[bomp] Re: Standells

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In a message dated 11/3/2004 7:23:21 AM Central Standard Time,  
owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes:

> You  can say they're right, I guess, except that those songs probably were 
>  top
> 40 or even top 20 on KHJ, KFWB, KRLA and KBLA.  And the story  was in the 
> L.A.
> Times.  He did say, however, that people  knew about them in L.A. in the 
> story.
>
> I'm surprised  that there was no showing at all for "Try It," did the "Ban"
> really  hurt it's showing that much?
>
> Dom
>
I've got a lot of  old surveys (on my PC rather than on paper) and I haven't 
come up with any  with "Try It"--except for the Ohio Express version, which 
was mainly in  the east.  On the other hand, at KHJ "Dirty Water" reached #5, 
 
"Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" also hit #5 (and #1 at KIST in  Santa 
Barbara), and "Why Pick on Me" got to #12 (and at least to #9 at  KBLA). 
Also, in 1964, before KHJ existed, "Help Yourself" got to at least  #14 at 
KRLA and "Linda Lu" made at least  #37.




They must have been superstars in L.A. early on - in '64, the short-haired  
Standells lipsynched "Help Yourself" on AMERICAN BANDSTAND. There's also a 
video  clip of the kids on the same show dancing to "LInda Lu" (on the episode 
with the  Spats and Jerry Lee Lewis).
 
James

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