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by Frank Shankly
At All Platinum, Donnie Elbert and had a run of minor R&B hits, but left after a disagreement over the claimed authorship of Shirley & Comp...
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by Frank Shankly
Fantastic proto-teen pop, with a spoken word bridge.
After this, Tommy would soon begin recording country songs.
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by Frank Shankly
Have you heard the Fat Boys' version?
In the summer of 1987, the Fat Boys collaborated with the Beach Boys on a version of WIPE OUT that made it to...
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by Frank Shankly
In 1973, the Incredible Bongo Band recorded a cover version of a Preston Epps’ 1959 song, BONGO ROCK (The Surfaris' 1963 hit single WIPE OUT was b...
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by Frank Shankly
“It's a Cinderella story. ... I got in L.A. and I had been married six months. It was in the summer of '62, and by that next year, I had a contract...
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by Frank Shankly
Remember those The Gap television commercials that featured Gen X dancers Lindy Hopping in their baggy khakis to Louis Prima? Well, Frank got hi...
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by Frank Shankly
Maybe it’s because she’s more unassuming than her older sister Loretta Lynn, or maybe it’s just the fickleness of pop music history, but it feels l...
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by Frank Shankly
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by Frank Shankly
In August 1976, Clapton took the stage at the Birmingham Odeon in England, a venue full of fans eager to bask in the magic of his music. During a p...
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by Frank Shankly
Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown are two of the most beloved artists in '60s soul music, synonymous with quality and distinction throughout all phase...
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by Frank Shankly
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by Frank Shankly
Everything we have Casablanca!
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