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[4] [5] Its best-known version was created by James Cobb and producer Buddy Buie for the group Classics IV when they added lyrics about a "spooky little girl". The vocalist was Dennis Yost. [6] The song is noted for its eerie whistling sound effect depicting the spooky woman. It has become a Halloween favorite. [7]
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song " Gimme Shelter ". [ 1 ]
Terry Melcher produced the Rip Chords' first release, "Here I Stand", a remake of the Wade Flemons version. Recorded on December 17, 1962, [6] it peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1963. Bringas and Stewart were the only singers on the first release. Bringas sang the lead, the falsetto, and also joined Stewart on the background ...
A video clip was broadcast on 23 December 1986 by Dutch pop music TV show TopPop, interspersed with stock footage of the motorways around Hilversum. [15] In 2009, 21 years after the song was first released, an original video was made in aid of Shelter; all proceeds from digital download
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 ...
Perry Como was the first to record and release the song in 1951. The song has become a standard recorded by many artists. It was first a hit for Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra on September 18, 1951, released on RCA Victor as 47-4314 (45 rpm) and 20-4314 (78 rpm).
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, Commodores (1977), released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as ...
This December; It's One More and I'm Free is the debut album by Lydia. It was released on September 27, 2005. [ 3 ] On September 28, 2015, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the album, the band announced they would release the record on vinyl for the first time ever.