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Post by The Cats on Jul 16, 2021 12:13:55 GMT -5
Another Little Anthony favorite.... It Hurts so Bad, from 1965
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Post by The Cats on Aug 23, 2021 21:12:13 GMT -5
It's been a while, so time for another one of my favorites....
This time it's by the late, great Billy Stewart. Released in 1965. "Sitting in the Park" peaked at number four on the soul chart and number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. Billy was also a regular at "The Cellar" in Charlotte, where I saw him many times.... This one brings back lots of memories...
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Post by The Cats on Feb 21, 2022 19:10:25 GMT -5
Any list of favorites would be incomplete if it did not include "But It's Alright" by JJ Jackson.
When first released in 1966, the song reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. When re-released in May 1969, they reached number 45, and remained on the charts for nine weeks. In Canada, it reached number 63. A Spanish language version of the song was also recorded by Jackson and released in 1969.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 19, 2022 20:56:08 GMT -5
Ben E. King and Stand by Me
"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead.
There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song, performed by many artists, notably Otis Redding, John Lennon, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali),[6] 4 the Cause, Tracy Chapman, musicians of the Playing for Change project, Florence and the Machine, and the Kingdom Choir. A-League club Melbourne Victory FC play this song before home matches, while fans raise their scarves above their heads and sing the lyrics.
According to the documentary History of Rock 'n' Roll, King had no intention of recording the song himself, he had written it for the Drifters, who passed on recording it.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 26, 2022 22:14:32 GMT -5
Another great one... Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1965- The Tracks Of My Tears.
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Post by WesternFan on Apr 20, 2022 15:35:17 GMT -5
I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (1967)
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Post by The Cats on May 10, 2022 20:12:43 GMT -5
Going in a different direction... another of my favorites...
Let's Live For Today by the Grass Roots
The song was popularized by the Grass Roots, who released it as a single on May 13, 1967. The Grass Roots' version climbed to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, eventually selling over two million copies. Since its initial release, the Grass Roots' rendition of the song has become a staple of oldies radio programming in America and is today widely regarded by critics as a 1960s classic.
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Post by The Cats on May 12, 2022 8:10:46 GMT -5
The 60s...
you don't know what you missed....
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Post by The Cats on May 12, 2022 8:37:18 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Jun 22, 2022 16:54:30 GMT -5
Something a little different, but one I really liked then and now...
"This Guy's in Love with You" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and recorded by Herb Alpert. Known primarily for his trumpet playing, as the leader of the Tijuana Brass, Alpert sang lead vocals on this solo recording, arranged by Bacharach.
The recording originated when Alpert, while visiting at Bacharach's office, asked, "Say, Burt, do you happen to have any old compositions lying around that you and Hal never recorded; maybe one I might be able to use?" Alpert said he made it his practice to ask songwriters that particular question: often a "lost pearl" was revealed. As it happened, Bacharach recalled one, found the lyrics and score sheet in his office filing cabinet, and offered it to Alpert: "Here, Herb ... you might like this one."
Alpert originally sang "This Guy's in Love with You" on a 1968 television special, The Beat of the Brass. In response to numerous viewer telephone calls to the network following the broadcast, Alpert decided that the song should be released as a single recording, and it reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in June of that year, remaining in the top position for four weeks.
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