Let’s listen to an excellent, previously unreleased song by Phil Phillips called “Weeping Willow.”
Before We Was Fab
12 Articles
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
Before We Was Fab checks in for the first time with the Chairman of the Board, circa 1955.
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
What does one of Ben E. King’s greatest songs with the Drifters have to do with the ’60s Counterculture movement? Let’s find out and live for today.
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
A look at the first big hit for The Four Freshmen, 1952’s “It’s a Blue World.”
0
3
Chris Holmes
3 Min Read
This week’s spotlight shines on a great 1959 Cadence single by the Everly Brothers, “Poor Jenny.”
0
1
Chris Holmes
1 Min Read
This week we explore one of the great, early sides from the legendary vocal group the Andrews Sisters, “Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama).”
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
In the late summer of 1961, a doo-wop group out of Steubenville, Ohio released one of the unheralded gems of group vocal harmony – “I Really Love You.”
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
In early 1963, Johnny Cymbal cracked the Top 20 with “Mr. Bass Man.”
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
This week’s column highlights one of the greatest songs ever inspired by a coffee commercial.
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
This week the pre-Beatles spotlight shines on Atlantic’s Queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown.
0
3
Chris Holmes
3 Min Read
In the spring of 1959, the Flamingos achieved immortality with one of the most beautiful pop songs ever released.
0
2
Chris Holmes
2 Min Read
There was musical life before the Beatles, and Before We Was Fab has the proof.
Page 1 of 1