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28 June 2026

We remember.

According to the Stonewall Veteran’s Association, the songs on the beginning of this playlist were among the  most popular songs in the Stonewall jukebox during the week of the Stonewall Rebellion. The final songs honor Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

Everybody’s Talkin’ Harry Nilsson
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Brenda Holloway
Put a Little Love In Your Heart – Jackie DeShannon
Black Pearl – Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd.
25 Miles – Edwin Starr
Destination: Anywhere – The Marvelettes
Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler
Nothing but a Heartache – The Flirtations
Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy To Come By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye
In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley
The Nitty Gritty – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Oh Happy Day – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
You Came, You Saw, You Conquered -The Ronettes
Good Morning Starshine – Oliver
One – Three Dog Night
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
For Marsha P. Johnson – Bryce Dessner
Sylvia Rivera – Jimmi Stone 1
El corrido de Sylvia Rivera – Renee Goust & La Bruja de Texcoco
Marsha P Johnson – Maddie Morris
Marsha P. Johnson, The Amazing – Treetop girl

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27 June 2026

We remember.

According to the Stonewall Veteran’s Association, the songs on this playlist were among the  most popular songs in the Stonewall jukebox during the week of the Stonewall Rebellion.

Crystal Blue Persuasion – Tommy James & The Shondells
Grazing In the Grass – The Friends of Distinction
Romeo and Juliet – Henry Mancini
(We’ve Got) Honey Love – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
The More I See You – Chris Montez
Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down – The Temptations
Before the Parade Passes By – Barbra Streisand
More Today Than Yesterday – The Spiral Starecase
The Young Folks p Diana Ross & The Supremes
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension
It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
While You’re Out Looking for Sugar – Honey Cone
Don’t Bring Back Memories – Four Tops
The Windmills of Your Mind – Dusty Springfield
My Way – Frank Sinatra
This Is My Life (La Vita) – Shirley Bassey
What Does It Take – Junior Walker & The All Stars
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
Get Back – The Beatles

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28 June 2020

Pacing. The Shire.
For Marsha P. Johnson – Bryce Dressner
I Turned You On – The Isley Brothers
Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Brenda Holloway
One – Three Dog Night
Put a Little Love in Your Heart – Jackie DeShannon
Black Pearl – Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd.
Destination: Anywhere – The Marvelettes
Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler
Nothing But a Heartache – The Flirtations
Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley
The Nitty Gritty – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Oh Happy Day – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
I Want to Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone
Good Morning Starshine – Oliver
No Matter What Sign You Are – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Build Me up Buttercup – The Foundations
This Is My Life – Shirley Bassey

With one exception, these songs are among the “Top 40” songs on the jukebox in the Stonewall Inn during June, 1969 as reported by the Stonewall Veterans Rebellion Association

 

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