WMPS 680 AM

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Week: 1959-04-27
Format: T40
                      WMPS 680 - MEMPHIS         
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               FORTY TOP TUNES OF GREATER MEMPHIS
                    WEEK OF APRIL 27, 1959    
   TW                                                             LW
    1. A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love – Elvis Presley           1
    2. Enchanted – Platters                                        3
    3. Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods                              2
    4. Only You – Frank Pourcel                                    7
    5. Pink Shoe Laces – Dodie Stevens                             4
    6. Happy Organ – Dave Cortez                                  16
    7. That’s Why – Jackie Wilson                                 11
    8. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues                            23
    9. The Tiajuana Jail – Kingston Trio                           8
   10. Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford                                   6
   11. Venus – Frankie Avalon                                      5
   12. Tragedy – Thomas Wayne                                      9
   13. Take A Message To Mary – Everly Brothers                   29
   14. Never Be Anyone Else But You – Ricky Nelson                10
   15. Electrode – B.B.                                           18
   16. For A Penny – Pat Boone                                    15
   17. Guess Who – Jesse Belvin                                   27
   18. Man In Love – Tommy Tucker                                 17
   19. I’ve Had It – Bell Notes                                   12
   20. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly                    13
   21. As Time Goes By – Johnny Nash                              26
   22. Tell Him No – Travis & Bob                                 31
  22a. Tell Him No – Dean & Marc                                 31a
   23. I Miss You So – Paul Anka                                  28
   24. Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha – Sam Cooke                 30
   25. I Need Your Lovin’ – Roy Hamilton                          20
   26. Endlessly – Brook Benton                                   35
   27. Goodnight Irene – Billy Williams                           36
   28. Someone – Johnny Mathis                                    22
   29. Someone Someone – Crickets                                 33
   30. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas                   37
   31. Turn Me Loose – Fabian                                     32
   32. Since I Don’t Have You - Skyliners                         34
   33. Quiet Village – Martin Denny                               --
   34. Kookie Kookie – Byrnes & Stevens                           --
   35. Rockin’ Bandit – Ray Smith                                 38
   36. Almost Grown – Chuck Berry                                 40
   37. Yep – Duane Eddy                                           39
   38. Dream Lover – Bobby Darin                                  --
   39. Motorcycle Michael - Archers                               --
   40. So Fine – Fiestas                                          --

       NEW RECORDS TO WATCH
       Casting My Spell – Johnny Otis
       Eternally – Thomas Wayne
       Fountain Of Youth – Four Lads
       Frankie’s Man Johnny – Johnny Cash
       Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye – Kathy Linden
       Imitation Of Life – Earl Grant
       I Still Get A Thrill – Joni James
       I Think I’ll Kill Myself – Buddy Knox
       I’ve Come Of Age – Billy Storm
       Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison
       Little Dipper – Mickey Mozart
       Lonesome Old House – Don Gibson
       Lonely For You – Garry Stites
       Old Spanish Town – Bell Notes
       Six Nights A Week – Crests
       Teenager In Love – Dion & Belmonts
       There’s No Fool – Tab Hunter
       Wa-Chi-Bam-Ba – Watusi Warriors
       Who’s That Knocking – Genies
       Young Ideas – Chico Holiday

      PICTURED DJ’S
      Bud Leonard        5 – 9 AM
      Stan Richards      9 – 12 Noon
      Lee Wilder        12 - 3 PM
      Hugh Frizzell      3 - 6 PM
      Aubrey Guy         6 – 8 PM
      Ray Brown          8 – 12 Midnite
      Jack Gallo        12 - 5 AM

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly
    as they are shown on the printed survey.  Any typos, spelling 
    errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed
    sheet. 

    Survey courtesy of Phil Lampi.

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Tuesday, 2021-04-20)




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