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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the sixties British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, placed twenty-one songs in the U.S. Billboard Top 50 Charts. Here are those twenty-one hits, in chronological order along with their highest chart position:
1. Glad All Over #6 Feb. 1964
2. Bits & Pieces #4 April '64
3. Do You Love Me #11 May '64
4. Can't You See That She's Mine #4 June '64
5. Because #3 Aug. '64
6. Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) #15 Oct. '64
7. Any Way You Want It #14 Nov. '64
8. Come Home #14 Feb. 1965
9. Reelin' & Rockin' #23 '65
10. I Like It Like That #7 June '65
11. Catch Us If You Can #4 Aug. '65
12. Over and Over #1 Nov. 65
13. At the Scene #18 Feb. 1966
14. Try Too Hard #12 Apr. '66
15. Please Tell Me Why #28 June '66
16. Satisfied With You #50 Aug. '66
17. Nineteen Days #48 Oct. '66
18. I've Got To Have A Reason #44 Jan. 1967
19. You've Got What It Takes #7 Apr. '67
20. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby #35 June '67
21. Everybody Knows #43 Dec. '67

What is a first-generation Beatles fan, who hosts a Beatles Hour show, who has tons of Beatles-related audio in his collection, to do? Well, in host Steve Ludwig's case, he presents this potpourri of fab sound in a series of Beatles Hours called BECAUSE...Here's the first in the series, BECAUSE. Enjoy! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, sixties British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, recorded 38 full length songs totaling less than two minutes each. Here are all 38 of them, in 65 minutes & 38 seconds, in album chronological order. Enjoy!
Album: GLAD ALL OVER 1964
1. Bits & Pieces 1:56
2. I Know You 1:58
Album: THE DAVE CLARK FIVE RETURN! 1964
3. Funny 1:51
Album: DAVE CLARK FIVE AMERICAN TOUR 1964
4. Who Does He Think He Is 1:56
5. I Want You Still 1:35
Album: COAST TO COAST 1964
6. Give Me Love 1:57
7. I Can't Stand It 1:32
8. I'm Left Without You 1:47
9. Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) 1:40
10. Say You Want Me 1:44
11. Don't You Know 1:36
12. To Me 1:42
Album: WEEKEND IN LONDON 1965
13. We'll Be Running 132
14. Blue Suede Shoes 1:45
15. I'll Never Know 1:45
16. I'm Thinking 1:30
17. Little Bitty Pretty One 1:29
Album: HAVING A WILD WEEKEND 1965
18. Having A Wild Weekend 1:30
19. Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum 1:49
20. Catch Us If You Can 1:54
Album: I LIKE IT LIKE THAT 1965
21. I Like It Like That 1:37
22. Pumping 1:46
Album: TRY TOO HARD 1966
23. I Never Will 1:54
24. Ever Since You've Been Away 1:33
25. I Really Love You 1:52
26. It Don't Feel Good 1:41
27. Scared of Falling In Love 1:55
Album: SATISFIED WITH YOU 1966
28. Satisfied With You 1:57
29. I Meant You 1:59
30. Please Tell Me Why 1:31
31. It'll Only Hurt For a Little While 1:44
Album: 5 X 5 1967
32. Nineteen Days 1:50
33. Little Bit Strong 1:23
34. Picture of You 1:53
Album: YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES 1967
35. I've Got To Have A Reason 1:53
36. Lovin' So Good 1:45
37. Play With Me 1:40
38. Let Me Be 1:44

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Sixties British Invasion Band, The Dave Clark Five, recorded 15 instrumental tracks on their twelve U.S. studio albums. Here they are:
1. Time (Album: Glad All Over 1964)
2. Five By Five (Album: If Somebody Loves You 1970)
3. Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965)
4. On The Move (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965)
5. Rumble (Album: Glad All Over 1964)
6. Pumping (Album: I Like It Like That 1965)
7. Move On (Album: American Tour 1964)
8. Ol' Sol (Album: American Tour 1964)
9. Chaquita - 2nd Version (Album: Glad All Over 1964)
10. No Stopping (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965)
11. When I'm Alone (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965)
12. Blue Monday (Album: American Tour 1964)
13. Theme Without A Name (Album: Glad All Over 1964)
14. When I Am Alone (Having A Wild Weekend 1965)
15. Sweet Memories (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965)

BEAU CHARLES, singer, guitarist, & chief songwriter of the sixties band, THE KNICKERBOCKERS, joins us for a career-spanning interview. Beau shares his amazing stories about the incredible rise of The Knickerbockers (whose million-selling hit, "Lies," is one of the most-covered songs of all time), with host Steve Ludwig. Through The Knickerbockers' film appearances, movie soundtrack songs, & the band's demise, to Beau's prolific post-Knickerbockers career; his work with the bands Columbus Jones, Pawnee Drive, Lodi; his work on TV, in movies, on radio, and commercial jingles. It's all here in PART TWO (Part One is also posted), plus superb Knickerbockers and solo Beau Charles songs...Enjoy!

BEAU CHARLES, singer, guitarist, & chief songwriter of the sixties band, THE KNICKERBOCKERS, joins us for a career-spanning interview. Beau shares his amazing stories about the incredible rise of The Knickerbockers (whose million-selling hit, "Lies," is one of the most-covered songs of all time), with host Steve Ludwig. Through The Knickerbockers' film appearances, movie soundtrack songs, & the band's demise, to Beau's prolific post-Knickerbockers career; his work with the bands Columbus Jones, Pawnee Drive, Lodi; his work on TV, in movies, on radio, and commercial jingles. It's all here in PART ONE (Part Two is also posted), plus superb Knickerbockers and solo Beau Charles songs...Enjoy!

Let's relive, in under 9 excruciating minutes, those pimply days of TEEN LUST, with the help of Lustre Creme Shampoo, music from MAD magazine, advice from 1950's moms, and Tiny Tim!

Besides his legendary hits, Donovan has a brilliant catalog full of non-hit album cuts. Here are 14 of those tracks, spanning every decade from the sixties to the 20-teens. Enjoy!

Why have an entire Beatles Hour with only George Harrison? For the same reason we'd have one with only John, Paul, or Ringo...JUST BECAUSE! We'll hear George demos, alternate versions, isolated vocals, a duet. Twenty-seven HARRISONGS await you...just because...

Rhianna Ratta, professional dancer & yoga instructor, was a guest on Episode 162 of Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture at PlanetLudwig.com. At the end of their interview, host Steve Ludwig asked Rhianna to create a seven-song playlist, with Rhianna herself introducing each of her picks. Here is that playlist.