1968: French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat pushed all Rock records aside and reached Billboard's top spot with a harpsichord and violin laden instrumental called "Love Is Blue". Mauriat was no stranger to US success as he had written the music to Peggy March's 1963 number one hit "I Will Follow Him".

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1963: Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, who were billed as Paul And Paula, had the top tune in the US with "Hey Paula". It made #8 in the UK.

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1958: The Diamonds had the best selling record in the United States with their version of "The Stroll". The song also reached number four on the Billboard Pop chart and number five on the R&B chart.

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1970: Shocking Blue, a three man, one woman band from Holland, had the top single in America with "Venus". It made #8 in the UK

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1981: Hugo Montenegro, who is best remembered for scoring a #2 hit with the instrumental theme to Clint Eastwood's movie, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, died of emphysema. He was 55.

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