His Songs Gave Me A lot of Pride

He was born in a Mississippi town called Sledge and was one of eleven children of poor sharecroppers. Though he also loved music, one of his life-long dreams was to become a professional baseball player.

During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He was one of my dad's all-time favorite singers:

Boomers Jam in Canada, Too!

I'm not she if she was classified as a country western singer but her music kind of had that cw sound--a little twang is what I call it.

One interesting tidbit I learned is her birthday is the day before mine. This Canadian Diva took this song all the way to #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard Charts in 1970.

I was 13 years-old then and just starting to get into the "lyrics" of a song versus the "beat." This is my next favorite country western baby boomer jam.

It's Not the Same Old Song

This song was released on July 9, 1965. Even though this group had other songs that seemed to be more popular, this one was my favorites.

Here's the story on how the song was made according to Wikipedia: Duke Fakir recalled: Lamont Dozier and I were both a little tipsy and he was changing the channels on the radio. He said, 'It sounds like the same old song.' And then he said, 'Wait a minute.' So he took 'I Can't Help Myself' and reversed it using the same chord changes. By 5 P.M., The Tops had recorded the song and mixing began.

Motown was a Big Hit for Baby Boomers

This song was recorded in 1964 when I was seven-years-old. Every time I hear it, it brings back memories of the times when my neighbors and I would put towels on our heads and pretend to be singing this tune. Do you know what song I'm talking about?

A Baby Boomer "Miss You" Song

Even though I was only 8 years old when I first heard this song, it became one of my favorite ballads by the Temptations. The lyrics were written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore and produced by Robinson. The record, which was released on June 1, 1965, was a top 20 pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

* Lead vocals by David Ruffin
* Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, and Otis Williams

How ironic that David Ruffin would die on the SAME DAY the song was released June 1 in 1991. He was 50-year-old at the time.

Luther Vandross went on the record the song in the 80s but as far as I'm concerned, not even Luther, could hold a candle to the original Temptations Sound. Can you guess which song it is before you hit the play button?

What was your favorite Temptations slow baby boomer jam?