Fantastic Oldies Game!

[Those RRRRs]

Another great albulm from that time period is "The Paragons Meet The Jesters" on which The Jesters sing the great song "Please Let Me Love You."

 

[AlexBrowne]

The Jesters had two singles that charted, "So Strange" and "The Plea," and both were arranged by Dave "Baby" Cortez, who is best known for his #1 instrumental "The Happy Organ."

 

[Those RRRRs]

Dave 'Baby' Cortez was also known for his work with The Pearls (mentioned earlier) and Richard Barrett and The Valentines, who were best known for The Woo Woo Train and Lily Maebelle.

(The last few have really been out there!)

 

[AlexBrowne]

Arlo Guthrie's biggest hit, "The City of New Orleans," is about a real Amtrak train that runs from Chicago to New Orleans, stopping en route in a number of cities including Champaign, Illinois, where I used to live!

 

[Anyacat]

The City of New Orleans was written by Chicago boy Steve Goodman, who was a regular at The Earl of Old Town folk club and a rabid Cubs fan, as evidenced by his lament A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request; Steve's ashes are buried under home plate at Wrigley Field.

 

[Those RRRRs]

Who could forget this classic by Johnny Horton..."In 1814 we took a little trip, along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Misissip, we took a little bacon and we took a little beans and we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans!!!"

 

[AlexBrowne]

In 1959, the same year "The Battle of New Orleans" about Colonel Andrew Jackson charted, a song which evoked another famous battle, "Waterloo," was a big hit for Stonewall Jackson, a country singer who was a descendent of Civil War General Stonewall Jackson.

 

[Those RRRRs]

Big Joe Turner's record called "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was covered by Bill Haley and the Comets, and then answered by Zola Taylor and The Platters with a song called "Bark, Battle, and Ball," the B-Side of their first hit record on Mercury in 1955 called "Only You."

 

[AlexBrowne]

In the intro to Ike & Tina Turner's spirited version of "Proud Mary," Tina warns the listener about what's to follow: "There's just one thing, you see we never ever do nothing nice and easy; we always do it nice and rough."

 

[barnaby_wilde]

Mary may have been proud, but the Four Tops said that they, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg."

 

[amfmsw]

Of all the magic that was captured on tape sung by the Four Tops, "Ain't To Proud..." wasn't one of 'em. That was the Temps on Gordy and Stones. My fav by the mighty Tops is "Ask The Lonely" and "Sad Souveniers"

 

[Those RRRRs]

If we're talking Four Tops Favs, gotta add "Since You've Been Gone," "Something About You," and "I've Got A Feeling (That Keeps Me Rocking and Reeling)"

 

[Anyacat]

Four Tops former lead singer Levi Stubbs was the voice of the carnivorous plant "Audrey II" the musical Little Shop Of Horrors (1986) but was also the voice of Mother Brain in the animated TV series Captain N: The Game Master.

 

[Those RRRRs]

Norman Fox and The Rob Roys record called "Tell Me Why" (a song also done by Dion & The Belmonts) was backed with a song called "Audry" on the original label 45.

 

[AlexBrowne]

The Belmonts, Dion DiMucci's group, were named after Belmont Avenue in the Bronx.

 

[Those RRRRs]

That is 100% correct.

In October of 1963, "The Pixies Three" from Hanover, Pennsylvania placed their one hit wonder called "Birthday Party" on the charts where it peaked at Number 40 for only one week, however, they also had a song called "442 Glenwood Avenue."

 

[AlexBrowne]

It's hard to believe that Claudine Clark, who had moved from her native Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennnsylvania, was only a one hit wonder with the energy-filled "Party Lights," a B-side single she wrote, produced, and sang!

 

[Those RRRRs]

Claudine Clark may have only been known nationally for "Party Lights" but her first record called "Angel Of Happiness" was actually recorded on the Herald label in 1958, the same label that produced "Story Untold" by The Nutmegs and "Stay" by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, the song that was only 1:40 long and holds the record as the shortest Number One Rock N Roll record in history.

 

[AlexBrowne]

At least two songs written by Maurice Williams became well-played covers: "Stay," originally recorded by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs and covered by The 4 Seasons; and "Little Darlin'," originally recorded by The Gladiolas (with Williams as the lead singer) and covered by The Diamonds.

 

[Radiologist]

The Critters had a number 17 hit in the fall of 1966 with "Mr. Dieingly Sad." Don Ciccone, a founding member of that band, and songwriter of "Mr. Dieingly Sad" went on to later join Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.