Chubby Checker “The Twist” (1960)
36. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
37. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” (1969)
39. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Peggy Sue” (1957)
40. The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” (1954)

41. Billy Joel “Piano Man” (1974)
42. Bo Diddley “Bo Diddley” (1955)
43. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (1956)
44. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
45. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
46. Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966)
47. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
48. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
49. The Mamas & Papas “California Dreamin’” (1966)
50. Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” (1967)

51. Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line” (1956)
52. Bob Dylan “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963)
53. Sam Cooke “You Send Me” (1957)
54. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
55. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1971)
56. The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes for You” (1959)
57. Ritchie Valens “La Bamba” (1958)
58. Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” (1965)
59. The Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” (1958)
60. Sam & Dave “Soul Man” (1967)

61. B.B. King “The Thrill Is Gone” (1969)
62. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
63. Ray Charles “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1962)
64. Isaac Hayes “Theme from Shaft” (1971)
65. The Temptations “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone” (1972)
66. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” (1960)
67. Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” (1968)
68. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)
69. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
70. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1982)

71. The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (1960)
72. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
73. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969)
74. 86. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” (1968)
75. Prince & the Revolution “Purple Rain” (1984)
76. Jerry Lee Lewis “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (1957)
77. Booker T. & the MG’s “Green Onions” (1962)
78. Queen “We Will Rock You” / “We Are the Champions” (1977)
79. Roger Miller “King of the Road” (1965)
80. Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964)

81. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
82. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
83. The Drifters “On Broadway” (1963)
84. The Five Satins “In the Still of the Nite (I’ll Remember)” (1956)
85. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
86. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
87. Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
88. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (1969)
89. James Brown “I Got You” (I Feel Good)” (1965)
90. Chuck Berry “Maybellene” (1955)

91. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” (1956)
92. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
93. Elton John “Your Song” (1970)
94. Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn “Moon River” (1961)
95. Patsy Cline “I Fall to Pieces” (1961)
96. The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” (1971)
97. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” (1973)
98. Wilson Pickett “In the Midnight Hour” (1965)
99. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975)
100. Chuck Berry “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956)

101. The Isley Brothers “Shout (Parts 1 and 2)” (1959)
102. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son” (1969)
103. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
104. Bob Dylan “The Times They Are A-Changin’” (1964)
105. The Everly Brothers “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (1958)
106. The Platters “The Great Pretender” (1955)
107. Dion “Runaround Sue” (1961)
108. Blondie “Heart of Glass” (1978)
109. Little Eva “The Loco-Motion” (1962)
110. The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)

111. The Beach Boys “California Girls” (1965)
112. Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” (1964)
113. Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” (1967)
114. Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” (1958)
115. Patsy Cline “Crazy” (1961)
116. Fats Domino “Ain't That a Shame” (1955)
117. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Purple Haze” (1967)
118. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)
119. Loretta Lynn “Coal Miner's Daughter” (1970)
120. Howlin’ Wolf “Smokestack Lightning” (1956)

121. The Champs “Tequila” (1958)
122. The Box Tops “The Letter” (1967)
123. Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” (1973)
124. U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (1987)
125. Mary Wells “My Guy” (1964)
126. The Supremes “Where Did Our Love Go” (1964)
127. Frank Sinatra “Strangers in the Night” (1966)
128. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992)
129. Roy Orbison “Crying” (1961)
130. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)

131. Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “Walk This Way” (1986)
132. Jackie Wilson “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher” (1967)
133. Lynyrd Skynrd “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974)
134. M.C. Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)
135. Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (1967)
136. Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)
137. Crosby, Stills & Nash with Neil Young “Ohio” (1970)
138. Charlie Rich “Behind Closed Doors” (1973)
139. Muddy Waters “Hoochie Coochie Man” (1954)
140. T-Bone Walker “Call It Stormy Monday” (1947)

141. John Lee Hooker “Boogie Chillen'“ (1949)
142. Hank Williams “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry” (1949)
143. Muddy Waters “Got My Mojo Working” (1957)
144. Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973)
145. Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings (aka "Hero")” (1989)
146. Aretha Franklin “Chain of Fools” (1967)
147. Marvin Gaye “Sexual Healing” (1982)
148. Big Brother & The Holding Company “Piece of My Heart” (1968)
149. Santana & Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
150. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)

151. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
152. Bobby Gentry “Ode to Billie Joe” (1967)
153. Stevie Wonder “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (1972)
154. James Brown “Papa's Got a Brand New Bag” (1965)
155. Sammi Smith “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (1971)
156. Flatt & Scruggs with the Foggy Mountain Boys “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” (1950)
157. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
158. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
159. The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women” (1969)
160. Bill Withers “Lean on Me” (1972)

161. The Beatles “Help!” (1964)
162. The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
163. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
164. The Everly Brothers “Bye Bye Love” (1957)
165. Sister Sledge “We Are Family” (1979)
166. Roy Orbison “Only the Lonely” (1960)
167. The Drifters “There Goes My Baby” (1959)
168. Billy Joel “Just the Way You Are” (1977)
169. Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” (1969)
170. Edwin Hawkins Singers “Oh Happy Day” (1969)

171. Little Richard “Long Tall Sally” (1956)
172. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (1956)
173. The 5th Dimension “Up, Up and Away” (1967)
174. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
175. Hank Williams “Lovesick Blues” (1949)
176. Etta James “At Last” (1961)
177. James Brown “Please Please Please” (1956)
178. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
179. Prince “When Doves Cry” (1984)
180. Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans” (1959)

181. The Everly Brothers “Wake Up Little Susie” (1957)
182. Del Shannon “Runaway” (1961)
183. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
184. The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
185. The Crystals “He's a Rebel” (1962)
186. Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” (1959)
187. Louis Armstrong “Hello Dolly!” (1964)
188. The Coasters “Yakety Yak” (1958)
189. The Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack” (1964)
190. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)

191. The Miracles “Shop Around” (1960)
192. Aaron Neville “Tell It Like It Is” (1966)
193. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)
194. Harry Nilsson “Everybody's Talkin'“ (1968)
195. Jackie Wilson “Lonely Teardrops” (1958)
196. Spencer Davis Group “Gimme Some Lovin'“ (1966)
197. Sly & the Family Stone “Dance to the Music” (1968)
198. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967)
199. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
200. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Do You Believe in Magic” (1965)

201. Bobby Fuller Four “I Fought the Law” (1966)
202. Ben E. King “Spanish Harlem” (1960)
203. The Animals “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” (1965)
204. The Byrds “Eight Miles High” (1966)
205. Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” (1973)
206. Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” (1963)
207. Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962)
208. Otis Redding “I've Been Loving You Too Long” (1965)
209. Otis Redding “Try a Little Tenderness” (1966)
210. Glen Campbell “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1967)

211. John Lee Hooker “Boom Boom” (1962)
212. The Who “My Generation” (1965)
213. Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966)
214. Big Joe Turner “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (1954)
215. Bob Marley & the Wailers “No Woman No Cry” (1974)
216. Johnny Cash “Folsom Prison Blues” (1955)
217. Robert Johnson “I Believe I'll Dust My Broom” (1936)
218. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
219. USA for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
220. The Drifters “Save the Last Dance for Me” (1960)

221. The Turtles “Happy Together” (1967)
222. Edwin Starr “War” (1970)
223. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)
224. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
225. Kool & The Gang “Celebration” (1980)
226. Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee” (1971)
227. Chic “Good Times” (1979)
228. The Staple Singers “I'll Take You There” (1972)
229. Neil Young “Heart of Gold” (1972)
230. Shania Twain “You’re Still the One” (1997)

231. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)
232. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009)
233. The Ventures “Walk Don't Run” (1960)
234. Beck “Loser” (1993)
235. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” (1977)
236. James Brown “Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine” (1970)
237. Dave Brubeck Quartet “Take Five “ (1959)
238. The Police “Roxanne” (1978)
239. The Drifters “Money Honey” (1953)
240. Bob Marley & the Wailers “Get Up Stand Up” (1973)

241. Jimmy Cliff “Many Rivers to Cross” (1969)
242. Dionne Warwick & Friends “That's What Friends Are For” (1985)
243. Sly & the Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968)
244. Carpenters “They Long to Be Close to You “ (1970)
245. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes “Up Where We Belong” (1982)
246. Lauryn “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (1998)
247. Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)
248. Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” (1975)
249. Carpenters “We've Only Just Begun” (1970)
250. The Drifters “Up on the Roof” (1962)

251. Lee Ann Womack & Sons of the Desert “I Hope You Dance” (2000)
252. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” (1967)
253. Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
254. Merle Haggard “Mama Tried” (1968)
255. Howlin’ Wolf “Spoonful” (1960)
256. Little Walter Jacobs & His Night Cats “Juke” (1952)
257. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats “Rocket 88” (1951)
258. Public Enemy “Fight the Power” (1989)
259. Irene Cara “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” (1983)
260. Carole King “It’s Too Late” (1971)

261. B.J. Thomas “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” (1969)
262. Bobby McFerrin “Don't Worry Be Happy” (1988)
263. Marty Robbins “El Paso” (1959)
264. Petula Clark “Downtown” (1964)
265. Ray Charles “Hit the Road Jack” (1961)
266. Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the Dark” (1984)
267. The Isley Brothers “It's Your Thing” (1969)
268. Bill Withers “Ain't No Sunshine” (1971)
269. Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996)
270. Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” (1988)

271. Roger Miller “Dang Me” (1964)
272. Tom Petty “Free Fallin’“ (1989)
273. Jimmy Buffett “Margaritaville” (1977)
274. Stevie Wonder “Living for the City” (1973)
275. Four Tops “Baby I Need Your Loving” (1964)
276. Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (1978)
277. Sam Cooke “Wonderful World” (1960)
278. Willie Nelson “On the Road Again” (1980)
279. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000)
280. R.E.M. “Radio Free Europe” (1983)

281. Bo Diddley “I'm a Man” (1955)
282. Randy Newman “Sail Away” (1972)
283. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
284. Chic “Le Freak” (1978)
285. The Fifth Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (1969)
286. Bonnie Raitt “Something To Talk About” (1991)
287. Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” (2001)
288. Eagles “Take It Easy” (1972)
289. Little Big Town “Girl Crush” (2014)
290. Henry Mancini “Days of Wine and Roses, The” (1963)

291. Ray Charles “I Gotta Woman” (1955)
292. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)
293. The Everly Brothers “Cathy's Clown” (1960)
294. The Four Seasons “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (1962)
295. Van Halen “Jump” (1983)
296. The Young Rascals “Groovin’” (1967)
297. Gene Chandler “Duke of Earl” (1962)
298. The Byrds “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” (1965)
299. Johnny Mathis “Chances Are “ (1957)
300. The Moody Blues “Nights in White Satin” (1967)

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Wednesday, March 7, 2001

RIAA/NEA’s Top Albums of the 20th Century

First posted 3/7/2012; updated 11/20/2020.

RIAA/NEA:

Top Albums of the 20th Century

On March 7, 2001, The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the top ten songs from its list of the top 365 songs of the 20th century. According to the RIAA’s press release, the list was created “to promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage in our schools.” Strangely, though, there were a handful of albums included on the list. I have listed the albums on this page and you can see the song list here.

Note: Links on albums lead to dedicated DMDB pages.

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  1. West Side Story (cast album, 1957)
  2. The Sound of Music (cast album, 1959)
  3. Oklahoma! (cast album, 1943)
  4. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin/Dubose Heyward Porgy and Bess (1935)
  5. Miles Davis Kind of Blue (1959)
  6. My Fair Lady (cast album, 1956)
  7. John Coltrane A Love Supreme (1965)
  8. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
  9. Hair (cast album, 1967)
  10. Charlie Parker Ornithology (1946)
  11. South Pacific (cast album, 1949)
  12. Miles Davis Bitches Brew (1970)
  13. The King and I (cast album, 1951)
  14. The Music Man (cast album, 1957)
  15. Various Artists (including Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta) Grease (soundtrack, 1978)
  16. Show Boat (cast album, 1927)
  17. Mary Lou Williams Zodiac Suite: Town Hall Concert (live, 1945)
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The RIAA/NEA's Songs of the Century

RIAA/NEA:

Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century

On March 7, 2001, The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the top ten songs from its list of the top 365 songs of the 20th century. According to the RIAA’s press release, the list was created “to promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage in our schools.” It is one of the better lists around considering it actually acknowledges pre-rock era songs. It does, however, also strangely opt to include a handful of albums in the list. I’ve omitted those here and created a separate page focused on the albums here.

Links on songs lead to more detailed reviews and information on the DMDB website.

Click here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations.

  1. Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow” (1939)
  2. Bing Crosby “White Christmas” (1942)
  3. Woody Guthrie “This Land Is Your Land” (1940)
  4. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
  5. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
  6. The Andrews Sisters “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (1941)
  7. Billy Murray & the Haydn Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (1908)
  8. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1964)
  9. Scott Joplin “The Entertainer” (1902)
  10. Glenn Miller Orchestra “In the Mood” (1939)

  11. Bill Haley & the Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
  12. Louis Armstrong “When the Saints Go Marching In” (1939)
  13. Jimmie Davis “You Are My Sunshine” (1940)
  14. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
  15. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
  16. Duke Ellington Orchestra “Take the ‘A’ Train” (1941)
  17. Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill” (1956)
  18. Kate Smith “God Bless America” (1939)
  19. Sousa’s Band “Stars and Stripes Forever” (1901)
  20. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)

  21. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)
  22. Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962)
  23. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
  24. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961)
  25. Lena Horne “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)” (1943)
  26. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
  27. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
  28. Gladys Knight & The Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973)
  29. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
  30. Gene Autry “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)

  31. Chubby Checker “The Twist” (1960)
  32. Roy Rogers & Dale Evans “Happy Trails” (1948)
  33. Hank Williams “Your Cheatin’ Heart” (1953)
  34. Fisk Jubilee Singers “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (1909)
  35. Thelonius Monk “Round Midnight” (1947)
  36. Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)
  37. American Quartet “Over There” (1917)
  38. Hoagy Carmichael “Stardust” (1927)
  39. Fats Waller “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (1929)
  40. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” (1960)
  41. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman” (1964)
  42. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)

  43. The Temptations “My Girl” (1965)
  44. The Eagles “Hotel California” (1977)
  45. Ben Selvin Orchestra “Happy Days Are Here Again” (1930)
  46. Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” (1968)
  47. Dave Brubeck “Take Five” (1961)
  48. Louise Homer “America the Beautiful” (1910)
  49. Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966)
  50. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967)
  51. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
  52. Ben Bernie Orchestra “Sweet Georgia Brown” (1925)
  53. Cliff Edwards “When You Wish Upon a Star” (1940)
  54. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)

  55. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
  56. Billie Holiday “God Bless the Child” (1941)
  57. Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)
  58. Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964)
  59. Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line” (1956)
  60. John McCormack “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1917)
  61. The Edwin Hawkins Singers “O Happy Day” (1969)
  62. Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire” (1957)
  63. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)
  64. Johnny Mercer “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” (1946)
  65. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” / “Hound Dog” (1956)

  66. W.C. Handy “St. Louis Blues” (1923)
  67. Vess Ossman “Yankee Doodle” (1894)
  68. The Mamas & the Papas “California Dreamin’” (1966)
  69. Willie Nelson “On the Road Again” (1980)
  70. Frank Stanley “Auld Lang Syne” (1907)
  71. Sidney Bechet “Summertime” (1939)
  72. Isaac Hayes “Theme from Shaft” (1971)
  73. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)
  74. Les Brown’s Orchestra with Doris Day “Sentimental Journey” (1945)
  75. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” (1956)
  76. Simon & Garfunkel “The Sounds of Silence” (1965)
  77. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)

  78. Isham Jones Orchestra “It Had to Be You” (1924)
  79. Cab Calloway “Minnie the Moocher” (1931)
  80. Tennessee Ernie Ford “Sixteen Tons” (1955)
  81. Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World” (1967)
  82. James Taylor “Fire and Rain” (1970)
  83. Village People “Y.M.C.A.” (1978)
  84. Heavy Weather “Birdland” (1977)
  85. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
  86. Roger Miller “King of the Road” (1965)
  87. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
  88. Marian Anderson “Ave Maria” (1936)
  89. Artie Shaw Orchestra “Begin the Beguine” (1938)
  90. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)

  91. The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
  92. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
  93. Prince “1999” (1982)
  94. Tim McGraw “Please Remember Me” (1999)
  95. Gene Autry “Back in the Saddle Again” (1939)
  96. Big Joe Turner “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (1954)
  97. The Five Satins “In the Still of the Nite (I’ll Remember)” (1956)
  98. Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973)
  99. Garth Brooks “Friends in Low Places” (1990)
  100. Arthur Gibbs & His Gang “Charleston” (1924)

  101. Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” (1938)
  102. Chauncy Olcott “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (1913)
  103. Bob Dylan “The Times They Are A-Changin’” (1964)
  104. Patsy Cline “I Fall to Pieces” (1961)
  105. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)

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  106. Nat “King” Cole “Mona Lisa” (1950)
  107. Peter, Paul & Mary “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963)
  108. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Peggy Sue” (1957)
  109. Bill Withers “Lean on Me” (1972)
  110. Hank Williams “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (1949)

  111. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” (1969)
  112. The Carter Family “Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)” (1935)
  113. Harry Richman “Puttin’ on the Ritz” (1930)
  114. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1971)
  115. Van Halen “Jump” (1983)
  116. U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2 (1987)
  117. U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
  118. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)
  119. Al Jolson “Swanee” (1920)
  120. The Peerless Quartet “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” (1911)

  121. Eddie Cantor “Makin’ Whoopee” (1929)
  122. The Miracles “The Tracks of My Tears” (1965)
  123. Helen Kane “I Wanna Be Loved By You” (1928)
  124. Bing Crosby “Pennies from Heaven” (1936)
  125. Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” (1955)
  126. Van Morrison ( “Brown Eyed Girl” 1967)
  127. The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes for You” (1959)
  128. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” (1968)
  129. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
  130. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975)

  131. Shirley Temple “On the Good Ship Lollipop” (1935)
  132. Roy Acuff “Wabash Cannonball” (1938)
  133. Al Hibbler “Unchained Melody” (1955)
  134. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
  135. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (1967)
  136. Billy Joel “Piano Man” (1974)
  137. Three Dog Night “Joy to the World” (1971)
  138. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
  139. Frank Sinatra “My Way” (1969)
  140. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” (1971)

  141. Queen “We Will Rock You” / “We Are the Champions” (1977)
  142. Prince & the Revolution “Purple Rain” (1984)
  143. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)

  144. The Everly Brothers “Wake Up Little Susie” (1957)
  145. The Isley Brothers “Shout” (1959)
  146. James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (1965)
  147. B.B. King “The Thrill Is Gone” (1969)
  148. The Boswell Sisters “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (1935)
  149. Bo Diddley “Bo Diddley” (1955)
  150. Harry Belafonte “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)” (1956)

  151. Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” (1963)
  152. Ritchie Valens “Donna” / “La Bamba” (1958)
  153. The Tokens “The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)” (1961)
  154. John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (1971)
  155. Madonna “Material Girl” (1984)
  156. The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” (1979)
  157. Leadbelly “Goodnight Irene” (1950)
  158. The Chammps “Tequila” (1958)
  159. Doris Day “Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)” (1956)
  160. The Byrds “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” (1965)

  161. Sam & Dave “Soul Man” (1967)
  162. Stevie Wonder “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (1973)
  163. Bob Hope & Shirley Ross “Thanks for the Memory” (1939)
  164. B.J. Thomas “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” (1969)
  165. Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn “Moon River” (1961)
  166. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” (1974)
  167. Erroll Garner Trio “Misty” (1954)
  168. Johnny Mathis “Chances Are” (1957)
  169. Ketty Lester “Love Letters” (1962)
  170. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)

  171. Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” (1988)
  172. The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (1960)
  173. The Shangri-Las “Leader of the Pack” (1964)
  174. Wilson Pickett “In the Midnight Hour” (1965)
  175. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” (1956)
  176. Johnny Nash “I Can See Clearly Now” (1972)
  177. Santana “Oye Como Va” (1971)
  178. Loretta Lynn “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1970)
  179. Harry Chapin “Cat’s in the Cradle” (1974)
  180. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (1978)

  181. Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (1978)
  182. Gene Austin “Bye Bye Blackbird” (1926)
  183. The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (1958)
  184. Beastie Boys “You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party” (1986)
  185. Sister Sledge “We Are Family” (1979)
  186. The Carpenters “They Long to Be Close to You” (1970)
  187. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
  188. Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman’s Orchestra “Night and Day” (1932)
  189. Rudy Vallee “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (1932)
  190. The Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” (1958)
  191. Patti Page “Tennessee Waltz” (1948)

  192. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” (1972)
  193. Elton John “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (1973)
  194. M.C. Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)
  195. Santana & Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
  196. Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)
  197. George Beverly Shea “How Great Thou Art” (1955)
  198. Benny Goodman Orchestra “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” (1938)
  199. The Sons of the Pioneers “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” (1934)
  200. Jackie DeShannon “What the World Needs Now Is Love” (1965)

  201. Roy Orbison “Crying” (1961)
  202. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1988)
  203. Count Basie Orchestra “One O’Clock Jump” (1937)
  204. Petula Clark “Downtown” (1964)
  205. Carole King “It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move” (1971)
  206. Kool & the Gang “Celebration” (1980)
  207. The Tymes “So Much in Love” (1963)
  208. Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” (1972)
  209. Blondie “Heart of Glass” (1978)
  210. Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys “Blue Moon of Kentucky” (1947)

  211. Mark Dinning “Teen Angel” (1959)
  212. Joan Baez “We Shall Overcome” (1963)
  213. Bonnie Raitt “Something to Talk About” (1991)
  214. Thomas A. Dorsey “Take My Hand Precious Lord” (1932)
  215. Dion “Runaround Sue” (1961)
  216. Art Tatum “Tea for Two” (1939)
  217. Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” (1958)
  218. Dean Martin “Everybody Loves Somebody” (1964)
  219. Lesley Gore “It’s My Party” (1963)
  220. Little Eva “The Loco-Motion” (1962)

  221. The Drifters “On Broadway” (1963)
  222. Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee” (1971)
  223. Jim Croce “Time in a Bottle” (1973)
  224. Jimmy Buffett “Margaritaville” (1977)
  225. Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” (1959)
  226. The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” (1954)
  227. Muddy Waters “Got My Mojo Working” (1957)
  228. The Impressions “People Get Ready” (1965)
  229. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
  230. Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (1967)

  231. Paul Simon “Graceland” (1986)
  232. The B-52s “Love Shack” (1989)
  233. R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly” (1996)
  234. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994)
  235. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)

  236. Geraldine Farrar “My Old Kentucky Home” (1910)
  237. Dion “Abraham, Martin & John” (1968)
  238. Danny & The Juniors “At the Hop” (1957)
  239. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
  240. The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman” (1954)

  241. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
  242. Sonny & Cher “I Got You Babe” (1965)
  243. Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (1979)
  244. Irene Cara “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” (1983)
  245. Talking Heads “Burning Down the House” (1983)
  246. Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Breaky Heart” (1992)
  247. Dixie Chicks “Wide Open Spaces” (1998)
  248. Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” (1964)
  249. Allman Brothers Band “Ramblin’ Man” (1973)
  250. Mahalia Jackson “Move on Up a Little Higher” (1948)

  251. The Pointer Sisters “I’m So Excited” (1984)
  252. Louis Prima & Keely Smith “That Old Black Magic” (1958)
  253. The Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
  254. Aerosmith “Walk This Way” (1976)
  255. Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
  256. Bette Midler “The Wind Beneath My Wings” (1989)
  257. Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996)
  258. The Ink Spots “If I Didn’t Care” (1939)
  259. The Mills Brothers “Paper Doll” (1942)
  260. Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit” (1939)

  261. Bobbie Gentry “Ode to Billy Joe” (1967)
  262. Frank Sinatra “Strangers in the Night” (1966)
  263. Edwin Starr “War” (1970)
  264. Charlie Rich “Behind Closed Doors” (1973)
  265. Bob Seger “Old Time Rock ‘N’ Roll” (1979)
  266. The Go-Gos “We Got the Beat” (1982)
  267. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five “The Message” (1982)
  268. Cole Porter “You’re the Top” (1934)
  269. Mary Wells “My Guy” (1964)
  270. Sam Cooke “You Send Me” (1957)

  271. Glen Campbell “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1967)
  272. Nilsson “Everybody’s Talkin”” (1968)
  273. Neil Young “Heart of Gold” (1972)
  274. John Cougar Mellencamp “Jack and Diane” (1982)
  275. Public Enemy “Fight the Power” (1989)
  276. Whispering Jack Smith “Me and My Shadow” (1927)
  277. Alvino Rey Orchestra “Deep in the Heart of Texas” (1941)
  278. Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” (1967)
  279. Dionne Warwick & Friends “That's What Friends Are For” (1985)
  280. Shania Twain “You’re Still the One” (1998)

  281. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” (1977)
  282. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
  283. Vaughn Monroe “Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” (1949)
  284. Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” (1973)
  285. Dolly Parton “9 to 5” (1980)
  286. Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (1988)
  287. Connie Francis “Who’s Sorry Now” (1958)
  288. KC & Sunshine Band “That’s the Way (I Like It)” (1975)
  289. Billy Jones “Yes! We Have No Bananas” (1923)
  290. The Weavers “On Top of Old Smoky” (1951)

  291. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
  292. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Ohio” (1970)
  293. Tom Petty “Free Fallin’” (1989)
  294. Faith Hill “This Kiss” (1998)
  295. Coleman Hawkins Orchestra “Body and Soul” (1940)
  296. Helen Reddy “I Am Woman” (1972)
  297. George Benson “This Masquerade” (1976)
  298. Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis “Some of These Days” (1927)
  299. Bessie Smith “Down Hearted Blues” (1923)
  300. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys “New San Antonio Rose” (1944)

  301. Les Paul & Mary Ford “How High the Moon” (1951)
  302. Brenda Lee “I’m Sorry” (1960)
  303. Sly & the Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968)
  304. Linda Ronstadt “When Will I Be Loved” (1975)
  305. The Grateful Dead “Uncle John’s Band” (1970)
  306. George Michael “Faith” (1987)
  307. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes “Up Where We Belong” (1982)
  308. Hank Williams, Jr “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over”. (1984)
  309. Elton John “Candle in the Wind” (1973/1997)

  310. Amy Grant “El Shaddai” (1982)
  311. Dizzy Gillespie “Salt Peanuts” (1945)
  312. Enrico Caruso “Pagliacci, Act I: Vesti La Giubba (On with the Play)” (1907)
  313. Paul Whiteman Orchestra “Whispering” (1920)
  314. Jimmie Rodgers “Blue Yodel (T for Texas)” (1928)
  315. John Lee Hooker “Boogie Chillen” (1949)
  316. Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans” (1959)
  317. Donna Summer “She Works Hard for the Money” (1983)
  318. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969)
  319. George Jones “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (1980)
  320. Will Smith “Men in Black” (1997)

  321. Marty Robbins “El Paso” (1959)
  322. The Chuck Wagon Gang “I’ll Fly Away” (1948)
  323. Herbie Hancock “Rock-It” (1983)
  324. Jelly Roll Morton “King Porter Stomp” (1923)
  325. Robert Johnson “Cross Road Blues (aka ‘Crossroads’)” (1936)
  326. Eddy Arnold “Cattle Call” (1945)
  327. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Tiger Rag” (1918)
  328. Vernon Dalhart “The Prisoner’s Song” (1925)
  329. The Coasters “Yakety Yak” (1958)
  330. Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi” (1970)

  331. Stevie Winwood “Higher Love” (1986)
  332. Shirley Caesar “No Charge” (1975)
  333. Alabama “My Home’s in Alabama” (1980)
  334. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995)
  335. Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert “I Hope You Dance” (2000)
  336. The Fairfield Four “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around” (1947)
  337. Ramsey Lewis Trio “The In-Crowd” (1965)
  338. Francis Craig Orchestra with Bob Lamm “Near You” (1947)

  339. Merle Haggard “Sing Me Back Home” (1967)
  340. The Modern Jazz Quartet “Django” (1954)
  341. The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” (1971)
  342. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (1998)
  343. The Judds “Mama He’s Crazy” (1984)
  344. TLC “No Scrubs” (1999)
  345. Chicago “Saturday in the Park” (1972)
  346. Destiny’s Child “Bills, Bills, Bills” (1999)
  347. Bebe & Cece Winans “Addictive Love” (1991)
  348. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)
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Thursday, September 19, 1985

The PMRC Senate Hearings

September 19, 1985

The PMRC Senate Hearings

In 1984, Tipper Gore, wife of then-Senator and future Vice President Al Gore, bought Prince’s Purple Rain for her 11-year-old daughter and was shocked by the lyrics of “Darling Nikki” which said “I knew a girl named Nikki / I guess you could say she was a sex fiend /Met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine.”

When she watched other rock music videos, she was alarmed by the images of what she deemed graphic sex and violence. In 1985, she teamed with several other Washington wives to form the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). The other founders were Susan Baker, the wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; Pam Howar, the wife of Washington realtor Raymond Howard; and Sally Nevius, the wife of former Washington City Council Chairman John Nevius. The group eventually grew to 22 members.

They advocated for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to apply a voluntary rating system in which ratings would be attached to albums, much like ratings were given to movies. They wanted songs rated with “X” for profane or sexually explicit lyrics, “D/A” for lyrics about drugs and alcohol, “V” for violent content, and “O” for occult references. They offered up a list dubbed “The Filthy Fifteen” which cited “offensive” songs and the ratings they should receive. The list included an odd mix of obscure metal songs and top-ten hits by Sheena Easton, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, and the Mary Jane Girls.

The Filthy Fifteen

  1. AC/DC “Let Me Put My Love into You” (X)
  2. Black Sabbath “Trashed” (D/A)
  3. Def Leppard “High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night)” (D/A)
  4. Sheena Easton “Sugar Walls” (X)
  5. Judas Priest “Eat Me Alive” (X)
  6. Cyndi Lauper “She Bop” (X)
  7. Madonna “Dress You Up” (X)
  8. Mary Jane Girls “In My House” (X)
  9. Mercyful Fate “Into the Coven” (O)
  10. Motley Crue “Bastard” (V)
  11. Prince “Darling Nikki” (X)
  12. Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It” (V)
  13. Vanity “Strap on ‘Robbie Baby’” (X)
  14. Venom “Possessed” (O)
  15. W.A.S.P. “Animal (Fuck Like a Beast” (X)

You can hear the songs for yourself via this Spotify playlist.

While the RIAA balked at the specific ratings, 19 record companies agreed in August 1985 to label albums deemed to have potentially offensive lyrical content with the warning label “Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics.” In addition, the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee agreed to a special hearing on the issue. In addition to members of the PMRC, musicians Frank Zappa, Dee Snider (of Twisted Sister), and John Denver testified, saying the move was a form of censorship which undermined freedom of speech. There was a fear that any kind of rating would lead to record stores refusing to carry albums – which is precisely what Walmart did.

The Senate committee was reportedly surprised by how articulate the musicians were. As Snider said, “They had no idea I spoke English fluently.” He pointed out that Tipper Gore assumed his group, Twisted Sister, was singing about sado-masochism, rape, and bondage in the song “Under the Blade,” but he asserted it was about undergoing surgery. He pointed out that “We’re Not Gonna Take It” was given a “V” rating for violence but that there was no violence sung about or implied by the lyrics. He suggested the PMRC confused the video, which he said, “was simply meant to be a cartoon with human actors playing variations on the Road Runner-Wile E. Coyote theme.” RS

Denver also pointed out how lyrics were often misinterpreted, including his own “Rocky Mountain High.” Zappa noted, “No one has forced Mrs. Baker or Mrs. Gore to bring Prince or Sheena Easton into their homes.”

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Saturday, August 24, 1985

Today in Music (1935): Carter Family “Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye)” charted

Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)

The Carter Family

Writer(s): Ada R. Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel, A.P. Carter (adapted by) (see lyrics here)

First Charted: August 24, 1935

Peak: 17 BB (Click for codes to charts.)

Sales (in millions): --

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 3.70 video, 9.88 streaming

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About the Song:

In his book Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Steve Sullivan says this is “perhaps the most beloved traditional song in all of country music.” SS “The power of its performance and its message – of sadness over the death of a loved one, transcended by contentment that she’s gone to a better place, and the knowledge that the family circle will continue – has resonated over the years.” SS

It originated in 1907 as a gospel song by Ada R. Habershon and Charles Gabriel originally titled “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” According to Country Music Sources, the first country recording was done by Frank & James McCravy in 1927. Alvin Pleasant (A.P.) Carter rewrote the verses and retitled the song “Can the Circle Be Unbroken” but kept the melody and the chorus. SS The song was now set at a funeral with mourners pondering if they would ever be reunited with their mother.

The Carter Family – consisting of A.P., his ex-wife Sara, and sister-in-law Maybelle, recorded the song in 1935. The trio were considered “the standard-bearers for the hillbilly songs that traced their heritage back to the first British folk melodies.” AC According to author Ace Collins, when it came to the Carter Family’s recording of “Unbroken” “those suffering through the Depression in the hills and valleys clung to it as if it were a personal statement of faith. It quickly became one of the most popular funeral hymns.” AC

In 1968, Johnny Cash recorded “Daddy Sang Bass,” a song written by Carl Perkins that was based on “Unbroken.” Cash tapped the new version of the Carter Family, which consisted of Maybelle Carter and her daughters, to add harmonies. Daughter June married Cash that year. The song received attention again in 1972 when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded an album called Will the Circle Be Unbroken which consisted of country classics with country legends like Maybelle Carter and others. It has also been recorded by Roy Acuff, Gregg Allman, Joan Baez, the Band, the Black Crowes, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Moby, Bill Monroe, the Neville Brothers, Ralph Stanley, Mavis Staples, and Gene Vincent. WK

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Saturday, June 23, 1984

Bruce Springsteen charted with the single “Born in the U.S.A.”

Born in the U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

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