When singer/songwriter Jesse Belvin died in a car accident on February 6, 1960, he became the first artist of the rock ‘n’ roll era to join the as-yet-unnamed 27 Club….
Before We Was Fab
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Every Friday on Popdose, Before We Was Fab explores the world of American pop music before the Beatles and the British Invasion changed it forever. Each post focuses on one pre-1964 song and the artist who released it.
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The story behind one of the great rockabilly/swamp boogie tunes of all-time, Dale Hawkins’ “Susie Q.”
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Let’s listen to an excellent, previously unreleased song by Phil Phillips called “Weeping Willow.”
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Before We Was Fab checks in for the first time with the Chairman of the Board, circa 1955.
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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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A look at the first big hit for The Four Freshmen, 1952’s “It’s a Blue World.”
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This week’s spotlight shines on a great 1959 Cadence single by the Everly Brothers, “Poor Jenny.”
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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).”
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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.”
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Chris Holmes
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In early 1963, Johnny Cymbal cracked the Top 20 with “Mr. Bass Man.”
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This week’s column highlights one of the greatest songs ever inspired by a coffee commercial.
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This week the pre-Beatles spotlight shines on Atlantic’s Queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown.
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In the spring of 1959, the Flamingos achieved immortality with one of the most beautiful pop songs ever released.
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There was musical life before the Beatles, and Before We Was Fab has the proof.
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