"number one in July 1965. (Such an) Easy Question ""(Such an) Easy Question"" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1962. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. It was first released on the ""Pot Luck"" album in 1962 and again in 1965 as a single due to its inclusion in the Elvis Presley movie ""Tickle Me"". The single release was the follow-up to ""Crying in the Chapel"" and peaked at number 11 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. As with ""Crying in the Chapel"", ""(Such an) Easy Question"" reached the top of the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening"
"Drowning in the Sea of Love (album) Drowning in the Sea of Love is the seventh studio album recorded by American singer Joe Simon, released in 1972 on the Spring Records label. The album peaked at No. 11 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 71 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, ""Pool of Bad Luck"", which reached No. 13 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart and No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, and"
"Etta James Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as ""The Wallflower"", ""At Last"", ""Tell Mama"", ""Something's Got a Hold on Me"", and ""I'd Rather Go Blind"". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album ""Seven Year Itch"". James's powerful, deep, earthy voice bridged the gap"
"that year and scored Top Twenty. In December 1962, the original Starliters did their final recording session as a group, producing ""Help Me Pick Up the Pieces,"" also composed by Nash, and ""Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy,"" written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover. In 1963, Joey Dee recorded an album entitled ""Dance, Dance, Dance"", with the Ronettes as his backup group. During spring of that year, Roulette released the track ""Hot Pastrami with Mashed Potatoes"", from the previously issued live album, as a two-part single; the record made the U.S. Top Forty. Roulette later released ""Ya Ya"" and ""Fannie"
"bring the mashed potatoes to the cities he will tour. He then name checks his itinerary, starting with New York City and ending with his home town, Augusta, Georgia. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A. ""Mashed Potatoes U.S.A."" is a rhythm and blues song by James Brown. Released in 1962 as a single by King Records, it reached #82 on the Pop chart and #21 on the R&B chart. The title refers to the Mashed Potato dance popular at the time. The song is a travelogue set over a strummed guitar/organ riff with a muted trumpet providing a jazz counterpoint to the vocal"
"Rosetta Hightower Rosetta Jeanette Hightower (June 23, 1944 – August 2, 2014) was an American singer, and the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Orlons. She was born in Philadelphia. Her primary fame derived from being the lead singer of The Orlons, the prime American girl group who scored several Top 10 US hits between 1962–1964, including ""The Wah Watusi"", ""Don't Hang Up"", ""South Street"", and ""Not Me"". In early 1962, The Orlons provided back-up vocals on Dee Dee Sharp's ""Mashed Potato Time"" (#2 pop, #1 R&B). That spring, they recorded ""The Wah Watusi"" which, in July 1962,"
"in 2001 she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Etta James Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as ""The Wallflower"", ""At Last"", ""Tell Mama"", ""Something's Got a Hold on Me"", and ""I'd Rather Go Blind"". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album"
"""Mama Look at Boo Boo"") and ""Sweetheart from Venezuela"" (aka ""Juanita""), having a top 20 hit in the US with the former in 1957. ""Mama Look a Boo Boo"" was also recorded by Robert Mitchum and others. Several singles became favourites with Britain's West Indian community in the late 1950s. In the first half of the 1960s, his popularity waned, but he again found success in 1965 when his ""Melody Mas"" won the Panorama at the Carnival. He released three albums in 1962, but despite recording a number of singles and compilation exclusives over the rest of the 1960s, did"
"Side 2 Playin' Possum Playin' Possum is the 1982 debut solo album by Moe Tucker, who was the drummer in the Velvet Underground. The album includes a number of renditions of classic rock and roll songs, (such as the 1955 standard ""Louie Louie"", Bo Diddley's title song from his 1958 self-titled album and the Little Richard hit ""Slippin' and Slidin'""), as well as renditions of more modern rock songs (including Bob Dylan's ""I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"" and The Velvet Underground's own ""Heroin""). Tucker performs every instrument on the album and recorded it in her living room, dubbed ""Trash Records""."
"Pat Boone discography During his career as a singer and composer, Pat Boone released 63 singles, mostly during the 1950s and early 1960s when Boone was a successful pop singer and, for a time, the second-biggest charting artist behind Elvis Presley according to ""Billboard"". Boone has had over 25 singles reach the top 20 on the U.S. singles charts, including the number-one hits ""Ain't That a Shame"" (1955), ""I Almost Lost My Mind"" (1956), ""Don't Forbid Me"" (1957), ""Love Letters in the Sand"" (1957), ""April Love"" (1957), and ""Moody River"" (1961). He set a ""Billboard"" record, which he still holds,"
"song on their 1962 LP ""Folk Matinee"". The Raskins were international performers and had played London's ""Blue Angel"" every year, always closing their show with the song. Paul McCartney frequented the club and being quite taken with the song he attempted to get several singers or groups (including the early Moody Blues) to record it. Failing at that, after the formation of the Beatles' own Apple Records label, McCartney immediately recorded Mary Hopkin performing the song. The song was eventually recorded in over twenty languages and by many different artists, including Gene and Francesca, and Raskin was able to live"
"Ric Marlow Eric ""Ric"" Marlow (born Sanford Phillip Schafler; December 21, 1925 – February 28, 2017) was an American songwriter and actor, best known for co-writing with Bobby Scott the song ""A Taste of Honey"" which won a Grammy in 1962. The song has been recorded by approximately 200 artists internationally, including The Beatles, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, and Johnny Mathis. He also had several acting roles, most notably on the television programs, ""Bonanza"", ""Hawaii Five-O"" and ""Magnum, P.I."". Marlow was born to Bernice (née Berney) and Arthur Schafler in the Bronx, New York."
"J. J. Jackson (singer) Jerome Louis Jackson (born November 8, 1942, Bronx, New York) known as J.J. Jackson, is an American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger. His singing style is as a belter. Jackson best known for the song ""But It's Alright"", which he co-wrote with Pierre Tubbs. The song was released in 1966 and then re-released in 1969, to chart success on both occasions. The liner notes to his 1967 album, ""J.J. Jackson"", on Calla Records, stated that he weighed 285 pounds. Described as ""one of the most interesting obscure figures of '60s soul"", Jackson, then based in New"
"Walter Jackson (singer) Walter Jackson (March 19, 1938 – June 20, 1983) was an American soul ballad singer who had a string of hits on the US R&B chart between the mid-1960s and early 1980s. His biggest successes included ""It's All Over"" in 1964, ""It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom"" in 1966 and ""Feelings"", a cover of the Morris Albert pop hit, in 1976. He was born in Pensacola, Florida and raised in Detroit. As a child he became ill with polio and, as a result, he used crutches for the rest of his life. He first recorded as"
"Patsy Cline (1962 EP) Patsy Cline is an EP released by American country music singer, Patsy Cline on January 29, 1962. It included four new songs from her recording sessions under Decca Records the previous year. This was Cline's third extended play album to be self-titled. The EP consisted of four songs Cline had recorded since her near-fatal automobile accident in June. The first side of the record contained her single from late 1961, ""Crazy"" and a cover of Buck Owens' ""Foolin' Around."" The flip side contained ""Who Can I Count on"" (the original B-side the ""Crazy"" single) and a"
"2017, ""Pitchfork"" placed it at number 21 on the ""200 Best Albums of the 1960s"" list. Credits adapted from liner notes. Pastel Blues Pastel Blues is a studio album by American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist Nina Simone. Recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City, it was released by Philips Records in 1965. It peaked at number 139 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, as well as number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Richie Unterberger of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and called it ""one of Nina Simone's more subdued mid-'60s LPs, putting"
"of the song to reach the record charts, peaking at number four on the ""Billboard"" Rhythm & Blues chart. Reviews from 1952 welcomed her return to a blues singing-style after pop-oriented songs, such as ""Wheel of Fortune"". Nina Simone also scored a hit with it in 1961, when her recording reached number 11 on the R&B chart and 92 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. Several additional recordings by Simone are in release, including a live performance from the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival (""Nina Simone at Newport"") and a more intimate small-combo studio version from 1965 (""Pastel Blues""). In"
"Playin' Possum Playin' Possum is the 1982 debut solo album by Moe Tucker, who was the drummer in the Velvet Underground. The album includes a number of renditions of classic rock and roll songs, (such as the 1955 standard ""Louie Louie"", Bo Diddley's title song from his 1958 self-titled album and the Little Richard hit ""Slippin' and Slidin'""), as well as renditions of more modern rock songs (including Bob Dylan's ""I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"" and The Velvet Underground's own ""Heroin""). Tucker performs every instrument on the album and recorded it in her living room, dubbed ""Trash Records"". Side 1"
"what proved to be his final single. Walter Jackson (singer) Walter Jackson (March 19, 1938 – June 20, 1983) was an American soul ballad singer who had a string of hits on the US R&B chart between the mid-1960s and early 1980s. His biggest successes included ""It's All Over"" in 1964, ""It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom"" in 1966 and ""Feelings"", a cover of the Morris Albert pop hit, in 1976. He was born in Pensacola, Florida and raised in Detroit. As a child he became ill with polio and, as a result, he used crutches for the rest"
"Pat Boone Charles Eugene ""Pat"" Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 top-40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films. According to ""Billboard"", Boone was the second-biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley, and was ranked at No. 9 in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955–1995. Until the 2010s, Boone held the ""Billboard"" record"
"""Bad Boys II."" Coleman was also the father of the drummer and recording artist, Tony Coleman, who has often performed with B.B. King. He died in Miami, Florida, at the age of 78. King Coleman Carlton ""King"" Coleman (January 20, 1932 – September 11, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer and musician, known for providing the vocals for the 1959 hit single, ""(Do The) Mashed Potatoes"", recorded with James Brown's band. Over the course of his singing career, Coleman released numerous singles that have been re-released on compilation albums, as well as the 2003 retrospective, ""It's Dance Time"","
"""Somewhere Along the Way"" 1952 #8, ""Answer Me, My Love"" 1954 #6, ""A Blossom Fell"" 1955 #2, ""If I May"" 1955 #8, ""Send for Me"" 1957 #6, ""Looking Back"" 1958 #5, ""Ramblin' Rose"" 1962 #2, ""Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer"" 1963 #6, ""Unforgettable"" 1991 (with daughter Natalie) Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole"
"Dee Dee Sharp Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue, September 9, 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. In 1962 she began a string of successful ""Billboard"" Hot 100 Top 10 hits: ""Slow Twistin'"" (with Chubby Checker) (#3) for which she was uncredited on the label, ""Mashed Potato Time"" (#2), ""Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)"" (#9), ""Ride"" (#5) and ""Do the Bird"" (#10). Both ""Mashed Potato Time"" and ""Ride"" each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs. ""Do the Bird"" provided her only"
"I Can't Have You"" and ""Spoonful"" which were previously released as singles by Etta and Harvey on the Chess label. Singles - Billboard (United States) Etta James (1962 album) Etta James is the third studio album by American blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Argo Records in 1962 and was produced by Phil and Leonard Chess. The album was released on a 12-inch LP and consisted of ten tracks, with five of them on each side of the vinyl record. The album spawned the single, ""Something's Got a Hold on Me"" b/w ""Waiting for Charlie to Come"
"(1957 - #14 U.S. Country), ""Who Can I Count On?"" (1961 - #99 U.S. Pop), ""When I Get Thru With You"" (1962 - #10 U.S. Country / #52 U.S. Pop), ""Imagine That"" (1962 - #21 U.S. Country / #90 U.S. Pop), ""You're Stronger Than Me"" (b-side version) (1962 - #103 U.S. Pop), ""Heartaches"" (1962 - #73 U.S. Pop), ""When You Need a Laugh"" (1963 - #47 U.S. Country), ""Someday"" (1964 - #123 U.S. Pop), and ""He Called Me Baby"" (1964 - #23 U.S. Country). Side 1 Side 2 The song lengths remain the same on the reissued releases. The album's"
"Don Covay Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings include ""Mercy, Mercy"" (1964), ""See-Saw"" (1965), and ""It's Better to Have (and Don't Need)"" (1974). He also wrote ""Pony Time"", a US number 1 hit for Chubby Checker, and ""Chain of Fools"", a Grammy-winning song for Aretha Franklin. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994. Writing in the ""Washington Post"""
"commissioned a new, more upbeat recording from Dee Dee Sharp. The song reached No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962, as well as No. 2 on the pop chart. It was kept from the No. 1 spot by Soldier Boy by The Shirelles.""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1962. It became a gold record. Bobby ""Boris"" Pickett's ""Monster Mash,"" released a few months after ""Mashed Potato Time"", was written in part as a parody of Dee Dee Sharp's record, even copying the ""whaa-oo"" backing vocal. Mashed Potato Time ""Mashed Potato Time"" is a single written"
"Chet Is Back! Chet Is back! is a 1962 studio album by jazz musician Chet Baker. ""Chet Is Back!"" was recorded in Rome, Italy in 1962 at RCA's Studios, showcasing bop-oriented tunes such as ""Pent-Up House"" and ""Well, You Needn't"". The Chet Baker Sextet consisted of a group of up-and-coming European jazz musicians, which included Belgian saxophonist Bobby Jaspar, Belgian guitarist Rene Thomas, Italian pianist Amedeo Tommasi, French bassist Benoit Quersin, and Swiss drummer Daniel Humair. The album features an original composition, ""Ballata in forma di blues"" (""A Ballad in Blues Style""), by Amedeo Tommasi. Ballads are featured, including ""Over"
"Shirley Ellis Shirley Marie O'Garra (stage name: Shirley Ellis; married name: Shirley Elliston; 19 January 1929 [though her Social Security card shows 20 Jan 1927] – 5 October 2005) was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian origin. She is best known for her novelty hits ""The Nitty Gritty"" (1963) (US no. 8), ""The Name Game"" (1964) (US no. 3) and ""The Clapping Song"" (1965) (US no. 8 and UK no. 6). ""The Clapping Song"" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. By 1954 she had written two songs which were recorded by"
"was released in 1962. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The album was so successful that it was quickly followed by ""My Son, the Celebrity"", which ended with ""Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other"", fragments of song parodies including Robert Burns' ""Comin' Thro' the Rye"": ""Do not make a stingy sandwich, pile the cold cuts high;/Customers should see salami comin' thru the rye"" and ""All day, all night, 'Cary Grant,'"" a takeoff on ""Marianne"". In 1962, capitalizing on his success, Jubilee Records re-released Sherman's 1951 single on the album ""More"
"just north of New York City. Rob Morsberger Robert E. ""Rob"" Morsberger (August 9, 1959 – June 2, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and classically trained composer. As a sideman/arranger, his credits include Patti Smith, the Grammy-winning Boardwalk Empire soundtrack album, My Morning Jacket, Crash Test Dummies, Marshall Crenshaw, Willie Nile, Jules Shear, Loudon Wainwright III, and more. Morsberger was born in Ohio, raised in Oxford, England and studied composition at the University of Edinburgh. He composed music for PBS programs including Masterpiece Theatre, NOVA and Frontline. He was composer for the award-winning PBS series NOVAscienceNOW for its first five"
"including ""Dish Rag"", ""Slow Down"", and ""Wobble Wobble"", but none was successful. Eventually made aware of Brown's outside success, Syd Nathan relented and allowed him to release future instrumentals on King, starting with the 1961 single ""Hold It"" b/w ""The Scratch"". James Brown had a second Mashed Potatoes-themed hit with ""Mashed Potatoes U.S.A."" in 1962. """"Nat Kendrick & The Swans"""": Nat Kendricks & The Swans 1960 (Dade Records 1804 US) Brown recorded a remake of ""(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"" for his 1980 album ""Soul Syndrome"". The British beat group The Undertakers recorded a cover version of ""(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"""
"on the soundtrack of the 1988 Academy Award-nominated documentary film ""Let's Get Lost"". The recording was also featured on the 1999 compilation box set ""The Ennio Morricone Chronicles"" on BMG International. A Various Artists LP compilation produced by Italian RCA, ""Passaporto per l'Italia"", RCA PML 10319, released on 1962, included ""So che ti perderò"" and ""Il mio domani"", the 45 single B sides. In August, 1960, Chet Baker was arrested in Lucca, Italy. He was convicted of drug smuggling and forgery and sentenced to a year, seven months, and ten days in a Lucca prison. When he was released early,"