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kai winding - more

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  • Artist
  • Kai Winding
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • More
  • Chart
  • 8
A Danish Kai Winding was one of the best trombonists in the bebop era. He played with many bands, including Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, and J.J. Johnson. He also released a lot of records throughout his career - but only one made it to the chart. The theme from an Italian film "More" was a Top10 hit in 1963.
bill pursell - our winter love

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  • Artist
  • Bill Pursell
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Our Winter Love
  • Chart
  • 9
Bill Pursell was an American session pianist from the 1960s. He was also appointed to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, as well as a teacher at Nashville's Vanderbilt University. He cut some records, but did not fare well - except one. His debut "Our Winter Love" was a Top10 hit in 1963, and the only chart hit in his career.
the chantays - pipeline

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  • Artist
  • The Chantays
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Pipeline
  • Chart
  • 4
The group of five teenage friends from California formed a rock instrumental band called The Chantays during the early 60s. They released their debut album, Pipeline, in 1963. The album spawned their biggest and only hit "Pipeline". This smash Top5 hit soon became one of three greatest surf instrumentals of all time. Sadly, they could not produce another hits and disbanded a year later.
village stompers - washington square

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  • Artist
  • Village Stompers
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Washington Square
  • Chart
  • 2
The Village Stompers was actually a jazz group formed in New York in the early 60s. Although they specilized in Dixieland tunes, it was the folk tunes that got them a hit. Their first cut "Washington Square" was a windy folk song that almost topped the chart in 1963. However, none of their folk-Dixieland follow-ups worked and they finally disbanded in 1966.
les cooper - wiggle wobble

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  • Artist
  • Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Wiggle Wobble
  • Chart
  • 22
Les Cooper was a New Yorker R&B artist who was a founding member of a NY R&B group, the Empires. He later found his own band called the Soul Rockers and released his debut in 1963. But it was an instrumental "Wiggle Wobble" on the flip side that became a hit. He tried to follow this success but could not do so till the day he retired from the scene.
the rebels - wild weekend

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  • Artist
  • The Rebels
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Wild Weekend
  • Chart
  • 8
This one of rock instrumental favorites was a work of a NY disc jockey Tom Shannon and his partner Phil Todaro. Initially used as a theme for Shannon's show, it soon received a record deal with Swan Records. This caused Shannon and Todaro to find a band to record it. The song eventually released and became no.8 hit in 1963. The duo never made another hit.
surfaris - wipe out

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  • Artist
  • Surfaris
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Wipe Out
  • Chart
  • 2
The Surfaris was a California surf music band during the 1960s. Even though they recorded several albums, most people remembered them for only one song. The over-riff and heavy drum solo "Wipe Out" was a giant no.2 hit in 1963 and remained one of the three great surf instrumental records of all time.
boots randolph - yakety sax

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  • Artist
  • Boots Randolph
  • Year
  • 1963
  • Song
  • Yakety Sax
  • Chart
  • 35
Boots Randolph was a tenor saxophonist from Kentucky who specialized in the Nashville country music. He also played jazz and rock & rolls and one product of these fusions was the 1963's hit "Yakety Sax". He continued to recorded throughout the decades, but none could duplicated the success of his early 60s hit.
pete drake - forever

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  • Artist
  • Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar
  • Year
  • 1964
  • Song
  • Forever
  • Chart
  • 25
Pete Drake was a popular country-rock steel guitarist for many artists who wanted to do their records in Nashville. Among those he had worked with are Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and George Harrison. He recorded only a few albums of his own. In 1964, his song "Forever" became a no.25 hit on Billboard chart - and the only one his he ever had.

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  • Artist
  • The Pyramids
  • Year
  • 1964
  • Song
  • Penetration
  • Chart
  • 18
The Pyramids was an instrumental surf rock group who briefly rose to national recognition in the mid 1960s. A Top20 hit "Penetration" was a surf masterpiece and the last big surf instrumental hit before the full arrival of British Invasion. They disbanded shortly after recored only one album.
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