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The Chords were one of the early acts to be signed to Cat Records, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. [2] Their debut single was a doo-wop version of a Patti Page song "Cross Over the Bridge", and the record label reluctantly allowed a number penned by the Chords on the B-side. [3]
The “Love Boat” theme was heard by millions of Americans every week during that show’s 1977-86 run on ABC. Jones spoofed the song’s old-fashioned appeal — and his own — by singing it ...
"Love Boat" (also known as "Love Boat Theme" and "The Love Boat") is a 1977 song performed by American singer and actor Jack Jones, used as the theme song in American television series The Love Boat, when it was in its first nine season-run on TV from 1977 to 1986, on ABC. It was later covered by numerous artists.
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 ...
The most recent “Love Boat” themed cruise, which was held on board Princess Cruises’ 330-meter Enchanted Princess last year, featured meet-and-greets, menus inspired by the show and episode ...
In 1977, Jones recorded “Love Boat,” which would be used as the theme tune for the first nine seasons of ABC’s popular romantic-comedy series, The Love Boat. The song was composed by Charles ...
James Elton Keyes (born June 16, 1944) is a former American football placekicker and linebacker who played two seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi and was drafted by the Dolphins in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft .
Grammy-winning singer Jack Jones, whose 1977 recording of “The Love Boat” theme song still reverberates in pop culture, has died at the age of 86.. Jones died Wednesday night at a hospital in ...