In ’66 the Young Rascals hit big with Good Lovin’. A year later Groovin’ made them legends.
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Matt Wardlaw
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If you want to feel inspired, spend a few minutes talking with Debbie Gibson. Certainly, you’re probably aware of the chart success that Gibson enjoyed in the 80s, beginning with…
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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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Carla Thomas had a stellar career that began with a ballad she wrote at age 15.
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Ken Shane
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The Spinners had a remarkable run of hit singles with lead singer Philippe Wynne and producer Thom Bell.
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Ken Shane
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Archie Bell & the Drells weren’t shy about telling you where they were from. Their highly influential hit “Tighten Up” was released in 1968.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Dw Dunphy has trouble calling it a comeback for the ’80s J. Geils Band.
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Ken Shane
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Chuck Willis died while at the top of his game, but he left behind some classic records.
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Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes the long journey through the odd career of the legendary Melvins.
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Chris Holmes
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Chris Holmes takes a fond look back at the self-titled fourth LP from King’s X, released this week in 1992.
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Ken Shane
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Isaac Hayes and David Porter wrote a string of hits for Sam & Dave in the ’60s. Ken Shane recalls perhaps the greatest of them all.
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Ken Shane
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Tyrone Davis was another artist who had more hits than you might recall right away. His biggest by far though was 1970’s “Turn Back the Hands of Time.”
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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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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.
Ken Shane
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Despite having a number of hits, Brook Benton had been largely forgotten by the mid-’60s. Then in 1970 he returned with the biggest hit of his career.
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.
Ken Shane
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Carl Gardner, the original lead singer of the Coasters died last week. He was the voice on a string of great singles for the group. Ken Shane pays tribute.
Ken Shane
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By late 1968, the Rascals string of hit singles was coming to and end, but there was still a lot of great music to be heard from the blue-eyed soul legends.
Ken Shane
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By 1968 Dusty Springfield’s career had stalled. Then she signed with Atlantic Records and released the classic Dusty in Memphis.
Ken Shane
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We’ve come to expect reissue brilliance from Rhino Handmade. Their new Percy Sledge release is no exception. One lucky reader has a chance to win a copy.
Ken Shane
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In 1967, Stevie Wonder co-wrote a classic song of romantic longing, but it remained largely unknown until the Queen of Soul released her smash cover in 1973.
Ken Shane
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In 1966 the Young Rascals rocked the world with their #1 hit “Good Lovin’.” The single spurred their debut album into the upper reaches of the charts.
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…
Ken Shane
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In what many people would have called an unlikely move, Crosby, Stills & Nash invited Neil Young join them in 1969. Their first album together took them to the top of the world.
Robert Cass
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One of my favorite pebbles of pop-culture minutiae is that Curtis Armstrong, the actor who played Herbert Viola on Moonlighting in the late ’80s and “Booger” in four Revenge of…
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