Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line
user About The Song In 1956, Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line” ranked atop the Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart – his first…
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The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk
About The Song “Under the Boardwalk” is a pop song written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by the Drifters…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire
About The Song Released 65 years ago in 1957, the popular recording from Lewis and Sun Records was featured in the film,…
Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
About The Song At 32, Bill Withers, originally from rural Slab Fork, West Virginia, was something of a latecomer to a world…
Chuck Berry – Johnny B Goode
About The Song For one week in 1972 John Lennon and Yoko One were guest hosts of The Mike Douglas Show on…
Bee Gees – Massachusetts
About The Song Released in 1967, ‘Massachusetts’ became the first of the Bee Gees five No.1 songs in the UK, reached No.…
Elvis Presley – (Such An) Easy Question
About The Song “(Such An) Easy Question” was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott and recorded by Elvis Presley. It was…
Del Shannon – Runaway
About The Song Del Shannon Runaway Memories returns to the early years of rock-n-roll with the classic “Runaway” story. Few songs in…
Elvis Presley – Guadalajara
About The Song Guadalajara was written by Pépé Guizar and recorded by Elvis for his 1963 movie, Fun in Acapulco. The instrumental…
Ray Charles – Hit The Road Jack
About The Song Certain songs feel like they’ve always existed, to the point where it’s strange to imagine them as being new,…
Thurston Harris – Little Bitty Pretty One
About The Song It starts off so simple. Just a bunch of guys humming in harmony over an infectious backbeat, and that…
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
About The Song In the early sixties, some of the best sounds were coming out of Motown; that is, great music was…
Sam Cooke – Bring It On Home to Me
About The Song “Bring It On Home to Me” is a song by American soul singer Sam Cooke, released on May 8,…
Otis Redding – I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
About The Song “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” (originally “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)“) is a soul…
The Temptations – My Girl
About The Song “My Girl” is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label. Written and…
Bill Haley & His Comets – Rock Around The Clock
About The Song On April 12, 1954— Bill Haley and His Comets recorded “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock.” If rock and…
The Drifters – Save the Last Dance for Me
About The Song Put Pomus and Shuman together with Lieber and Stoller. Add the Drifters. And you end up with a classic.…
The Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
About The Song Over six decades ago, The Platters recorded their version of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” It was released off…
The Shirelles – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
About The Song The Shirelles were an African-American girl group who formed while they attended high school in Passaic, New Jersey. For…
The Ronettes – Be My Baby
About The Song In 1961, The Ronettes, the New York City girl group made up of Veronica (Ronnie) Bennett, her sister Estelle…