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Campus Party is the second and final studio album by the American rock band the Rivieras released in 1965 through Riviera Records. This album continued the band's "frat rock" sound, and contains many popular cover songs done in this style.
Let's Have a Party is the debut album by the American rock band the Rivieras released in 1964 by USA Records. This album contains the band's biggest hit, "California Sun", which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2] The album continues the band's popular surf style, and contains covers of classic and contemporary rock and roll ...
The band had its only hit in 1964 with a cover version of the song "California Sun" by Joe Jones. It climbed the pop charts when the No. 1 song was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles. [3] Fortson, Pennell and Nolte left the group for the Marine Corps shortly after recording "California Sun". They were replaced by Jim Boal (lead guitar ...
After discovering the Rivieras in 1963, Dobslaw financed their first recording session, as well as pressed and distributed the following record independently through his newly created Riviera label. The ensuing success of " California Sun ", coupled with distribution by USA Records , saw the label continue to distribute the Rivieras' records ...
The Offspring covered the song (in the style of the Ramones) on their Days Go By Tour in 2013. [13] [14] English band Palma Violets covered it as the B-side of their single "We Found Love". [15] A version by Swedish band Ola & the Janglers was released in 1970 (sung in English). Gyllene Tider recorded a version in 1981 with Swedish lyrics ...
The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer was published by Knopf [48] in October 2009. The Complete Lyrics contains the texts to nearly 1,500 of his lyrics, several hundred of them appearing in print for the first time. In November 2009, a bronze statue of Mercer was unveiled in Ellis Square in Savannah, Georgia, his hometown and birthplace. It was ...
"This Hollywood Life" by Suede "This Is Compton" by Compton's Most Wanted "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan "This Is L.A." by The Briggs (Used as the team song for the Los Angeles Galaxy) "This Is L.A." by Delinquent Habits "This Is L.A." by Lemon D "This Is Los Angeles" by WC "This Is My Hollywood" by 3 Colours Red
It was recorded in a bilingual version with French lyrics in the first half followed by the English translation in the second half. [5] In 1964, at a time when The Beatles dominated the music charts, "The French Song" was an international success that made Starr the first Canadian artist to have a record sell over a million copies. [6]