Before Christmas 2013, this Palauan family had a photo session with me at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort. But it's not published because of many ads in the issue of Tia Belau. The teenage boy here still got my business card. I'm sorry that I didn't ask for their names.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez -- Taken by Jovelyn Rodriguez)
MILLION SELLERS
WHILE in Bahrain playing Greek music with Cypriot bouzuki player Antonis Sergio, I happened to listen to an FM radio station that plays "Million Sellers" every Friday.
It's the songs (in single recording or 45 RPM) that sold a million copies at least, from 1920's to early 1980's. It's been broadcasted in alphabetical order and I was able to record it in 54 cassette tapes (90 minutes or 45 minutes each side).
There were Fridays that I have to teach Pakinee Shuler, a former Miss Thailand who is married to an American banker. I asked her that I have to record the "Million Sellers" while teaching her because I don't want to miss any of it. I brought my own blank cassette tapes.
IT IS A BIG HELP TO ME TO RECOGNIZED THOSE SONGS' DATE OF RELEASE AND DATE OF THE SONGS WHEN THEY ARE WRITTEN.
HERE IT IS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: (Part 2)
MILLION SELLERS B-1
1. BABE (1979) (Styx)
2. BABY YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES (1960)
3. Theme "THE MUSIC MAN" (1962)
4. BABY COME BACK (1978)
5. BABY DON'T GET HOOK ON ME (1972)
6. BABY FACE (1948)
7. BABY I LOVE YOU (1969)
8. BABY I'M A-WANT YOU (BREAD) (1971)
9. BABY I LOVE YOU (1967)
10. BACK BAY SHUFFLE (1938) (not recorded)
11. BACK HOME AGAIN (JOHN DENVER) (1974)
12. BACK STABBERS (1972)
13. BACK FIELD EMOTION (1969)
14. BAD BAD LEROY BROWN (1973)
15. BAD BLOOD (1973)
16. BAD GIRLS (DONNA SUMMER) (1979)
MILLION SELLERS B-2
1. BAD MOON RISING (Creedence Clearwater Revival) (1969)
2. BAKER STREET (1978)
3. BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (BEATLES) (1969)
4. BALLERINA (1947)
5. BAND OF GOLD (1970)
6. BAND ON THE RUN (PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS) (1974)
7. BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUNG (1960)
8. BEEP BEEP (1958)
9. BEER BARREL POLKA (1938)
10. BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALL (FREDDIE FENDER) (1975)
11. BEGIN THE BEGUINE (1938)
12. BEHIND CLOSED DOOR (1973)
13. BEI MIR BESST DU SHAME (ANDREW SISTERS) (1958)
14. BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY (RICKY NELSON) (1958)
15. BEND ME, SHAKE ME (AMERICAN DREAM) (1968)
MILLION SELLERS B-3
1. BETTY AND THE JETS (ELTON JOHN) (1974)
2. BESAME MUCHO (CONSUELO VELASQUEZ) (1943)
3. BEST OF MY LOVE (EAGLES) (1977)
4. BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW (STYLISTICS) (1972)
5. BETH (KISS) (1976)
6. BEWITCHED (1950)
7. BEYOND THE SEA (1960)
8. BIG BAD JOHN (1961)
9. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY (1962)
10. BIG BIG BIGGER (1959)
11. BILLY DON'T BE A HERO (1974)
12. BIRD DOG (EVERLY BROTHERS) (1958)
13. BLACK AND WHITE (THREE DOG NIGHT) (1972)
14. BLACK WATER (DOOBIE BROTHERS) (1952)
15. BLACKSMITH BLUES (ELLA MAINMORES) (1952)
MILLION SELLERS B-4
1. BLUE BAYOU (LINDA RONSTANDT) (1977)
2. BLUE DANUBE WALTZ (1955)
3. BLUE MONDAY (1957)
4. BLUE MOON (1961)
5. BLUE SKIRT WALTZ (1949)
6. BLUE TANGO (1951)
7. BLUE YODDLE (1928)
8. BLUEBERRY HILL (FATS DOMINO) (1956)
9. BLUES IN THE NIGHT (DINAH SHORE) (1951)
10. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (QUEEN) (1976)
11. BOLD WEAVER (1956)
12. BONY MARONEY (1957)
13.BOOGIE FEVER (THE SYLVERS) (1976)
14. BORN TO BE WILD (STEPHEN WOLF) (1968)
MILLION SELLERS B-5
1. BOY NAMED SUE (1969)
2. BOUQUET OF ROSES (1948)
3. BRAKEMAN'S BLUES (1928)
4. BRAND NEW KEY (1971)
5. BRANDY, YOU'RE A FINE GIRL (LOOKING GLASS) (1972)
6. BREAK UP TO MAKE UP (1973)
7. BREATHLESS (1958)
8. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (MITCH MILLER) (1958)
9. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (SIMON AND GARFUNFEL) (1970)
10. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (ARETHA FRANKLIN) (1971)
11. BRING THE BOYS (1971)
12. BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY (1959)
13. BROTHER LOUIE (STORIE) (1973)
14. BUILD ME UP, BUTTER CUP (THE FOUNDATIONS) (1969)
15. BURNING LOVE (ELVIS PRESLEY) (1972)
MILLION SELLERS B-6
1. BUSTED LOOSE (SOUL SEARCHERS) (1979)
2. BUTTERFLY (CHARLIE GRAYCHIE) (1957)
3. BUTTONS AND BOWS (DINAH SHORE) (1957)
4. BYE BYE LOVE (EVERLY BROTHERS) (1957)
Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess In Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
May 2014
To be published as a book in the future
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