"France) Rhythm of the Rain ""Rhythm of the Rain"" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. On March 9, 1963, it rose to number 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number 1 on ""Billboard""s Easy Listening chart. ""Billboard"" ranked the record as the number 4 song of 1963. In March, 1963, the song was a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and, in May that same year, was a number 1 single in Ireland. In Canada, the song was on"
"The Cascades (band) The Cascades was an American vocal group best known for the single ""Rhythm of the Rain"", recorded in 1962, an international hit the following year. In 1960, the Silver Strands were a group of United States Navy personnel serving on the USS ""Jason"" (AR-8) based in San Diego, California. They recruited John Gummoe, who originally acted as manager, then left the Navy to become The Thundernotes. The group's membership consisted of John Claude ""John"" Gummoe (born August 2, 1938) (lead vocals), Lenny Green (vocal and lead guitar), Dave Wilson (drums and vocal), Dave Stevens (bass), and Art"
"by a nearby box of dishwashing detergent. Their first release, ""There's a Reason"", became a small regional hit; in the summer of 1962, they went to Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles to record a song Gummoe wrote in his Navy days on watch during a thunderstorm. The song was to become ""Rhythm of the Rain"" and the musicians on the recording included the ""Wrecking Crew"" - Hal Blaine on drums, Carol Kaye on bass and Glen Campbell on guitar - arranged by Perry Botkin Jr.. ""Rhythm of the Rain"" was issued in November 1962. It rose to No. 3"
"undoubtedly be revered as innovators.” In response to Cochrane’s article, the Children of Rain will release the album """"Revisited"""" globally, via CDBaby.com, on Dec. 11, 2017. Children of Rain The Children of Rain was a 1960s folk trio from New York City, consisting of brother and sister Pam and Denis Meacham and singer/songwriter Alan Ross. The group released the second-ever 45 rpm single of the famed 1960s’ anthem ""Get Together"" — later a classic by The Youngbloods — on Dot Records (45-16868) in April 1966. Pam and Alan married in late 1967, forming the folk-rock group Ross Legacy and releasing"
"Children of Rain The Children of Rain was a 1960s folk trio from New York City, consisting of brother and sister Pam and Denis Meacham and singer/songwriter Alan Ross. The group released the second-ever 45 rpm single of the famed 1960s’ anthem ""Get Together"" — later a classic by The Youngbloods — on Dot Records (45-16868) in April 1966. Pam and Alan married in late 1967, forming the folk-rock group Ross Legacy and releasing ""Makes You Wanna Sigh"", written by Pam’s brother and former Children of Rainer Denis, on the Philips label (40620) in 1969. At the encouragement of Music"
"of the 'Mersybeat' boom just behind The Beatles and alongside Gerry and The Pacemakers. Their first album, sung mostly by Jackson and Pender ""Meet The Searchers"" was released in August 1963, and reached number 2 on the British album charts by the next month. A slightly changed version of it, including the song ""Needles and Pins"" hit #22 in the US album charts in June 1964. 1964 also saw the Top 20 hit ""What Have They Done To The Rain"", a song written in 1962 by protest folk singer Malvina Reynolds as ""The Rain Song"" as part of the anti-nuclear"
"third single to be taken from ""Trick of the Light"" – ""Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm"" (1983) – made the Top 20, eventually rising to No. 14. The final single – an uncharacteristic ballad titled ""Walking in the Rain"" (1983) – settled again in the Top 10 at No. 7. Mullins toured with Modern Romance extensively, across Europe and the Far East; they picked-up silver and gold discs along the way, released the album ""Juanita"" (1983) in Japan, and reached the No. 1 spot in Thailand with ""Walking in the Rain"" (1983). Despite Modern Romance being an established name in"
"to the lot of you'"". The Hurricanes then became known for having a succession of drummers, including Gibson Kemp, Brian Johnson, Keef Hartley (August 1963), Ian Broad and Trevor Morais, who all stayed with the group for a short period before leaving. Despite Starr joining the Beatles, both groups would perform on the same bill during 1962, and at many concerts thereafter. In 1962, both groups performed together at St Patrick's Night Rock Gala (Knotty Ash Village Hall) Queen's Hall (Widnes) and with Little Richard at the Tower Ballroom. In 1963, Storm and the Hurricanes were filmed as part of"
"Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the bestselling music groups of the 1960s and became counterculture icons of the decade's social revolution, alongside artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan. Their biggest hits—including ""The Sound of Silence"" (1964), ""Mrs. Robinson"" (1968), ""The Boxer"" (1969), and ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" (1970)—reached number one on singles charts worldwide. The duo met in elementary school in Queens, New York, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize together and began writing"
"The Dramatics The Dramatics (formerly The Dynamics) 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, as well as their later 1993 collaboration ""Doggy Dogg World"" with Snoop Dogg, a top 20 hit on the ""Billboard"" Rhythmic Top 40. The Dramatics, founded by Ron Banks, Willie Ford and Larry Reed, originally formed in 1964, recording as the Dynamics in 1965. Their first release in 1965 entitled ""Bingo"" was recorded for"
"In the Rain (song) ""In the Rain"" is a 1972 soul single by American vocal group The Dramatics. Released from their debut album ""Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"" it reached number five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart and spent four weeks at number one on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. It sold over one million copies, and is the group's biggest hit. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 53 song for 1972. The song was written by Tony Hester and was released in February 1972. The song is noted for the use of the sound of rain"
"The Rain (Basingstoke band) The Rain were an indie pop band from Basingstoke, England, active between 1986 and the early 1990s. They later changed their name to Clark Springs. The band was formed by singer/guitarist Clive Stubbings, bassist Nigel Rivers later to be replaced by Tony Duckworth (ex-Junk Factory)and drummer Chris Morrell. Their first single, ""Tom Paine"" was self-released, but caught the ear of Medium Cool Records, who signed them up. They contributed two tracks, ""Dry The Rain"" and ""Seven Red Apples"" to Medium Cool's ""Edge of The Road"" compilation album, but their first single for the label, ""First Of"
"Sun."" In the late 1950s, Yarbrough moved to Aspen, Colorado, and ran a club, the Limelite. There he formed a folk group with Alex Hassilev and Louis Gottlieb, naming it after the club. The group's first album, ""Limeliters"", was released in 1960 on Holzman's Elektra label. Yarbrough's lyric tenor voice was well-regarded. Yarbrough left the Limeliters for a solo career in the mid-1960s. His most popular single, and the one for which he is most well-known today is ""Baby the Rain Must Fall"" (the theme tune from the film of the same name), which entered the ""Cashbox"" chart on March"
"The Cryan' Shames, Ides of March, The Mauds, Mason Proffit, H.P. Lovecraft, most notably The Buckinghams, among others. The Buckinghams topped the Hot 100 charts in 1966 with their song 'Kind of a Drag'. The Shadows of Knight's cover of Van Morrison's ""Gloria"" is still a classic 40 years later. The Ides of March (band) topped the chart with ""Vehicle"". This was a great period during the 1960s where Chicago was a very happening place both musically and nationally with the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the Sly and the Family Stone riot. This fad died with the growth of"
"""Teardrops Feel Like Rain,"" and ""The Girls on the Beach"" (1965) in America, where they performed ""La Bamba"". The group was derailed in 1965 when vocalist Jerry Naylor suffered a near-fatal heart attack. By the later sixties, bassist Joe B. Mauldin ceased performing, while drummer J.I. Allison and Sonny Curtis continued as working in the music industry as session musicians, before reviving the group in 1970. California Sun / She Loves You California Sun / She Loves You is a rock and roll album by the Crickets, recorded during their time with Liberty Records. It is The Crickets' fourth and"
"the song as a single in 1962. It features Johnny Kidd on vocals, Mick Green on lead guitar, Johnny Spence on bass and Frank Farley on drums. The song, along with ""Some Other Guy"", became a standard on the 1960s Mersey scene, particularly at the Cavern Club, and was covered by Cilla, the Beatles. and Gerry and the Pacemakers. The Beatles recorded ""A Shot of Rhythm and Blues"" three times for the BBC in 1963, with John Lennon on lead vocals each time. One of the versions was included on the album ""Live at the BBC"", released in 1994. The"
"Rhapsody in the Rain ""Rhapsody in the Rain"" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie with backing vocals by The Delicates. It reached No. 10 on Canada's ""RPM"" 100, No. 16 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, No. 37 on the UK's ""Record Retailer"" chart, and No. 40 in Australia in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album, ""Painter of Hits"". The song was produced and arranged by Charlie Calello. Many radio stations banned the song due to the controversial lyrics. MGM had Christie re-record the songs' opening lyrics to release a ""clean"""
"September in the Rain ""September in the Rain"" is a popular song by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, published in 1937. The song was introduced by James Melton in the film ""Melody for Two"". It has become a standard, having been recorded by many artists since. There were three charted versions in 1937 by Guy Lombardo, James Melton and Rhythm Wreckers (vocal by Pauline Byrns). The song became popular again in 1948 and 1949 when versions by Sam Donahue and the George Shearing Quintet briefly reached the charts. In 1962, the Beatles recorded a rock and roll interpretation during their"
"of Art, but was expelled in 1964. From this basis, and other Birmingham-based groups, was formed the Move, and they quickly entered the UK Singles Chart. Their single ""Night of Fear"" climbed to No. 2 in early 1967. Their third hit, ""Flowers in the Rain"", was the first song played at the launch of BBC Radio 1 in 1967, and the band evolved over a three-year period. After the departure of the Move's lead singer Carl Wayne, Wood's influence became more prominent. In 1967 Wood (and fellow Move member Trevor Burton) supplied backing vocals on the track ""You Got Me"
"and Beatles covers. Founding members were Mark Lewis, Eddie Lineberry, Bill Connearney, Grant Belotti, Chuck Coffey, and Steve Wight. (Connearney, Belotti, Lineberry, and Alan Hawley had been members of a prior band known as Lucky Dogs.) The name of the band, ""Reign/Rain,"" is a reference to the 1966 Beatles single ""Rain,"" the B-side of ""Paperback Writer."" Co-founder and keyboardist Mark Lewis managed the band, became its lead arranger, and found Rain a regular weekly gig doing Beatles covers at the Mine Shaft in Calabasas, California, Before long Rain had a following of Beatles fans around the Los Angeles/Orange County area,"
"popularized in 1939, the Stevens and Tempo version reached No.1 on the Hot 100 on 16 November 1963, and No.17 in the British charts. The song won the 1963 Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. They also enjoyed a 1964 follow-up hit in the U.S. with the standard song ""Whispering"" (music by Vincent Rose and lyrics by Richard Coburn (pseudonym of Frank Reginald DeLong; 1886–1952) and John Schonberger). The recording, which had an arrangement similar to their recording of ""Deep Purple"", reached No. 11 on the"
"the question, ""racist, racialist, or race appreciating? You decide. Maybe the grinning ""boy"" hides something worth knowing in his mask as well as behind his mask."" ""Get Rhythm"" was released in 1956 as the B-side to Cash's first Number One hit, ""I Walk the Line."" In 1969, the original recording of ""Get Rhythm"" was released as a single itself, with sound effects dubbed in to simulate the sound of a live recording. This rerelease went to #23 on the country charts. In 1991, Martin Delray recorded a cover of the song on his debut album, also entitled ""Get Rhythm"". Released"
"Songs of All Time. ""Q"" magazine placed it at number 40 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, and ""Pitchfork"" named it the best song of the 1980s. The song is also included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Purple Rain (song) ""Purple Rain"" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name, and was released as the third single from that"
"during the production, which consists mostly of exact re-enactments of the Beatles' music. The multimedia production uses high-definition backdrops that feature psychedelic effects, vintage television commercials, and video footage of ""Rain"" cast members recreating iconic Beatle moments. For legal reasons, ""Rain"" never calls its performers the names of the actual members of The Beatles. Each production of ""Rain"" features two performers for each member of the Beatles, who alternate shows; plus an off-stage keyboardist to replicate the studio sounds familiar from later Beatles records. Rain began in 1975 as Reign, a Laguna Beach, California, band that played both original music"
"United States, the song peaked at number 23 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on 9 July 1966, and remained in that position the following week. The ""Paperback Writer"" single reached number 1 in the UK (for two weeks starting on 23 June). ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranks ""Rain"" 463rd in its list of ""The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"". On a similar list compiled by the New York radio station Q104.3, the song appeared at number 382. ""Rain"" is notable for Ringo Starr's drumming, which Starr rates as his best recorded performance. Both Ian MacDonald and ""Rolling Stone"" described his"
"and soon extended up the West Coast as far as Seattle. As the band developed a reputation, they performed at the 1978 The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. In 1979, producer Dick Clark hired Rain members to record exact Beatles covers for the Richard Marquand film ""Birth of the Beatles"". By 1980, Lewis had built the band into a long-standing touring tradition. The lineup of Rain remained constant until 1980, with Lineberry playing John Lennon, Coffey playing Paul McCartney, Connearney playing George Harrison, and Belotti playing Ringo Starr (with Lewis playing keyboards behind the scenes). Joey Curatolo joined Rain"
"Rain (British band) Rain were an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England, who had a minor hit in 1991 with ""Lemonstone Desired"". The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned Murphy (vocals, guitar), Colin Clarke (vocals, guitar), Martyn Campbell (bass guitar, vocals), and Tony McGuigan (drums). They were signed by Columbia Records in late 1989, and began recording with Nick Lowe producing. Unhappy with the results, they did not release any material until their 1991 debut single ""Lemonstone Desired"", which reached number 95 in"
"Barry had written for The Sensations. However, the group's label, Jubilee Records, chose to release Barry and Greenwich's demo as the single under the name 'The Raindrops' (the group name was reportedly inspired by ""Raindrops,"" a 1961 hit song by Dee Clark). The single hit #41 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and the follow-up, ""The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget"", hit #17. The Raindrops sound was ""girl-group"" in style, with Greenwich singing lead vocal and double-tracked harmony parts, and Barry providing nonsense-syllable bass vocals. At this point, the group began to attract attention. Media stills of the group"
"Rain (Beatles song) ""Rain"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was first released in May 1966 as the B-side of their ""Paperback Writer"" single. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the album ""Revolver"" although neither appears on that album. The song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It is noted for its slowed-down rhythm track, an example of the tape-manipulation techniques the band embraced at this time, and backwards vocals over the song's coda. The single's release marked the first time that reversed sounds had appeared in a pop song,"
"The Rolling Stones, Now! The Rolling Stones, Now! is the third American studio album by the Rolling Stones, released in February 1965 by their initial American distributor, London Records. Although it contains two previously unissued tunes and an alternative version, the album mostly consists of songs released earlier in the United Kingdom, plus the group's recent single in the United States, ""Heart of Stone"" backed with ""What a Shame"". Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote four of the songs on the album (including the US single), with the balance composed by American rhythm and blues and rock and roll artists."
"a studio musician, and as a producer for many artists – including Pat Boone. Success soon followed. His composition ""Popsicles and Icicles"" hit No. 3 on the US Hot 100 for The Murmaids in January 1964. The Monkees recorded another of his songs, ""Saturday's Child"". By the end of the 1960s, he had worked with many leading artists, including Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Merle Haggard, Duane Eddy and Brian Wilson. In 1965, Gates arranged the Glenn Yarbrough hit, ""Baby the Rain Must Fall"". In 1966, he produced two singles on A&M Records for Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band which"
"mainly taken from their album. Ten belters and a slow one ,2016 Rain (British band) Rain were an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England, who had a minor hit in 1991 with ""Lemonstone Desired"". The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned Murphy (vocals, guitar), Colin Clarke (vocals, guitar), Martyn Campbell (bass guitar, vocals), and Tony McGuigan (drums). They were signed by Columbia Records in late 1989, and began recording with Nick Lowe producing. Unhappy with the results, they did not release any material"
"Hits"". Simon and Garfunkel had become interested in folk music and the growing counterculture movement separately in the early 1960s. Having performed together previously under the name Tom and Jerry in the late 1950s, their partnership had since dissolved when they began attending college. In 1963, they regrouped and began performing Simon's original compositions locally in Queens. They billed themselves ""Kane & Garr"", after old recording pseudonyms, and signed up for Gerde's Folk City, a Greenwich Village club that hosted Monday night performances. In September 1963, the duo performed three new songs, among them ""The Sound of Silence"", getting the"