Some glorious Philadelphia soul preceded the glory years of Philly Soul
Chubby Checker
“Sloopy” was a bigger hit for the McCoys but the Vibrations got there first
“The Twist” was the only 45 to reach #1 in two different years. But was the success a curse?
Paying tribute to a recently departed soul legend
Hank Ballard had a number of hits, but someone else scored bigger with one of his songs.
You’ve heard all the big hits from Detroit, Memphis, and New Orleans. How about Allentown, PA? That’s the home of Jay & the Techniques who hit it big in 1967.
We’ve got a ton more from the letter C this week, as we take a look at the songs that hit the rock charts in the ’80s but never crossed…
Last week I talked about Á¢€Å“the Shrink,Á¢€ the guy at the record show who thinks he knows everything about every artist that ever recorded. This week we move on to…