Heart and Soul
In 1961 the Cleftones included Herb Cox, Charlie James, Warren Corbin, Gene Pearson and new addition Pat Spann, the first and only female to sing with the group. They reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Heart and Soul"," a rearrangement of a 1938 song of the same name.
"It seemed like everybody and his brother had a singing group back in the '50s. I think we caught on because we didn't have that stereotypical rhythm-and-blues sound. We were bubblegum. Something bouncing and refreshing. But I'll tell you this: Once you got popular, you were expected to work. I can remember playing five shows a night at the Apollo theater. We went on every hour and were paid $500 to split five ways."
In 1961 the Cleftones included Herb Cox, Charlie James, Warren Corbin, Gene Pearson and new addition Pat Spann, the first and only female to sing with the group. They reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Heart and Soul"," a rearrangement of a 1938 song of the same name.
"It seemed like everybody and his brother had a singing group back in the '50s. I think we caught on because we didn't have that stereotypical rhythm-and-blues sound. We were bubblegum. Something bouncing and refreshing. But I'll tell you this: Once you got popular, you were expected to work. I can remember playing five shows a night at the Apollo theater. We went on every hour and were paid $500 to split five ways."
Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1960s. Brenda sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Ray Charles. She is perhaps best known in the United States for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree", a United States holiday standard for more than 50 years. "Two Many Rivers" charted at #13 in 1965
The Del-Vikings are an American doo-wop musical group, who recorded several hit singles in the 1950s, and continued to record and tour with various lineups in later decades. The group was notable for being one of the few racially integrated musical groups to attain success in the 1950s.
Whispering Bells reached #49 on the Billboard top 100 songs in 1957. This song turned out to be an "Our Song" for a special couple during that formative year. "It wasn't me though. . . Nope! . . . Not Me."
Whispering Bells reached #49 on the Billboard top 100 songs in 1957. This song turned out to be an "Our Song" for a special couple during that formative year. "It wasn't me though. . . Nope! . . . Not Me."
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