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Albatross (instrumental) Alley Cat (song) Amen, Brother; L'amour est bleu; And the Address; Anji (instrumental) Apache (instrumental) Applejack (song) Apples and Bananas (instrumental) Asia Minor (instrumental) At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal; Atlantis (instrumental)
Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics , or singing , although it might include some inarticulate vocals , such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.
The UK Singles Chart is a record chart compiled on behalf of the British record industry. Since 1997, the chart has been compiled by the Official Charts Company (formerly The Official UK Charts Company and the Chart Information Network) and until 2005 (when digital downloads were included in the chart compilation), the chart was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets.
Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. [1] Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 albums.
"Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number one on that chart in the year, after "Stranger on the Shore" in May). It was the second instrumental single ...
The Shadows' "Apache" entered the UK top 40 on 21 July 1960 at number 35, [13] climbing into the top 20 the following week. A fortnight later, the song rose twelve places to number 3 and, on 25 August, deposed " Please Don't Tease " – on which The Shadows backed Cliff Richard – to begin a five-week run at number 1.
In 1965, Dave Pell wanted to record songs based on music from recent television commercials and release them on 45 RPM singles to see if he could get radio airplay and maybe a hit record.
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.