Manhattan Transfer, The : BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY

by Frank Shankly

Produced by Jerry Stoller and Mike Stoller, this 1964 hit for The Ad Libs has been covered at least eight times, including as a duet by Tom Jones and Donny Osmond as well as by The Manhattan Transfer. The B-side, and updating of a Charlie Parker tun by Eddie Jefferson is updated again by The Manhattan Transfer.

 

 

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