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"Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Tenille Townes. The song was co-written with Gordie Sampson and Tina Parol . [ 1 ] It was the third single from Townes' studio album The Lemonade Stand , and her second number-one hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart.
It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of the Chords, and was released in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock and roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who ...
"Don't Stop the Music" has been heavily sampled by other artists, primarily in the hip hop genre, on songs including “Tops Drop” by Fat Pat, “Can’t Stop The Southland” by Brownside, "Gangsta Lovin'" by Eve, "All Night Long" by Common, "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole, and "Crazy in Love" (Rockwilder Remix) by Beyoncé and "Let's Do It Again" by TLC.
The track was covered by The Crew-Cuts, who took the song to the top of the charts, arguably registering the first U.S. rock and roll number one hit record. [ 2 ] The enthusiasm doo-wop fans had for the Chords' music was dampened when Gem Records claimed that one of the groups on its roster was called the Chords; consequently the group changed ...
Like his earlier single "Just One More", "Don't Stop the Music" sounds remarkably like a Hank Williams song, with Jones quickly earning a reputation as one of the best practitioners of the honky tonk sound in the late 1950s. It was released as the B-side to the up tempo "Uh, Uh, No," but the cry-in-your-beer ballad outperformed the A-side on ...
They achieved four top ten hits including a chart topper with the song, "Spinning, Spinning, Spinning". [ 1 ] The original members were Barry Leef on guitar and lead vocals, Ron (Cass) Gascoigne on bass guitar and vocals, Harry Leki on lead guitar and vocals, and Gordon Wylie on drums.
Earth’s inner core, a red-hot ball of iron 1,800 miles below our feet, stopped spinning recently, and it may now be reversing directions, according to an analysis of seismic activity.
"Going in Circles" is a song written by Jerry Peters and Anita Poree, and originally performed by The Friends of Distinction on their 1969 album Grazin', reaching number 15 ...