The Princetons - Georgianna - 1966

Charted #10 in the Midwest on Chicago's WLS Silver Dollar Survey 2/25/66.

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Music

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• 45rpm
• Garage
• Northern
• Soul

[biskitlee]

Where did you dig this one up?

[leadsquirter]

@biskitlee

Your welcome for the post. I found it at a yard sale in the mid-90's. It's a whole lot harder to find them now then back then.

[RobertWGreaves]

I wish I could find the exact release date for this song.

[leadsquirter]

Sorry I can't help you with the exact release date, but it first charted on WLS on 1/14/66 and they had played it for seven weeks prior to charting. So that puts it into late November of 1965. I don't think it even charted nationally.

[arcturus33333]

Awesome! One of the rarest and greatest one-hit wonders ever! Thanks leadsquirter! I used to listen to this on WLS and WCFL in Chicago, and remember playing it on a jukebox once in Portage, IN back in the 60's. Extremely hard to find. You've got a real collector's item there.

[leadsquirter]

Thanks! Early 1966 on WCFL, that's the only time I ever remember hearing it on the air. Truly a lost oldie!

[biskitlee]

Loved this song growing up...thought I would never hear it again. I was shocked when I stumbled on it! Thank you for posting it! ...Thanks again!

[AVIONICSENGNR]

Thanks! This is one really hard song to find. Growing up around Chicago and listeneing to WLS was great back in the 60's. Anyone remember Dick Biondi?

[funkycandycool]

@leadsquirter Great song. Now, if only you had Say It Softly by Bobby Whiteside, a fabulous Chicago writer/producer/arranger back in the 60s. It was a great tune he wrote, produced, arranged & sang in 1965. I just gotta hear it again!

[TheFiveEmprees]

The Princetons were a rival band and also friends. They got the song off our album (THE FIVE EMPREES) and we got the song off THE CRITTERS album. I keep trying to organize a Princetons reunion, but the lead singer, Vinve Dimagio has little interest. I did like their version better than ours.

[amichip]

@amichip great band. poor typing

[amichip]

@dabriney Loved their song YOU BETTER COME HOME. Would love to get it for my Ipod. Great, great bans

[dabriney]

I am the son of one of the original members The Princeton 5 - (later renamed to the Princetons after adding a 6th member) and trying to track down other info. Love to hear from everyone about their memories of the band. It is my Mom and Dad's 50th wedding anniversary and we are compiling additional memories....Thanks.

[amichip]

Was this group also known as the Princeton Five?

[rexxcarz]

@mcatman34 Great posting about The Princetons - Georgianna 45 One Hit Wonder. I also grew up in SW Michigan (right in GR), and thought this song was the BEST in 1966 when I was about 13 years old! WLAV played the heck out of it, but I never heard it again after it was off the charts and for 30 years, I tried to find a copy of it...until now. So many great songs gone but not forgotten from that era....and Youtube has given new life to quite a few! Thanks again.

[willmpet]

It was amazing to find this song. I haven't heard it since those days when I'd listen to my transistor in bed to WLS (Go Go 890). It was covered up electronically during the daytime by WCCO in Mpls. (another 50,000 watt station where I lived. I would listen for this song for the brief times I had a chance to listen. Art Roberts was the disc-jockey. Until I was able to listen to decent FM music in the Twin Cities - this was the very best I could find.

[The57chevvy]

This is great to see this record here! I am the partner of one of the original Princetons, Mike Melfi and he has the original of "Georgianna" at home in Chicago. He'll be really pleased to know that its on You Tube.

[RequiemPourUnTwister]

Thanks for sharing this - it was always a fun song. I just got rid of the last of my 45's from the 60s (this one included). It's so much easier to part with them when people like you have taken the time to record and share them. (I haven't had a turntable in many years!)