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"Apache" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded by Bert Weedon. Lordan played the song on ukulele for the Shadows while on tour and, liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in mid-1960. [1]
Under this name he recorded a version of "Apache" in the fall of 1960; "Apache" was originally recorded in June 1960 by the British group the Shadows. Ingmann's cover version charted in 1961 at #1 in Canada on the CHUM Chart, #2 in the United States on the Billboard pop singles chart, #9 on the Billboard R&B chart, #4 on Cashbox, and #6 in Germany.
The Shadows were also becoming a popular band in their own right and in 1960, "Apache", an instrumental by Jerry Lordan, topped the UK charts for five weeks. Further hits followed, including the number ones " Kon Tiki " and " Wonderful Land ", another Lordan composition with orchestral backing and even for eight weeks at number 1.
1960 #45 #4 Duane Eddy "Because They're Young" 1960 #4 #2 #17 Johnny and the Hurricanes "Rocking Goose" 1960 #60 #3 Duane Eddy "Peter Gunn" 1960 #8 [36] #6 [15] This was the second charting of the song in 1959. Floyd Cramer "Last Date" 1960 #2 [37] #32 [34] The Shadows "Apache" 1960 #1 [38] The Shadows "Man of Mystery" 1960 #5 [38] The Ventures ...
Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During ...
Elvis Presley had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1961. Chubby Checker had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. [1]
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1960. One song included on this disc, The Twist by Chubby Checker, is not an original Cameo/Parkway recording but a late 60's re-recording. The reason was because Cameo/Parkway's collection of songs was not able to be ...
Apache (dance), a form of dance in the 1920s Apache (dance move) more commonly known as "Texas Tommy", a dance move used in Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and Salsa "Apache" (instrumental), a 1960 instrumental by Jerry Lordan, performed by the Shadows, and sampled in hip-hop