Do you remember sock hops? What was "the usual" last song of he night?

Question

I grew up in Jersey and the last song of the night was usually from a group of "Jersey Boys", The Duprees "You Belong to Me".

I remember "Good Night Sweetheart". I graduated from HS in '69, things were changing.
Link to your song: http://www.jimbowieband.com/Lyrics/goodnight_sweetheart.htm

Here's the Duprees song;
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1133138/a/You+Belong+To+Me.htm

Pat......North Jersey or South?

Hey Pat! I know Cumberland County! My husband is from Gloucester Cnty originally! I am from the other end of the Jersey universe, from NYC originally, grew up in Middlesex County!

Mick, several of my college friends were from the Philly area and they filled me in on WIBG. My cousins-in-law lived in S Philly and then "teens" were actually on American Bandstand! Philly was so great back then!

I grew up in NYC and central Jersey. Our radio icon was "Cousin Brucie". 77 WABC! He would say "From New York, New York the city so fine they named it twice." Great memories!

You need to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here in Cleveland. They have a tribute to the great AM radio stations and even clips from their broadcasts. Really fun! There are no outstanding DJs like Cousin Bruce or Hi Lite any more!

Answer 1

"Good Night, Sweetheart" (well it's time to go). I don't know who sang it, though.

Edit: The heart of S. Jersey, Cumberland County. Graduated HS in '57.

Answer 2

I grew up in South Jersey. I grew up with Hy Lite and WIBG radio 99 Philadelphia. (Hy just passed away Nov. 17th). Talk about sock hops. Hy use to bring his cavalcade of music to the Mt. Holly fire house every other Saturday night. For two dollars you and your best girl or guy could dance to the top 40 and even see as many as three live acts on the same card. (Refreshments included). Ernie Evans, (Chubby Checker), the Orlons, and Bobby Rydell, just to name a few. In between Hy would play the songs of the day.

I got to know Hy over the years as I became part of the media after college, in the Delaware Valley area. Those were wonderful times and I will always cherish them. Hy would close the show with, "Goodnight sweetheart well it's time to go".

Today I'm a widower living in Florida and am finally going to get my chance to see "Jersey Boys" in Tampa this coming March. I'm really looking forward to it.

What part of Jersey did you grow up?

Answer 3

I honestly don't remember, because by the time "Save The Last Dance" became a popular song, I was already out of high school. I was in school during the time of the "Bunny Hop," so you know it's an accomplishment just to remember that much!

EDIT -- Wow! Goodnight Sweetheart and Goodnight Irene! Now THOSE are oldies!

Answer 4

Tonight I'm Loving You- Enrique Iglesias Give Me Everything Tonight- Pitbull FT. NeYo Hollywood Tonight- Michael Jackson

Answer 5

For us, I remember it being an instrumental called Wonderland By Night at both the church and high school dances. Kind of a traditional area thing.

Answer 6

Sock Hops. Those socks were way too flashy for me. That’s way to modern we danced or stomped in the mud long before it ever became dirt. Ya, Ya, Uncle Sud what a treat to stomp your feet in the Mississippi Mud.

Answer 7

Oh, yes..Good Night Irene..

..and at the more formal dances we had dance cards, that we wore on our wrists, to be filled out by those we wanted to dance with,
,first and last dance were always for the one we went with

Answer 8

Yes, I loved going to sock hops. They always played a slow song we could dance to as the last one, but I can't remember what ones they were.

Answer 9

Usual last song in England was a slow waltz

Answer 10

Anything slow so we could rub bellies. Dont know if it was the same one or not. Didnt usually stay to the end. Curfew being what it was back then.