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The Lettermen are an American male pop vocal trio whose trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959. [1] They have had two Top 10 singles (both No. 7), 16 Top 10 singles on the Adult Contemporary chart (including one No. 1), 32 consecutive Billboard chart albums, 11 gold records, and four Grammy nominations.
The Lettermen singles chronology "Blue on Blue" ... "Shangri-La" (1969) "Hurt So Bad" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Bobby Hart.
The term comes from "Shangri-La" as the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon.The term "Shangri-La," especially in the 1930s and 1940s, was slang for heaven or paradise, [1] and the song is about the joy of being in love.
The Lettermen recorded the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number six on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in 1970. It peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. [3] The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"), [4] took their rendition to number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966. [5]
This cover of a 1936 song went gold in the U.S. The Lettermen's pop music chart success ended in 1969, but they continued to record and appear live in concert since then, and continue to enjoy success. Butala describes himself as having a "photographic memory" as he could practically sing a note or song he had just listened to for the first ...
Maxwell went on to devising his own arrangements, and composed three songs for which he is remembered: "Little Dipper" (1959, recorded under the name The Mickey Mozart Quintet) peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] "Ebb Tide" (1953) was a perennial favorite, and "Shangri-La" was a hit in 1957 for The Four Coins and 1969 for The Lettermen.
Lorne Michaels is disputing any rumors about Saturday Night Live banning musicians.. According to the creator of the long-running comedy sketch show, musical guests had never been barred from ...
Songs recorded by The Lettermen. Pages in category "The Lettermen songs" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... Shangri-La (1946 song) She ...