Ranking the Songs with Royal Titles This topic generated a lot of interest on The Diner, July 29, 2018. Using the database from Ranking the Rock Writers, I found 81 songs with royal titles that charted in the top 100 of any of the three major magazines between 1955 and 1991. The royal titles are king, queen, prince, princess, duke, duchess, earl, baron and knight. To qualify, a song has to have a standalone history (not part of a medley or a tagalong). Here's the top 20: Title Act 1 Duke Of Earl Gene CHANDLER 2 Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron ROYAL GUARDSMEN 3 Queen Of Hearts Juice NEWTON 4 King Of The Road Roger MILLER 5 Dancing Queen ABBA 6 Sir Duke Stevie WONDER 7 Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy OCEAN 8 From A Jack T...
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Ranking the Rock Writers 1955-1991: Writer Team #32, Individual Writer #39: John D. LOUDERMILK It is hard to write a short blurb about John D. Loudermilk. Listening to his music, and knowing he grew up in North Carolina and eventually worked out of Nashville, his country roots are clear. But there is a sense of humor that underlies many of his songs. Maybe like a much more subtle Ray Stevens. In his obituary in the Guardian, it was noted that he was something of a prankster, sending up Casey Kasem with a fake story of the origin of his song Indian Reservation . His first song, A Rose And A Baby Ruth was written in 1956 and became a fair sized hit for George Hamilton IV. Eddie Cochran had a hit with Sittin’ In The Balcony . Both songs had contemporary covers that also charted simultaneously. Things were quiet, however, until Stonewall Jackson recorded Waterloo , a song Loudermilk co-wrote with Marijohn Wilkin....