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The Association's (Jim Yester, Brian Cole, Ted Bluechel, Terry Kirkman, Russ Giguere and Larry Ramos) 1966 debut album "and then along comes .... The Association" contains their first hit "Along Comes Mary" and the original chart topping "Cherish" (Terry

"Father of the Delta Blues" Charlie Patton was one of the first to record the traditional folk tune "Mississippi Boweavil Blues" (Charlie Patton) which was the cornerstone for the hit. Recorded in 1929, Charlie used the moniker "The Masked Marvel". Lead

Georgie Shaw (Shoester) was first to record "Let Me Go, Devil" which became a hit when rewritten as "Let Me Go, Lover" for Joan Weber, "Honeycomb" which hit for Jimmie Rodgers and "No Arms Can Ever Hold You (Like These Arms Of Mine)" (Art Crafer - Jimmy

Big Bo (sax player Willie Thomas) and the Arrows were a popular act in the Dallas area with Little Smitty on vocal before Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs had a recording contract. "Hully Gully, Now" (Big Bo) was a regional success in 1962. Fellow Dallas

U.K. treasure Max (Walter) Bygraves wrote "You Needs Hands" under the pseudonym Roy Irwin . Max recorded this number three U.K. hit with the Clarke Brothers (Steve and Jimmy) and Eric Rogers Orchestra, Eydie Gorme (Gormezano) covered "You Need Hands"

Exile (J.P. Pennington, Les Taylor, Mark Gray, Steve Goetzman and Marlon Hargis) released "Heart and Soul" (Nicky Chinn - Mike Chapman) in 1981 but it didn't make the Billboard Top One Hundred. The Huey Lewis and The News (Chris Hayes, Mario Cipollina,

Although written by television actor Clifton Davis for The Supremes it was The Jackson 5 (Twelve year old Michael, Tito, Jackie, Jermaine and Marlon Jackson) who originally recorded "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) as a 1971 single. This peaked at

"What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" (Ray Whitly) was originally a hit for The Tams (Robert Lee Smith, Horace Key, Joe Pope and Charles Pope) in 1964. This single featuring Jill Shires on flute, peaked in the Billboard top ten in 1963. The group was

Originally a vaudeville song, "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time" (Neville Fleeson - Albert Von Tilzer) was recorded in 1920 by New Jersey native Charles Harrison and charted at number two on the lists of the day. Co-composer Albert Von Tilzer (Gumm)

Writer of the tune, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street band perform "This Little Girl" in concert with Gary U.S. Bonds at MetLife Stadium during the 2012 Wrecking Ball Tour. "This Little Girl" (Bruce Springsteen) was produced by the writer and Little

Ziegfeld Follies star, Fanny Brice (Fania Borach) introduced "Second Hand Rose" to the public in 1921. Barbra Streisand starred as Fanny Brice in the 1964 fictionalised Broadway musical "Funny Girl" where she sang " Second Hand Rose". Barbra repeated the

Cliff Richard recorded "When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart" (Tepper - Bennett) in 1961. It was released to promote his film "The Young Ones". This reached the top ten in the U.K., Australia, The Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand,

Composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio and Bixio Cherubini in 1940 "Mamma Son Tanto Felice" (Mom, I Am So Happy) has been recorded by so many stars it's almost impossible to count. This is the original version by Italian opera singer tenor Beniamino Gigli.

"You Raise Me Up" was composed originally as an instrument by Rolf Lovland for his mother's funeral in 2001. It was first recorded by the duo of Rolf Lovland and Brendan Graham also known as Secret Garden with vocalist Brian Kennedy in 2002. For timing

In 1956 Chuck Berry issued "Roll Over Beethoven" and peaked at number seven on Billboard's R&B chart, number twenty-nine on the pop chart. The hit single is on the album "Chuck Berry Is On Top". The Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood,

The Rolling Stones had begun sessions for "Wild Horses". In 1969 they sent a demo to good friend Gram Parsons of the Flying Burrito Brothers (Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon, Michael Clarke and Pete Kleinow). The "brothers" cut it for their

"Sixteen Reasons (Why I Love You)" was written by radio personalities Bill and Doree Post. Although recorded in early 1960 this was not released until 1963. Doree died in 1961. A frequent visitor to "77 Sunset Strip" and a star of "Hawaiian Eye", Connie

Composer Tony Hiller performed "United We Stand" (Tony Hiller - Peter Simons) at a private party. Sometimes it's a good thing that people record everything they see and hear. It was Tony Hiller who formed a group of session singers, producers and

E.Y. Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen composed "Over the Rainbow" aka "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for the film "The Wizard Of Oz" in 1939. This won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Yip Harburg sings his version from a 1979 television special. Judy

In 1980 the talented Carole King recorded "Hey Girl" for her album "Pearls: The Songs Of Goffin And King". The composers produced the Freddie Scott single "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) in 1963. This peaked at number ten on both the pop and

Johnny Mathis recorded the original "Twelfth Of Never" (Jerry Livingston - Paul Francis Webster) as the B side of the number one "Chances Are" in 1957. This reached the number nine position on Billboard. Produced by Mike Curb and Don Costa, Donny

Composer, producer, pianist, singer and master of all things musical Allen Toussaint recorded "Yes We Can" in 2005. Lee Dorsey recorded "Yes We Can" Part One (Allen Toussaint) in 1970 for the album "Yes We Can". If it wasn't for Allen Toussaint writing

Pedro Vargas recorded "Frenesi" (Alberto Dominguez) in 1939 with the Rafael De Paz Orchestra. Composer Alberto Dominguez (Borras) also wrote "Perfidia" two years later. After an extended Mexican vacation, master of the clarinet, Artie Shaw (Arshawsky)

Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer co-composed "All My Ex's Live In Texas" (Sanger D. Shafer - Lyndia J. Shafer). Whitey and Willie Nelson were high school football rivals. George Strait's album "Ocean Front Property" contains the hit issue "All My Ex's Live In

Produced by the Tokens, Randy and the Rainbows (Dominick "Randy" and Frank Safuto, Mike and Sal Zero with Ken Acipowski) hit the number ten position with "Denise" (Levenson) in 1963. Blondie (Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke Frank Infante and Jimmy

Based on Camillo Bargoni's "Concerto D'Autunno", "Autumn Concerto" (Siegel - Danpa - Bargoni) aka "And That Reminds Me" aka "My Heart Reminds Me" was recorded by Richard Hayman his harmonica and orchestra featuring Marty Gold on piano in 1956. Richard was

Multi-talented Grammy winner Marty Robbins wrote and recorded "You Don't Owe Me A Thing" in 1956 as the B side to "Respectfully Miss Brooks". Marty drove in thirty-five NASCAR races with six top-ten finishes. "The Sultan Of Sob", Johnnie Ray's cover of

Although Buddy Holly's 1957 Coral recording of "Words Of Love" was the first time it was placed on vinyl it wasn't issued immediately. The Diamonds (Dave Somerville, Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt and Bill Reed) "Words Of Love" (Holly) was released just

The Crickets "It's So Easy" (Buddy Holly - Norman Petty) was issued in 1958 but did not chart. This was the last release on which Buddy Holly was a band member. In December of 1977 Linda Ronstadt peaked at number five with her cover of "It's So Easy".

Harold Arlen composed "It's Only A Paper Moon", played piano and sang the song on a 1954 black and white television show paying tribute to his works. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra with vocalist Peggy Healey were first to record their number nine hit

Based on the famous lullaby comes Inez and Charlie Foxx with "Mockingbird", Issued in 1963 it was first credited to just Inez with older brother Charlie accompanying. The single reached number seven on the pop and number two on the R&B charts. Inez