50s/60s Floor Fillers

[DMX Will]

I've got a gig next week, where a fair bit of the music is 50s/60s. Now being a young lad this was all 30 years before my time, so I'd be greatful of some help here.

If anyone can give me a couple of lists of their top floor fillers for the 50s/60s that would be great. Perhaps two seperate lists would be easier for some, the choice is yours.

Thanks!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Will

To save me typing it all out, have a looky at my website and in particular the music bit. There are lists on there from the 50s and 60s.

[ross@rds]

What i do when ive got a gig and i dont know much about the year of music say 50s i tent to stick to the no.1 as people must have liked them if they got to no.1. I can e-mail you my doc of every number one since 1954 if you like ?

Jerry Lee Lewis , Great Balls of Fire
Elvis Presley , Jailhouse Rock
The Beatles , She Loves You
Manfred Mann , Doo Wah Diddy Diddy
The Kinks , You Really Got Me
Roy Orbison , Oh Pretty Woman
Tom Jones , It's Not Unusual
The Rolling Stones , Paint It Black
The Beach Boys , Good Vibrations
The Monkees , I'm A Believer

[Vibrant Sounds]

Hippy Hippy Shake
Glad All Over
Shakin All Over
The Twist
Let's Twist Again
Let's Dance
Rock Around The Clock
Shake Rattle Roll
C'mon Everbody
Summertime Blues
Johnny B Goode
Shout
Twist N Shout
Jump The Broomstick

Just a few!

[DMX Will]

Will

To save me typing it all out, have a looky at my website and in particular the music bit. There are lists on there from the 50s and 60s.

Thanks Darren, will have a looky.

What i do when ive got a gig and i dont know much about the year of music say 50s i tent to stick to the no.1 as people must have liked them if they got to no.1. I can e-mail you my doc of every number one since 1954 if you like ?

Please do Ross! [email protected]

[BeerFunk]

How many songs that get to number one are dancefloor fillers though?

A few to add, that always work for me...

The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
Dusty Springfield - I Only Wanna Be With You
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising <-- TUNE!
The Foundations - Build Me Up
Jackie Wilson - Higher & Higher / Reet Petite
Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies / Under The Boardwalk (for earlier on)
Del Shannon - Runaway

I would also make sure you play a lot of Motown, even if a lot of it is 70s, it still has the classic 60s sound!

[PropellerHeadCase]

Check your gmail account, too, Will.

[Corabar Steve]

Check your gmail account, too, Will.

G'day mail?

[PropellerHeadCase]

Ahem, "The email address for DMX Will is dmxwill@gmail.com".

[Twinspin]

Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There / Get Back
Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony
Bruce Channel - Hey Baby
Eddie Cochran - Cmon' Everybody
Rolling Stones - Cant Get No Satisfaction / Brown Sugar
Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake
Sonny & Cher - I got You Babe (One of the slower ones at the end)
Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy
Los Bravos - Black Is Black
Johnny Burnette - Your Sixteen
Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools fall In Love
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Move It
Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs - Wooly Bully
Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved /Bye Bye Love / Wake Up Little Suzie
Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman