HOME POPSTROLOGY 101 WHAT'S YOUR SIGN? THE ORIGINS OF POPSTROLOGY ABOUT THE AUTHOR CONTACT US Start        Birth Years        Birthstars        Constellations On the banks of the Passaic in the early 1960s, they built their trademark sound from pieces of doo-wop with a dash of Phil Spector thrown in and hatched their plot to launch the Jersey Invasion of 1962. But if the Four Seasons and their compatriots Connie Francis, the Shirelles, and Joey Dee and the Starliters hoped to usher in a lasting era of dominance for the constellation Jersey Pride, they fell well short of their goal. Should they have been able to look at a star like Mr. Acker Bilk and foresee what was about to happen? Probably not, for while Mr. Acker Bilk was British, he was as unrelated to the coming British Invasion as the Four Seasons were themselves, and even if they'd known what was being plotted three thousand miles across the Atlantic, there probably isn't much they could have done about it. Among the children of the Four Seasons generation, one will find more than a few all-American success stories, but one will also find that even the most accomplished children of 1962 have difficulty banishing the sense of grim foreboding that takes some of the pleasure out of their every success. Birthdates Birthstar Birthsong Jan 1-Jan 6 The Tokens The Lion Sleeps Tonight Jan 7-Jan 20 Chubby Checker The Twist Jan 21-Feb 10 Joey Dee and the Starliters Peppermint Twist-Part I Feb 11-Mar 3 Gene Chandler Duke Of Earl Mar 4-Mar 24 Bruce Channel Hey! Baby Mar 25-Mar 31 Connie Francis Don't Break The Heart That Loves You Apr 1-Apr 14 Shelly Fabares Johnny Angel Apr 15-Apr 28 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm Apr 29-May 19 The Shirelles Soldier Boy May 20-May 26 Mr. Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore May 27-Jun 30 Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You Jul 1-Jul 7 David Rose The Stripper Jul 8-Aug 4 Bobby Vinton Roses Are Red (My Love) Aug 5-Aug 18 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Aug 19-Aug 25 Little Eva The Loco-Motion Aug 26-Sep 8 Tommy Roe Sheila Sep 9-Oct 13 The Four Seasons Sherry Oct 14-Oct 27 Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers Monster Mash Oct 28-Nov 10 The Crystals He's A Rebel Nov 11-Dec 15 The Four Seasons Big Girls Don't Cry Dec 16-Dec 31 The Tornados Telstar I was born in... 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 None of these years ©2004 All rights reserved. "Popstrology" is a trademark of Ian Van Tuyl. Buy the Book at...