Who had a No. 1 hit single in 1969 with 'Dizzy'?
"Dizzy (Tommy Roe song) ""Dizzy"" is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe; it became an international hit single in 1969. Instrumental backing was provided by the Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. Co-written by Roe and Freddy Weller, ""Dizzy"" was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for four weeks in March 1969, for one week on the UK Singles Chart in June 1969, and was number one in Canada in March 1969. ""Dizzy"" has 11 key changes total between a total of four keys."
"Dizzy, Miss Lizzy ""Dizzy Miss Lizzy"" is a rock and roll song written and recorded by Larry Williams in 1958. It became better known through a 1965 cover version by the Beatles. The track was also performed live by John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band in 1969, as one of only five Beatles songs done live throughout his solo career. Williams recorded the song at Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California on February 19, 1958. The song has been covered many times, including by the Beatles in 1965, included on the UK album ""Help!"" and the US album ""Beatles"
"the following: Dizzy, Miss Lizzy ""Dizzy Miss Lizzy"" is a rock and roll song written and recorded by Larry Williams in 1958. It became better known through a 1965 cover version by the Beatles. The track was also performed live by John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band in 1969, as one of only five Beatles songs done live throughout his solo career. Williams recorded the song at Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California on February 19, 1958. The song has been covered many times, including by the Beatles in 1965, included on the UK album ""Help!"" and the US"
"Tommy Roe Thomas David ""Tommy"" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits ""Sheila"" (1962) and ""Dizzy"" (1969), Roe was ""widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career,” wrote the Allmusic journalist Bill Dahl. Roe was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where he attended Brown High School. After graduating, he landed a job at General Electric soldering wires. He had a ""Billboard"" number 1 hit in the U.S. and Australia in"
"Dance Yourself Dizzy ""Dance Yourself Dizzy"" is a 1980 song by Liquid Gold taken from their self-titled album. It was the band's biggest hit in the UK, peaking at number two and being certified silver for sales of 250,000. Some of the members of Liquid Gold did not have great belief in the song, such as Syd Twynham; however, lead singer Ellie Hope was more hopeful for its success. Syd Twynham recalled, ""We didn't think it really going to happen but we were playing a residency at Caesar's Palace in Luton and the song came on and everyone was dancing"
"Supreme and Spoonful. He released his 1971 album, ""Peace?"", on Yambo and also singles by McKinley Mitchell, Lucky Peterson and others. Dixon is considered one of the key figures in the creation of Chicago blues. He worked with Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Joe Louis Walker, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Willie Mabon, Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam, Jimmy Rogers, Sam Lay and others. In December 1964, the Rolling Stones reached number one on the UK Singles Chart with their cover of Dixon's ""Little Red Rooster""."
"Diddy by Manfred Mann.""Dancing in the Street"" also reached the Top 5 on the UK Singles Chart peaking at No. 4 in a 1969 release after initially peaking at No. 28 on the chart and helped to revive the Vandellas' success in the UK. On April 12, 2006, it was announced that Martha and the Vandellas' version of ""Dancing in the Street"" would be one of 50 sound recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry. Lead singer Martha Reeves said she was thrilled about the song's perseverance, saying ""It's a song that just makes you"
"television mini-series, ""Rich Man, Poor Man"". He has a daughter named Cynthia and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren who all live in Georgia. Tommy Roe Thomas David ""Tommy"" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits ""Sheila"" (1962) and ""Dizzy"" (1969), Roe was ""widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career,” wrote the Allmusic journalist Bill Dahl. Roe was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where he attended Brown High School. After"
"so we were really surprised when it took off the way it did"". Barry Lederer in ""Billboard"" was positive: ""As with the first hit, this new release is, equally, energetic, uplifting and a step forward for the group."" Dance Yourself Dizzy ""Dance Yourself Dizzy"" is a 1980 song by Liquid Gold taken from their self-titled album. It was the band's biggest hit in the UK, peaking at number two and being certified silver for sales of 250,000. Some of the members of Liquid Gold did not have great belief in the song, such as Syd Twynham; however, lead singer Ellie"
"Dizzy Gillespie John Birks ""Dizzy"" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks, and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols. In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became"
"Lefty Dizz Lefty Dizz (April 29, 1937 – September 7, 1993) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer whose recorded work was released on eight albums. He is best known for fronting his own band, Shock Treatment, and his work with Junior Wells, J. B. Lenoir and Hound Dog Taylor. One commentator noted that ""for wild-ass showmen in blues history ... one would certainly have to go a far piece to beat Lefty Dizz"". Dizz favoured a right-handed Fender Stratocaster, which he played with his left hand, hence the first part of his stage name. The derivation of the"
"became a hit, reaching No. 5 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play chart, and No. 45 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1979. Despite their success in the US, however, they never toured there. At home, their next single was ""Mr. Groovy"", which did not chart; it was quickly followed with ""Dance Yourself Dizzy"", which became their biggest UK hit, peaking at No. 2 on the UK chart in 1980. The song also reached No. 26 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. Their next single, ""Substitute"", peaked at No. 8 in the UK in the summer"
"Freddie Scott Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His biggest hits were ""Hey, Girl"", a top ten US pop hit in 1963, and ""Are You Lonely For Me"", a no.1 hit on the R&B chart in early 1967. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and sang in his grandmother's gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, touring England with them at the age of 12. He studied medicine at the University of Rhode Island and then at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, but began singing again with the"
"reached number one in the British singles charts. More hits written by Green followed, including ""Oh Well"", ""Man of the World"" (both 1969) and the ominous ""The Green Manalishi"" (1970). The double album ""Blues Jam in Chicago"" (1969) was recorded at the Chess Records Ter-Mar Studio in Chicago. There, under the joint supervision of Vernon and Marshall Chess, they recorded with some of their American blues heroes including Otis Spann, Big Walter Horton, Willie Dixon, J. T. Brown and Buddy Guy. In 1969, after signing to Immediate Records for one single (""Man of the World"", prior to that label's collapse)"
"Joystick (song) ""Joystick"" is a 1983 hit single by the Dazz Band, their second biggest hit of three Top 100 singles, reaching #61 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #9 on the Black Singles Chart. Co-written by the singer and guitarist of the group, the title of the song is double entendre for the male phallus (and is a common slang term used in the United Kingdom). The band adopted hip-hop production techniques, favoring keyboards and drum machines over horns, echoing the popularity of the electro-funk style. The single became a dancefloor favorite following its release. This song can be"
"Dazz ""Dazz"" is a hit song by R&B/funk band Brick. ""Dazz"" is a combination of disco, funk and jazz, hence the title, ""Dazz,"" a combination denominator for ""Disco Jazz."" Released in 1976 from their ""Good High"" album, it would become their biggest hit, spending four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart and reaching number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. This song has been heavily sampled by hip-hop artists including MC Lyte in her ""Cold Rock A Party"" single, Ice Cube's ""No Vaseline"", Dana Dane ""Cinderfella Dana Dane"" (1987) and Snoop Dogg in his song"
"also featured the song ""Memories"" (1969). Traces (song) ""Traces"" is a 1968 song by the American rock band Classics IV. Released as a single in January 1969, the song served as the title track off their ""Traces"" album. It was written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, and Emory Gordy Jr. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, (Dizzy by Tommy Roe was at No. 1), as well as No. 2 on the Easy Listening music charts, making it the highest charting single by the Classics IV, charting even higher than ""Spooky"", ""Stormy"", and ""Everyday With"
"for the Performing Arts. In 2014, Gillespie was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Dizzy Gillespie John Birks ""Dizzy"" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks, and his light-hearted"
"""Dizzy"" Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, but that has since been proved untrue, although both were regulars at the jam sessions, with Monk a regular in the Minton's house band. Kenny Clarke claimed that ""Epistrophy"" and ""Rhythm-a-Ning"" were compositions by Christian, which Christian played with Clarke and Thelonious Monk at Minton's jam sessions. The ""Rhythm-a-Ning"" line is heard on ""Down on Teddy's Hill"" and behind the introduction on ""Guy's Got to Go"" from the Newman recordings. It is also a line from Mary Lou Williams's ""Walkin<nowiki>'</nowiki> and Swingin'"". Clarke said Christian first showed him the chords to ""Epistrophy"" on a ukulele."
"Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist and lead vocalist Phil Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott led the group throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums, writing most of the material. The singles ""Whiskey in the Jar"" (a traditional Irish ballad), ""Jailbreak"", and ""The Boys Are Back in Town"" were major international hits. After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band emerged over the years based initially around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes"
"of ""Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981"" with Muddy Waters and Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood. His studio recordings did not capture the essence of his live performances. Dizz died of effects of esophageal cancer on September 7, 1993, at the age of 56. Lefty Dizz Lefty Dizz (April 29, 1937 – September 7, 1993) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer whose recorded work was released on eight albums. He is best known for fronting his own band, Shock Treatment, and his work with Junior Wells, J. B. Lenoir and Hound Dog Taylor."
"Billy Gibbons William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known as the guitarist and lead singer of American rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the Moving Sidewalks, who recorded ""Flash"" (1968) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ""ZZ Top's First Album"" in 1971. Gibbons has made appearances with other artists and acted on television shows, most notably ""Bones"". He was ranked at number 32 on the 2011 ""Rolling Stone"" list of the 100 Greatest"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"Traces (song) ""Traces"" is a 1968 song by the American rock band Classics IV. Released as a single in January 1969, the song served as the title track off their ""Traces"" album. It was written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, and Emory Gordy Jr. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, (Dizzy by Tommy Roe was at No. 1), as well as No. 2 on the Easy Listening music charts, making it the highest charting single by the Classics IV, charting even higher than ""Spooky"", ""Stormy"", and ""Everyday With You Girl"". The song is noted"
"Dizzy's band. Father Peter O'Brien, a Catholic priest, became her close friend and manager in the 1960s. They found new venues for jazz performance at a time when no more than two clubs in Manhattan offered jazz full-time. In addition to club work, she played colleges, formed her own record label and publishing companies, founded the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival, and made television appearances. Throughout the 1960s, her composing concentrated on sacred music, hymns, and masses. One of the masses, ""Music for Peace,"" was choreographed by the Alvin Ailey and performed by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater as ""Mary Lou's Mass"""
"with 11 songs topping the chart, just ahead of 1956, 1962 and 1992, with 12. The act that has achieved the most number ones is American entertainer Elvis Presley, who has topped the chart 21 times – Presley's second number one, ""Jailhouse Rock"" was the first single ever to debut at the top of the chart. The most successful band are The Beatles, who have achieved 17 number ones on the chart. The Beatles' first chart-topper, ""From Me to You"", reached number one in May 1963. In the 1970s the required number of sales needed to top the chart was"
"charted at #69 on Billboard the following year. Both ""Short Fat Fannie"" and ""Bony Moronie"" sold over one million copies, gaining gold discs. Several of his songs achieved later success as revivals, by The Beatles (""Bad Boy"", ""Slow Down"", and ""Dizzy, Miss Lizzy""), The Rolling Stones (""She Said Yeah"") and John Lennon (""Bony Moronie"" and ""Dizzy, Miss Lizzy""). After 1957, Williams did not have much success selling records. He recorded a number of songs in 1958 and 1959, including ""Heebie Jeebies"", with band members such as Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone and Jewel Grant on baritone, René Hall and Howard"
"Thin Lizzy discography The following is a discography of Thin Lizzy, an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Originally led by frontman, bass guitarist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, their most commercially successful songs are ""The Boys Are Back in Town"", ""Whiskey in the Jar"" and ""Jailbreak"", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. The current line-up of Thin Lizzy restrict themselves to playing live and not recording new material as Thin Lizzy – new material by current members of Thin Lizzy is released under the name Black Star"
"Dizzy Up the Girl Dizzy Up the Girl is the sixth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on September 22, 1998 through Warner Bros. Records. The album is often noted for being the album which propelled the Goo Goo Dolls into success, although they already enjoyed some recognition with the downbeat track ""Name"" in 1995. ""Dizzy"" features more upbeat compositions than they had previously recorded. ""Dizzy Up the Girl"" is the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful album to date, selling over 4 million copies (4x platinum certified). The success of ""Dizzy Up the Girl"" can largely"
"Epistle to Dippy Epistle to Dippy is a song and single by Donovan, released in 1967 outside the United Kingdom only. It charted in the USA (Billboard: No.19). Musicians featured are Donovan on vocals and acoustic guitar, Jimmy Page on electric guitar, John Cameron on keyboards and arrangement, Danny Thompson on bass, and Tony Carr on drums. Strings were provided by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Written in the form of an open letter to an old school friend, the song had a strong pacifist message in addition to its florid psychedelic imagery. The real ""Dippy"" was, at the time, serving"
"young Doug Fieger), and blue eyed soul rockers the Rationals. In 1965 Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels had a national top 10 hit with ""Jenny Take A Ride!"" and then again the following year in 1966 with ""Devil With A Blue Dress On""/""Good Golly, Miss Molly"". Also in 1966, Flint's Question Mark & the Mysterians had a No. 1 hit with ""96 Tears"". Finally, in 1967, Detroit blues-rock outfit the Woolies had a regional smash hit with the Bo Diddley song ""Who Do You Love?"". In the late 1960s, two well-known high-energy rock bands emerged from Detroit - the"
"""The Magic Number"" from their album ""Three Feet High and Rising"". In 1994, it was covered by Babe on their album ""4 Babe pesme"", the Babe version being entitled ""Dizel"". In 2005, ""Dizzy"" was used in the soundtrack of ""The Sandlot 2"". On 14 October 1991 a cover of ""Dizzy"" recorded by English comedian Vic Reeves and the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff was released in the United Kingdom, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in the third week of release and staying there for two weeks. This added another key change to the 11 that already"
"bands as a lead vocalist, including Skid Row alongside Gary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with ""Whiskey in the Jar"", the band had several hits in the mid-1970s with hits such as ""The Boys Are Back in Town"", ""Jailbreak"" and ""Waiting for an Alibi"", and became a popular live attraction combining Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills with dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott also embarked upon a solo career, published two books of poetry, and after Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand"