International Thank You Day

time to thank someone who did something nice for you.

1908 The Grand Canyon National Monument is created with a proclamation by President Theodore Roosevelt. It became a national park in 1919.  Here’s Mike at the dedication -

America's first discotheque, the Whisky-a-Go-Go, opened in Los Angeles on January 11, 1963.

The house band was headed by John Ramistella who by now was using the stage name: Johnny Rivers.

The 101 number one song of the day was the rarest of rare hits in that it wasn’t the kids that were buying the single; it was their parents. As far as the kids were concerned it was a case of been there, done that.

It was a dance song that had been popular about a year and a half before. This time around it had become popular with the jet set. When a columnist mentioned that Prince Serge Obolensky was seen doing the dance at New York’s Peppermint Lounge, Ed Sullivan invited the singer to appear on his show. That prompted the re-release of the single and this time it caught on in the adult world. It rocketed to the top – for a second time and on January 11^th, 1962 it was number one all over again – for Chubby Checker (The Twist)

Listen for the replay and win 2 tickets to the Pointer Sisters Live at the Inn of the Mountain Gods.