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Charlotte Denise "Charly" McClain (born March 26, 1956) [1] is a retired American country music singer, best known for a string of hits during the 1980s. McClain's biggest hits include " Who's Cheatin' Who ", " Sleepin' with the Radio On ", and " Radio Heart ".
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
"Singin' in the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown. Doris Eaton Travis introduced the song on Broadway in The Hollywood Music Box Revue in 1929. It was then widely popularized by Cliff Edwards and the Brox Sisters in The Hollywood Revue of 1929. [2]
David Oliver (January 8, 1942 – June 6, 1982) was an American soul singer best known for the quiet storm radio hit, "Ms" as well as his composition "Friends & Strangers", which was covered by Ronnie Laws in 1977. He also recorded the first version of the Cecil Womack song "Love TKO", releasing it as an album track on Here's To You in 1980 ...
The song was covered by British reggae band UB40 in 1980. It was released in June 1980 as the second and final single from their debut album, Signing Off. The song reached number 6 in the UK. [4] The UB40 single was a double A-side with "My Way of Thinking", which was the first-named track and received most of the radio airplay.
The duo of women singing background vocals dubbed "The Williettes" were a staple of the classic Wet Willie sound that featured Jimmy and Jack's sister, Donna Hall, and Ella Brown Avery. [3] For a short period of time in 1974, the British singer Elkie Brooks joined the band as a backing singer , as did future Honkette Leslie Hawkins .
The Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1964.They are best known for their 1970s hit songs "In the Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits, [1] as well as their later 1993 collaboration "Doggy Dogg World" with Snoop Dogg, a top 20 hit on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40.
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941; legally Robert Dylan) [3] [4] is an American singer-songwriter. Considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, [5] [6] [7] Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 60-year career.