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Don't Ask Me to be Lonely by The Dubs

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Never Let You Go The Five Discs

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Little Town Flirt by Del Shannon

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Sea of Love by Phil Phillips with The Twilights

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Only You And You Alone by The Platters

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Image of a Girl by The Safaris

The song was written by group members Richard Clasky and Marvin Rosenberg. Jimmy Stephens sang lead. In 1960, it rose to #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. British singer and actor Mark Wynter covered the song in 1960, and his version went to #11 in the U.K. In 1963, Los Angeles DJ Lloyd Thaxton had a regionally charting hit with his cover with changes titled "Image of a Surfer." Thaxton rewrote the lyrcis to include names of local beaches.
The Safaris formed in Los Angeles in 1959 and were active until 1963. They also charted with their cover of "Wipe Out," which was by The Surfaris. Past members ( besides Clasky, Rosenberg, and Stephens) included Sheldon Breier, Harris Levey, and Joe Wise...

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Easier Said Than Done by The Essex

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The song was written by William Linton and Larry Huff. The Essex, an R&B group, were on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps at the time, as was Linton. The rhythm , they say, comes from the sound of the Teletype machines in the communications office of their Marine post. The single was the B-Side to another song "Are You Going My Way," but "Easier Said Than Done" became more popular. It cert...

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Don't Ask Me to be Lonely by The Dubs

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The song was written by Hiram Johnson and Richard Blandon. Group members changed over the years, but for this track, they were Blandon, Cleveland Stills, Billy Carlisle, James Miller, and Thomas Gardner. In 1957, the song made onto the U.S. Billboard Pop Chart at #72. The Dubs formed in 1956 in the Harlem section of New York City. They also had success with "Could This Be Magic," "Be Sure My Lo...

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Never Let You Go The Five Discs

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Now here is some happy doo wop music! The Five Discs were from Brooklyn, New York, and formed 1954 as The Lovebirds. They had success with their music regionally, particularly in the Northeastern U.S. with songs such as ""I Remember" (b/w "The World Is a Beautiful Place) in 1958 and "Never Let You Go" ( b/w "That Was The Time") in 1962.

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Little Town Flirt by Del Shannon

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You might get your heart broken with someone who just plays with your affection. Del Shannon had international success with “Little Town Flirt” in 1962, which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 in the U.K., and #1 in Australia. He also had earlier hits in 1961 with "Runaway" (#1) and "Hats Off To Larry" (#5). Del Shannon was born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1934....

Sea of Love by Phil Phillips with The Twilights

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Sea of Love by Phil Phillips with The Twilights

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So many times a man writes a song to impress a girl. That’s the story behind “Sea of Love,” written by Phil Phillips (b. John Phillip Baptiste) and George Khoury. Phillips was working at a bellhop at a hotel in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and wanted a certain girl to love him back. He said: ”I felt if I could sing about it - a sea of love where it’s quiet and peaceful - I could really show her how...

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Only You And You Alone by The Platters

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Sometimes you do find the right person for you, as the song says: "Only you can make this change in me / for it's true, you are my destiny.” The song, which was recorded in 1955, went to #1 on the R&B Chart and #5 on the Pop Chart in 1956. Buck Ram, who was their manager and producer at the time, wrote the song. Ram also plays piano on the recording. Group members for "Only You" include Herbert...

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Silhouettes by The Rays

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"Silhouettes" is a story song (with a surprise ending) made famous by the doo wop group The Rays in 1957. Singer, songwriter, producer, and manager Bob Crewe got the idea when he saw a couple embracing through a window shade as he passed on a train. Crewe and Frank Slay, Jr., turned it into a song. In “Silhouettes,” the singer sees on through the window shade the shadows of a couple kissing and...

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Vintage Sunbeam Bread Commercial

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In the Still of the Night by The Five Satins

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In the Still of the Night by The Five Satins

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The Five Satins formed in the mid-1950s. "In the Still of the Night" was written by group member and leader Fred Parris while he was in the army and on guard duty one night. They recorded the song in the Saint Bernadette Church Hall in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1956, while Parris was on leave. Other members on the recording were Al Denby, Jim Freeman, and Ed Martin. It was first released on St...

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Sad Mood by Sam Cooke

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"Sad Mood" was written by Sam Cooke, with the arrangement by Sammy Lowe. In 1960, the song went to #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on the R&B Chart. Sam Cooke was influential as a singer and a songwriter. He was known for his silky vocals as well as for his contributions to the soul genre. His pioneering helped many artists, including Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Ma...

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Gloria by The Cadillacs

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Group members at the time of "Gloria" were Earl Carroll, Laverne Drake, Bobby Phillips, Johnny Willingham, and James Clark. Here are the lyrics: "Gloria, Gloria It's not Marie Gloria, it's not Sherie Gloria, she's not in love with me Well, can't you see It's not Marie? Gloria, it's not Sherie Gloria, she's not in love with me Well, maybe she'll love me How am I to know And maybe she'll want me ...

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Get a Job by The Silhouettes

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Get a job? Who hasn’t heard that from someone? The song went to #1 on both the U.S. Pop and R&B charts in 1958, going on to become a doo wop anthem. Group member Richard Lewis wrote the song in 1955 when he was in the U.S. army. When Lewis returned home to Philadelphia, he joined a church quartet called the Gospel Tornadoes, which then became a secular group, The Thunderbirds. They recorded for...