Instrumental Top 20 Songs and Samples EVERY
Instrumental Top 20 Song since 1960 with music samples
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hit with samples, instrumental song links, brief information, instrumental
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Telstar was
inspired by the United States launch of the first communications
satellite, which provided the first TV broadcasts across the
continents. The Tornadoes followed-up Telstar with other instrumental songs that received some radio airplay
like Ridin' The Wind and Robot. Telstar was written by Joe Meek.
Although Wiggle
Wobble was the only top 20 hit for Les Cooper And The Soul Rockers,
the group received slight radio airplay with other songs like
Twistin' (One More Time).
In the 1950s, Les Cooper was a singer with The Empires. Wiggle
Wobble was written by Les Cooper.
Cast Your Fate
To The Wind was a top 20 one
hit wonder for Vince Guaraldi, a jazz writer and
piano player. The follow-up, Mr. Lucky, received slight airplay.
Vince Guaraldi was best known for performing Peanuts
themes for movies and TV specials. Cast Your Fate To The Wind
was written by Vince Guaraldi.
Feb
1963
14
6
54
Fly Me To The Moon-Bossa Nova
Joe Harnell And His Orchestra
The instrumental song Wild Weekend was the only top 20
hit for The Rebels. The group received some airplay as The Hot-Toddys
and as The Rockin' Rebels with songs like Rockin' Crickets and
Buffalo Blues. Wild Weekend was written by: Tom Shannon, Phil
Todaro.
The instrumental song Our Winter Love was the only top
20 hit for piano player Bill Pursell. He followed-up with Loved,
which received slight radio airplay. Our Winter Love was written
by: John Cowell, Bob Tubert.
The instrumental song Pipeline was the only top 20 hit
for Chantay's. The group followed-up with other songs that received
slight radio airplay, like Monsoon.
The video featured here is a live performance. The writers of
this song were: Brian Carman, Bob Spickard.
Although instrumental song Wipe Out was the only top 20 hit
for The Surfaris, the group received some radio airplay with
other songs like Surfer Joe. The video featured here is a live
performance.
In 1987, Fat
Boys And The
Beach Boys remade Wipe Out and it hit number
12.
Kai Winding
was a pre-rock era trombone player who was featured in many
recordings. As a solo artist, he recorded under varied names
like, in 1946, Kai's Krazy Kats with the song Loaded. More was
written by: Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani. The song was from the
movie Mondo Cane.
instrumental
song Maria Elena was a Mexican song first made popular in 1941
by Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, and a top 20 one
hit wonder for Los Indios Tabajaras, who were members
of the Brazilian Tabajara tribe. Ernesto Lecuona wrote the song.
Out Of Limits
was originally titled Outer Limits, based on the TV show. The
name was changed when the band was sued. Aside from the title,
the song itself was influenced by TV show Twilight Zone.
The instrumental song Penetration was the only top 20 hit
for The Pyramids.The group received slight airplay with other
songs like Midnight Run. Steve Leonard wrote the song.
In 1949, Red
Roses For A Blue Lady was a popular song for Vaughn Monroe With
The Moon Maids, and for others like Guy Lombardo. The 1965 Vic
Dana version with vocals, coming out just a few weeks before
the Bert Kaempfert instrumental version, was a number 12 hit
song. The writers of this song were: Roy Brodsky, Sid Tepper.
Mostly instrumental
song Soul Sauce was a rework of Dizzy Gillespie song Guacha
Guaro. Drummer Cal Tjader was a fixture of the San Francisco
Latin music scene, working with many famous artists. Soul Sauce,
however, was a top 20 one
hit wonder.
The extra featured here is a live video performance. The writers
of this song were: Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie.
Although the
instrumental song A Walk In The Black Forest was the
only top 20 hit for Horst Jankowski, he was a popular jazz and
swing piano player. He received some radio airplay with other
songs like his remake of the 1950 Bing Crosby song Play
A Simple Melody. A Walk In The Black Forest was written
by Horst Jankowski.
The instrumental song Harlem Nocturne was the only top
20 hit by The Viscounts. The group received some airplay with
other songs too, like the popular 1921 Isham Jones And His Orchestra
song Wabash Blues.
Feb
1966
15
80
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
The T-Bones
