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Turntable 01/25/2016

1/25/2016

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"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (aka Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American doo-wop vocal group The Del-Vikings.  The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings in 1956 and was released on Fee Bee Records.

When the group signed with Dot Records
 in 1957, the song became a hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became the group's highest-charting song. The song was later featured in the films American Graffiti (1973), diner (1982), and Stand by Me (1986) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990). 

"A Little Bit of Soap", written by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell), was a song, first sung in a bluesy soul style by The Jarmels, who reached #12 with it in September 1961.
The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard,. Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds. It rose to international popularity, fueled by unprecedented sales of 33 1/3 rpm long-playing record albums (LPs), and helped to alter the direction of popular music in the U.S.
The Chordettes -  organized in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1946. The original members of the group were Janet Ertel, Carol Buschmann (her sister-in-law), Dorothy Schwartz, and Jinny Osborn/Lockard.

​In 1952 Lynn Evans replaced Schwartz and in 1953, Margie Needham replaced Osborn (who was having a baby), though Osborn later returned to the group. 
 
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Turntable 01/18/2016

1/18/2016

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The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds.  It rose to international popularity, fueled by unprecedented sales of 33 1/3 rpm long playing record albums (LPs), and helped to alter the direction of popular music in the U.S.

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 Dee Clark (November 7, 1938 – December 7, 1990) was an American soul singer best known for a string of R&B and pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the song "Raindrops," which became a million-seller in the United States in 1961

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"Tonight You Belong to Me" is a popular American song, written in 1926 by lyricist Billy Rose and composer Lee David.   Recorded  in 1956 by Patience and Prudence, who reached #4 on the Billboard Charts with their version.

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Where the Boys Are (1960) is a Metrocolor and CinemaScope American coming-of Age comedy film,  written by George Wells based on the novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout, about four Midwestern college co-eds who spend spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The title song "Where the Boys Are" was sung by Connie Francis, who also co-starred in a supporting role. 

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Turntable 01/11/2016

1/11/2016

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​"It's Up to You" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and performed by Rick Nelson.  The song reached #4 on the adult contemporary chart,  #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 in the UK, and #24 on the R&B chart  in 1963.

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​"I Can't Stay Mad at You"
 is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.  It was originally recorded by American country artist, Skeeter Davis,  becoming her second top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. ​

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"Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959.

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The Velvets were an American doc-wop group from Odessa in Actor County in west Texas. The African-American quintet was formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high-school English teacher,  with four of his students.  Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records in 1960.   Their first release was a tune called "That Lucky Old Sun". Their biggest hit single was "Tonight (Could Be the Night)", which hit #26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961.

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Turntable 01/04/2016

1/4/2016

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"Everyday" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets  on May 29, 1957 and released on September 20, 1957 as the B-side to "Peggy Sue". On the original single the Crickets are not mentioned, but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar; drummer Jerry Allison  slaps his hands on his lap for percussion; Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass; and producer Norman Petty's wife, Vi, plays the celesta (a keyboard instrument with a glockenspiel-like  tone, used in such classical pieces as "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from The Nutcracker). The song length is an economical 2 minutes and 5 seconds. The song is ranked #238 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.  

(Joan & I attended the "Buddy Holly Story" at the History Theater in Saint Paul, with friends, on New Year's Eve.  It was a fun time and ALL of the events depicted above were played out on stage.) 

"Sea of Heartbreak" is a song written by Paul Hampton and Hal David and recorded by Don Gibson in 1961. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
James "Jimmy" Jones was an American singer-songwriter who moved to New York City while a teenager.  According to Allmusic journalist  Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, "Handy Man"R&B smash, "Handy Man" Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke. 

(Does that look like Harold Emmy's Triumph in the background?)

Joseph Cook (December 29, 1922 – April 15, 2014), known as Little Joe Cook, was an American rhythm and blues singer singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of Little Joe & The Thrillers, whose song "Peanuts" reached no. 22 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1957.
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