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He received a Grammy nomination for Best Polka Album in 1995. [2] He was inducted to the International Polka Association Polka Hall of Fame in 1982. His MGM original recording of Accordion A go-go was featured in a major motion picture. He was born in Ware, Massachusetts and lived in Wilbraham, Massachusetts before passing away on November 26 ...
With the live radio show going, he had the audience and the lists of requests. He began to turn that concept into an album titled Oldies But Goodies, a term he trademarked. [11] In 1959, Laboe formed record label Original Sound Records to promote new musical talent he discovered.
The first few "Oldies But Goodies" LPs were hugely successful (Volume 1 reached #12 on the Billboard Album charts and stayed on the chart for 183 weeks). Their success influenced other labels to put out compilations of their hits and near-hits, as well as helped validate the standing of songs like The Five Satins ' "In the Still of the Night ...
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They also released an album, Memories of Those Oldies But Goodies, Volume 1 (1961), [1] on Del-Fi Records. David Johnson served a prison term beginning shortly after "Hully Gully Again", and when he was released, he formed a group using the name Little Caesar and the Romans.
In the spring of 1960, the original Herald version of "When You Dance" had been included on the second volume of Art Laboe’s "Oldies But Goodies" album series. It created enough demand for Herald to re-release the original single in February 1961.
Between 1949 and 1962, Legion Stadium overlapped as the host venue for Cliffie Stone's Hometown Jamboree and Art Laboe's "Oldies, but Goodies" concerts. These became an important part of the history of the country music and nascent rock and roll subcultures in the Greater Los Angeles area.
For "The Rock'n'Roll Era," four such box sets were issued: The Rock n' Roll Era: Greatest Hits (two volumes), The Rock n' Roll Era - One Hit Wonders of the '50s & '60s, and The Rock n' Roll Era - Senior Prom: Greatest Hits; additionally, there was a Christmas three-CD/cassette box set, called The Rock n' Roll Era Christmas Hits.