American Jukebox™
Jun 13, 2020 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
With Garrett Stack
Boys & Girls
Literally, hundreds of great hits were sung by boys and girls ages 17 and under. Not an 18 or 19-year-old in the pack!
Boys & Girls: The Hitmakers
When you focus on the ages of some of our favorite recording artists from the late '50s, '60s and '70s it's pretty incredible. Solo artists, groups, and family acts abound on this edition of American Jukebox. Big hits, many #1, were sung by children in elementary , middle and high school. Michael Jackson was 11, Donny Osmond was 13, The Bobbettes ("Mr. Lee") had two 12-year-olds in their quintet, and Ronnie Bennett-Spector was just 15 when she recorded Be My Baby.
The Rocky Fellers ("Killer Joe") from the Philippines were four boys and their father. The boys were 8, 10, 15, and 17. The Cowsills had six siblings, ages 8-19 plus their mother, while the Jackson 5 were five very young brothers, and the Osmonds' 5 brothers included a 13 and a 16-year old. Lesley Gore was just 16 when It's My Party soared to #1 and Dee Dee Sharp recorded Mashed Potato Time at 15. Society's Child, a serious song dealing with racial injustice and family bigotry, was written and performed by 15-year-old Janis Ian who took it to #14 on Billboard's Hot-100.
Up to this time in 1963, the youngest female artist to reach the top spot on the charts was "Little" Peggy March with I Will Follow Him. She was just 15.
And the list goes on. On this edition of American Jukebox all the singers or leads in the groups were boys or girls ages 17 or younger. None of them of legal age. In all 41 hits are presented!
Have fun while you appreciate these young kids and the energy they put into their music.
| 4:00 PM | Bobby Vinton What Did You Do With Your Old 45's Mr. Lonely - His Greatest Songs Today Curb Records
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| 4:02 PM | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Carinco Neue Medien AG
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| 4:04 PM | Paul Anka Diana Diana BNF Collection
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| 4:06 PM | Ricky Nelson I'm Walkin' 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Rick Nelson Burning Fire
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| 4:10 PM | The Bobbettes Mr. Lee Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves Rhino Atlantic
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| 4:12 PM | The Chantels Maybe Doo Wop Classics Vol. 7 Replay Records - X5 Music Group
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| 4:15 PM | Annette Funicello Tall Paul Lounge Divas AudioSonic Music
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| 4:17 PM | Laurie London He's Got The Whole World In His Hands British Beat Before The Beatles 1955-1962 Parlophone UK
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| 4:20 PM | Bobby Rydell We Got Love 25 Original Greatest Hits - Cameo Parkway Birdy Music
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| 4:22 PM | Fabian Turn Me Loose The Chancellor Records Story, Vol. 1 Roots
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| 4:25 PM | Bobby Vee Rubber Ball Bobby Vee - A Collection Of Great Songs AVID Entertainment
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| 4:28 PM | Dee Dee Sharp Mashed Potato Time Snap Your Fingers Milestones Records
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| 4:31 PM | Brenda Lee That's All You Gotta Do Anthology 1956-1980 Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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| 4:33 PM | The Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 Th Young Ones - Hit Forty Fives UMOD (Universal Music On Demand)
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| 4:35 PM | The Exciters Tell Him Popular Gold Hits Vol 1 Carol Records
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| 4:38 PM | The Murmaids Popsicles And Icicles The Murmaids Sonic Frenzy Records
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| 4:41 PM | The Rocky Fellers Killer Joe Elgin/Medley/Russell Hard to Find Jukebox Classics: 1963 Eric
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| 4:45 PM | Stevie Wonder Fingertips Number Ones Universal Music
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| 4:48 PM | Lulu & the Luvers Shout 100 Essential Hits - 60s Universal Music
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| 4:51 PM | Millie Small My Boy Lollipop Hitpackage With 50 Songs - Early 60s Hits Flashback
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| 4:54 PM | The Shangri-Las Leader Of The Pack Leader Of The Pack Classic Music International
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| 4:56 PM | Marianne Faithfull As Tears Go By As Tears Go By ABKCO (US)
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| 5:01 PM | The Ronettes Do I Love You? Be My Baby: The Very Best of The Ronettes Legacy Recordings
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| 5:03 PM | The Ronettes Walkin' in the Rain Jukebox Hits, Vol. 4 Classic Records
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| 5:07 PM | Lesley Gore It's My Party Old Hits Collection, Vol. 2 JB Production
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| 5:09 PM | Lesley Gore She's a Fool Top of the Chart & Doo Wop, Vol. 2 Serenity Records
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| 5:12 PM | The Chiffons Oh My Lover A Love so Fine Cherished Records
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| 5:13 PM | The Chiffons He's So Fine American Oldies - The Hits CTS Digital
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| 5:15 PM | Candy & the Kisses The 81 / Candy & the Kisses Yo Philadelphia!!!! Look What I Found Heritage Records
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| 5:18 PM | The McCoys Hang On Sloopy (Single Version) Bang: The Bert Berns Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Columbia/Legacy
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| 5:22 PM | Keith 98.6 Degrees 60's Gold Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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| 5:25 PM | Janis Ian Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) AM Gold The 60s Generation Time Life
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| 5:31 PM | Peggy March I Will Follow Him (Chariot) Nipper's Greatests Hits 60's Vol. 1 RCA Records Label
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| 5:33 PM | Herman's Hermits Just A Little Bit Better Herman's Hermits Retrospective ABKCO
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| 5:36 PM | Herman's Hermits I'm Into Something Good Goffin/King Hard To Find Jukebox Classics: 1964 ERIC
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| 5:39 PM | The Cowsills Indian Lake 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Cowsills Universal Motown Records Group
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| 5:41 PM | Bee Gees Massachussetts The Number Ones Polydor Ltd.
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| 5:44 PM | Jackson 5 ABC 100 pour 100 hits 70's Helta.
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| 5:47 PM | The Osmonds One Bad Apple Osmondmania! Polydor
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| 5:49 PM | Donny Osmond Sweet And Innocent Osmondmania! Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
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| 5:52 PM | Michael Jackson Ben Mellow Michael Jackson Universal Music
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| 5:55 PM | Various Artists I Was Made For Dancin' Dance Classics Volume 16 Arcade
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