#1 R&B Song 1985: “Rock Me Tonight,” Freddie Jackson
Born: Ella Johnson, 1923; Verne Allison (the Dells), 1936; Chuck Jackson, 1937; Jimmy Castor (the Juniors), 1943
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1959 Jackie Wilson charted with “I’ll Be Satisfied,” reaching #6 R&B and #20 pop. It was his fourth Top 10 hit in a row. He would go on to have ten in a row through 1961 and eventually chart forty-seven times on the R&B hit list through 1975.
1963 Little Stevie Wonder’s “Fingertips, Part 2″ became the thirteen-year-old’s first of sixty-five pop-chart records through 2002.
1963 The Four Pennies charted en route to #67 pop with a Chiffons-styled takeoff of the Crystals’ “Uptown,” called “My Block.” One reason for the style similarity was because the Four Pennies were the Chiffons. With their current hit “One Fine Day” riding the charts, the group’s producers were so enamored of “My Block” that they didn’t want to wait months to release another Chiffons song, so they just renamed the group, at least for the one release.
1968 Sly & the Family Stone performed at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
1969 The Impressions, Ike & Tina Turner, and Santana performed at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, a venue known for hosting mostly rock bands.
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