The Everly Brothers – Cathy’s Clown
About The Song Written and recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1960, Cathy’s Clown was the first song The Everly Brothers released on the Warner Brothers label, and the first…
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Everly Brothers – Crying In The Rain
About The Song If you’ve influenced the greatest band in rock and roll history, by proxy you’ve influenced every artist that came in their wake. And with pristine performances like…
Everly Brothers – Bye, Bye Love
About The Song Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, the husband-and-wife songwriters, penned this song, particularly for the Everly Brothers. Together, this talented couple came up with a lot of big hits…
Ritchie Valens – Come On, Let’s Go
About The Song “Come On, Let’s Go” is a song by Ritchie Valens, released in 1958. Valens, a young and talented musician of Mexican-American heritage, became a significant figure in…
Ritchie Valens – Donna
About The Song “Donna” is a song written by Ritchie Valens, featuring a I IV V chord progression. The song was released in 1958 on Del-Fi Records. Written as a…
Ritchie Valens – La Bamba
About The Song It’s hard to think of American rock’n’roller Ritchie Valens without remembering the tragic early death that befell him. He was taken at just 17 in the 1959…
Ritchie Valens – We Belong Together
About The Song “We Belong Together” is a classic love song performed by Ritchie Valens, capturing the sentiments of young romance and longing in a time when rock and roll…
Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown
About The Song Sundown is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, released as a single on 25 March 1974, taken from the album of the same name. Sundown…
Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
About The Song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a 1976 hit song written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the…
Gordon Lightfoot – If You Could Read My Mind
About The Song The heartfelt song stormed to the top of the charts in 1971, earning Lightfoot a gold record and his first No. 1 hit in the U.S. For…
The Drifters – Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies
About The Song “Kissin’ in the Back Row of the Movies” is a classic soul-pop track by The Drifters, a legendary American vocal group. Released in 1974, the song is…
The Drifters – Up On The Roof
About The Song Early Tin Pan Alley songwriters, those who honed their craft during popular music’s gestational years of 1890 to 1910, delighted in themes of escape. “Meet Me To-night…
The Drifters – There Goes My Baby
About The Song This is the hit from the summer of 1959 which put the Drifters back on the charts after a long career slump, but it was with an…
The Drifters – This Magic Moment
About The Song This Magic Moment was written by composer Mort Schuman and lyricist Doc Pomus. The song was assigned to The Drifters in early 1960. The lyrics are simple…
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 in 1964. It charted at number four on…
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. Save the Last Dance for Me by the…
The Platters – Remember When
About The Song The Platters’ song “Remember When” is a classic example of the group’s signature doo-wop style, blending smooth harmonies with emotional lyrics. Released in the 1950s during the…
The Platters – The Magic Touch
About The Song “(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch” was The Platters’ follow-up hit to their even bigger “The Great Pretender.” Since they released mostly singles instead of whole albums, you…
The Platters – My Prayer
About The Song “My Prayer” is a 1939 popular song with music by salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Carlos Gomez Barrera and Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written…
The Platters – The Great Pretender
About The Song The Platters were the first-ever African-American who made it big as a pop supergroup in the early 50s. With a classic lineup of David Lynch, Zola Taylor,…