Saturday, April 12, 2025

Chuck's Classics by Chuck Benson

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Bobby Day

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Bobby Day best known for this hit from 1958: Rockin’ Robin. Day died at age 60

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Louis Armstrong

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Satchmo was a trumpeter 1st, vocalist next with hits like What A Wonderful World in 1964

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Tony Joe White

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Tony was a singer-songwriter, guitarist. He wrote “Rainy Night in Georgia” for Brook Benson. Polk Salad Annie from 1969. He died October 2018 at the age of 75

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Roy Clark

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A singer, a musician. Probably best known for this hit Yesterday When I Was Young in 1969 and for hosting the television program “Hee Haw”. He also used to be a guest host on the Johnny Carson “Tonight Show.” He died at age 85.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Robert Mitchum

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Died July 1997 at the age of 79. He was an actor, author, composer. Ballad Of Thunder Road was a modest hit in 1958.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Beatles – Yellow Submarine

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Who would have believed that the Fab Four would have so many hits in such a short time. Yellow Submarine from 1966 another big hit for them.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Guy Mitchell

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Guy had many hits in the ’50’s including this one from 1952: She Wears Red Feathers.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Frankie Lymon

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A couple of Frankie & the Teenagers reached the charts. Including Goody Goody in 1957. Sadly Frankie died at the young age of 25

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Marcie Blaine

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The only hit Marcie had was Bobby’s Girl back in 1962, and has not been heard from since.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Dinah Washington

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Dinah was active from 1941 to 1963. She died in December 1963 at the young age of 39. What A Difference A Day Makes was her first big hit on the charts in 1959