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The Drifters
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Ken Shane
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The world of music lost a giant when Ben E. King died last week
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane pays tribute to the legendary Gerry Goffin
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Chris Holmes
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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.
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Ken Shane
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The Drifters were legendary for their music, and their story
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Ken Shane
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Jackie Wilson was a superstar in the ’50s and ’60s. His signature song was the the 1958 smash “Lonely Teardrops.”
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Popdose Staff
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The third installment of our look at “AM Gold: 1969” is a grim one indeed. We can only imagine what it was like to hear these songs all the time back then.
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Ken Shane
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Doris Troy may have had only big hit, the 1963 classic “Just One Look,” but she had a long and successful career working with the biggest names in rock and roll.
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Popdose Staff
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Another Wednesday, another batch of AM Gold for your listening pleasure. This week rolls on with the third installment from 1964.
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Ken Shane
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Jerry Leiber, a founding father of rock and roll, and one of the greatest songwriters in the history of popular music, died this week. Ken Shane pays tribute.
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Popdose Staff
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Put your headphones on and your cares away, and come back with us once again to the world of Time-Life’s “AM Gold” — 1963 style!
Popdose Staff
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Popdose breaks down the first five songs from Time-Life Music’s AM Gold: 1962 compilation album, and takes time to enjoy a classic 1980s Dom DeLuise commercial.
Popdose Staff
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With summer winding down, the Popdose staff is counting down its favorite songs of the season.
Ken Shane
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Everyone knows Ben E. King. He’s the guy who co-wrote and sang the immortal “Stand By Me,” which was a Top Ten hit in 1961, and again in 1987. True…
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