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| This Los Angeles
based R&B group had two huge hits on the R&B charts in 1954,
on the Dootone label. Their first hit was "The Letter" followed
by "Buick `59", both songs coming in 1954. Lead singer Vernon
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| The Los Angeles
based trio hit the charts in 1963 with the smash hit "Popsicles
& Icicles" on the Chatahoochie Label. It reached #3 on the
Top 40 charts. The trio still lives in Southern California. They began
singing together again in 1998. |
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| An original
Sun recording artist, Narvel had quite a successful career in the
Rock-A-Billy field. Narvel became a major star in the C & W Field.
He had 11 # 1 songs that spanned from the late 60's to the late 70's.
Narvel & his wife Loretta, reside in Malden, Missouri. |
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Paul
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| Paul was an
original Mousketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club, with Annette and Johnny
Crawford. Paul was a co-star on the Donna Reed show from 1959-1966.
Also on that show was Shelley Fabares. Paul had hits with, "Lollipops
and Roses", "My Dad", and "She can't find Her
Keys". Today Paul runs an organization to help former and present
child stars. Paul and is wife Rana reside in Southern California. |
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Paul
& Paula both come from the state of Texas. It took Paul seven months
to write their great # 1 recording. That song, "Hey Paula", reached
#1 on all Pop charts in February 1963. Their follow-up hit, "Young
Lovers" cracked the top 40 the same year. Today Ray Hillebrand, (Paul)
lives in Kansas, and Jill Jackson(Paula) lives in Southern California.
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| Paul wrote
"When" for the Kalin Twins, "I Gotta Know" by
Elvis, "The Next Step Is Love" by Elvis, and "Roses
Are Red" by Bobby Vinton. His biggest hit as a solo artist was
"Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat" in 1959. He
also had 3 other hits in 1960 with, "Happy- Go-Lucky Me",
"Brigade of Broken Hearts", and "Midnight Special".
He also charted in the Country field in the 70's with, ""Hello,
This Is Joannie", (the answering machine song), and "Happy
Birthday America". A native New Yorker, Paul still resides in
the Big Apple. |
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Ray
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Ronnie
Hawkins
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| These Hanover,
Pennsylvania natives had two major hits in 1963 on the Mercury label.
Their first hit was "Birthday Party", followed by "442
Glenwood Ave.". Original members, Debbie Horn, Kaye Krebs, and
Bonnie Walker regrouped in 1991, and are now performing all around
the world. |
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| In 1959, Ray's
first major hit was "The Wonder of You", on the RCA Record
label. "The Wonder of You", later became Elvis Presley's
signature song. Elvis even called Ray at his home and asked for Ray's
permission to record the song. Of course Ray gave him permission.
The rest is Rock & Roll history. His next two hits were giant
successes with, "Tell Laura I Love Her", and "Corrina,
Corrina". Tell Laura I Love Her" is the number 2 all-time
selling Rock & Roll song in history, only behind Bill Haley's
song, "Rock Around The Clock". "Laura" has sold
in excess of 60,000,000 records. Ray has a total of 9 Gold Records.
Ray & his wife Claudette live in Smyrna, Tennessee. |
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| This Arkansas
native became the focus of Rock & Roll's future in music sounds.
He formed a band in 1965 called "THE BAND". Ronnie's two
major hits came in 1959. The songs were "Forty Days" and
"Mary Lou". Ronnie moved to Canada in 1959, and still lives
there today. |
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