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Pages in category "The Fleetwoods songs" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
[5] [6] The UK's Frankie Vaughan and the Kaye Sisters had a top 10 chart hit in the United Kingdom with the song, though the Fleetwoods exceeded them, simultaneously charting in the UK's top 5. [7] Their second hit, "Graduation's Here," was co-written by Ellis and Christopher, with Troxel later adding a scat line in counterpoint.
"Come Softly to Me" is a popular song recorded by The Fleetwoods, composed of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel, who also wrote it. [2] The original title was "Come Softly", but was changed en route to its becoming a hit.
"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell [2] that was a hit for the Fleetwoods, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959, [3] giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track, and Si Zentner played the trombone.
"(He's) The Great Imposter" is a 1961 song by The Fleetwoods. The song was written by Sharon Sheeley and Jackie DeShannon. It reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] One of the musicians on the song was session drummer Earl Palmer.
In 1967, three members of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers recorded four songs in a session at Decca Studios in London. One instrumental track was named “Fleetwood Mac” after two of the ...
The Fleetwoods and Frankie Avalon were the only acts to have two number ones in 1959, but neither act would top the Hot 100 again. [7] Bobby Darin spent nine non-consecutive weeks at number one with "Mack the Knife", making it the year's longest-running number one and Darin the act with the most weeks in the top spot.
In 1998, Fleetwood produced and released Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, an album that consisted of one cover of each song off Rumours by an act influenced by it, including alternative rock bands Tonic, Matchbox 20, and Goo Goo Dolls; Celtic rock groups The Corrs and The Cranberries; and singer-songwriters Elton John, Duncan Sheik ...