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by Frank Shankly
Jimmy Dean's BIG BAD JOHN used to bring Frank, as a child, to the verge of tears.It has been covered at least 19 times, including by Henson Cargill...
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by Frank Shankly
I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook and was originally titled TOO MUCH BIRDSEED.
Record producer Noel Walker ...
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by Frank Shankly
Ranwood was established in 1968 by Lawrence Welk and the president of Dot Records, Randy Wood. The label's name is a combination of Randy Wood's na...
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by Frank Shankly
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by Frank Shankly
Let’s talk about Chrissie Hynde for a moment. Actually, let’s talk about a song that has been rambling around in Frank’s brain for the last few day...
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by Frank Shankly
Abdul “Duke” Fakir (tenor) was a teenager when he became friends with Levi Stubbs (baritone). The two first sang with Renaldo "Obie" Benson (bass...
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by Frank Shankly
In the 1940s, soon after being released from the Army, Henry Slaughhter was asked to join the Ozark Quartet as a singer. Six months later, he becam...
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by Frank Shankly
You don’t know Renee Armand? Don’t worry. Here you go:
Renee began her professional career at seventeen, performing with John Handy’s fusion band ...
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by Frank Shankly
"What has happened to our townThere's people sleeping on the groundCold and lost, they fear the nightLeft alone, they'll lose the fightHadn't we b...
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by Frank Shankly
GOT TO BE THERE was Michael Jackson's debut solo single, written by Elliot Willensky and released on October 7, 1971, for Motown Records. It has be...
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by Frank Shankly
Of this single, Cash Box wrote, ”Frankie’s distinct vocal delivery meets a big, brassy arrangement, and the result is a song that will surely skyro...
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by Frank Shankly
WAR GAMES, written for the 1983 film WarGames and was released as a single by Crosby, Stills & Nash, peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100....
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