"Walk, Don't Run (instrumental) ""Walk, Don't Run"" is an instrumental composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1954. It was later adapted and re-recorded by Chet Atkins in 1956, and was a track on the LP ""Hi-Fi In Focus"". This arrangement was the inspiration for the version by The Ventures in 1960 (though the Ventures' arrangement is recognizably different from Atkins' finger-picked style) which achieved world-wide recognition, being regarded by ""Rolling Stone"" magazine as one of the top 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. After hearing a Chet Atkins recording of ""Walk Don't Run"", the"
"Mel Taylor (drums). Their first wide-release single, ""Walk, Don't Run"", brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time. The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. The band was"
"Journey (band) Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including ""Don't Stop Believin' (1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. Its parent studio album, ""Escape"", the band's eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles,"
"of their 1960 ""Walk, Don't Run"" album which presaged the then-coming surf trend. The theme music of the television show ""Hawaii Five-O"" continues to be popular. The tune was composed by Morton Stevens, who also composed numerous episode scores. The theme was recorded by the Ventures, whose version reached No. 4 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop chart. Because of the tempo of the music, the theme gained popularity in the UK with followers of Northern soul and was popular on dance floors in the 1970s. The ""Encyclopædia Britannica"" states that the Ventures ""served as a prototype for guitar-based rock"
"The Solitaires The Solitaires are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1957 hit single ""Walking Along"". Although they never had a national chart hit, they were one of the most popular vocal groups in New York in the late 1950s. The Solitaires formed in Harlem in 1953. They started as a street-corner singing group, one of many that used to congregate on 142nd Street. The original lineup consisted of Eddie ""California"" Jones (lead singer), Nick Anderson (first tenor), Winston ""Buzzy"" Willis (second tenor), Rudy ""Angel"" Morgan (baritone), and Pat Gaston (bass). After a series of personnel changes, the"
"these early recordings demonstrate Dillon's mastery of the rocksteady sound, a much slower, soulful, response to the sultry weather that made ska's upbeat rhythm and tempo undesirable even impracticable, it was no indication of her greatest performance, 1967's ""Perfidia"". Popularized by the American surf rock band The Ventures, ""Perfidia"" is a 1940 song written by Alberto Domínguez and made popular by the Cuban bandleader, Xavier Cugat. Dillon also recorded duets with Ellis (as 'Alton and Phyllis'), including ""Why Did You Leave Me To Cry"" and ""Remember that Sunday"". Dillon is regarded as one of the key singers of the rocksteady"
"Arnel Pineda and his first year with Journey. Journey (band) Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including ""Don't Stop Believin' (1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. Its parent studio album, ""Escape"", the band's eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" 200"
"Traci Lords. After the group's demise, Van Leeuwen and Scott went on to tour with the band Failure 60 Cycle 60 Cycle is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in 1993. The band's line-up included founder and principal songwriter Joey Rubenstein(lead vocals, guitar), Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, backing vocals), Glen Vagas (bass guitar,), and Kelli Scott (drums). 60 Cycle developed a style of power pop/punk music and was known for its unique melodic song craft and tight live performances. Before disbanding in 1996, the group released one self-titled record produced by Josh Abraham. The band"
"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"
"unreleased material, and the more up-to-date ""The Secret of Movin' On"" featuring collaborations with Timothy B. Schmit of Eagles fame, former Journey vocalist Steve Perry, Heart vocalist Ann Wilson and America co-founder Dewey Bunnell amongst others. Both albums follow in Pack's later era style of smooth pop-rock. Several members have established careers outside of Ambrosia. Ambrosia (band) Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top 40 hit singles released between 1975 and 1980, including the Top 5 hits ""How Much I Feel"" and ""Biggest Part of Me"". Most of the original band"
"The Intruders (band) The Intruders were an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they had a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul. The Intruders are also noted for having 24 R&B chart hits, including 6 R&B Top Tens, and 14 chart hits in the Billboard Hot 100, including their signature song, the million-selling Top 10 smash, ""Cowboys to Girls."" Other hits include the Top 10 R&B smashes ""(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game"", ""Together"","
"original members left. The last original member of the Persuaders, Willie Holland, died on February 13, 2016. The Persuaders (R&B group) The Persuaders are a New York City-based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the 1970s, ""Thin Line Between Love and Hate"". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971. The original members formed the group in New York in 1969 after previously singing with other local groups. They were signed by Atlantic Records in 1971 with"
"Midnight Ride (album) Midnight Ride is the fifth studio album by American pop rock group Paul Revere & the Raiders; released by Columbia Records (CS 9308). Produced by Terry Melcher and released in May 1966, the album featured the U.S. top five single ""Kicks."" The album also includes ""(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"", a song The Monkees covered and became a U.S. top 20 hit in 1967. The album is unique in the band's discography in that it contains songwriting credits by all five bandmembers. Stylistic changes, combined with arguments over which group members were to get their songs included"
"spectrum and was sometimes criticized for a certain collegiate sterility."" He noted that some critics regard Simon's later solo work superior to Simon & Garfunkel. The Grammy Awards are held annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Simon & Garfunkel have won 9 total competitive awards, 4 Hall of Fame awards, and a Lifetime Achievement Award. 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,"
"material and were part of the British Invasion of the US. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like ""San Franciscan Nights"", ""When I Was Young"" and ""Sky Pilot"", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The original lineup of Burdon, Alan Price, Chas"
"8, 2010, at the age of 68. Drummer Jimmy Wright (born James T. Wright on December 2, 1947) left the music industry to become a freelance photographer. He died at Texoma Medical Center on January 30, 2012, at the age of 64. Five Americans Five Americans was a 1960s American rock band, most famous for their song, ""Western Union"", which reached number five in the U.S. ""Billboard"" chart and was their only single to chart in the Top 20. The Mutineers formed in Durant, Oklahoma (Southeastern State College) in 1962. The band members crossed paths at the university, and began"
"on the ""Destination Frantic, Volume 2"" CD, put out by Zone 66 records.<ref name=""Discogs (Destination Frantic/Mad)""></ref> Several of their songs appear on the Jesters' anthology ""Cadillac Men: The Sun Masters"".<ref name=""Unterberger (Cadillac Men/Jesters)""></ref> The Escapades The Escapades were an American garage rock band from Memphis, Tennessee who were active in the 1960s. They became one of the most popular groups in the Memphis area during the mid-1960s and recorded two singles. ""I Tell No Lies"", the A-side of their debut single, became a big hit in Memphis and around the South. They were signed to Verve Records, who released their"
"Sneaker (band) Sneaker was a West Coast American rock band, active from 1973 to 1983. The band is best known for its ""Billboard"" Hot 100 Top 40 hit single, ""More Than Just the Two of Us"", from its first album, ""Sneaker"" (1981). They also had a minor hit with ""Don't Let Me In"", a song written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker from Steely Dan. Sneaker was composed of Tim Torrance on guitars, Mitch Crane on vocals and guitars, Michael Carey Schneider on vocals and keyboards, Mike Hughes on drums, Michael Cottage on bass guitar, and Jim King on keyboards,"
"back-up on two other songs (both written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner): ""How About That?"" by Frankie Avalon and ""Happy Feelin’ (Dance and Shout)"" by Little Stevie Wonder. Drummer Ron McMullen died on January 7, 2015, in Long Beach, California. The Pyramids (band) The Pyramids were a surf group from Long Beach, California, USA, who formed in 1961. In early 1964, they made the Top 20 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 with their instrumental ""Penetration"". It proved to be the final major instrumental surf hit. In July 1964, the group appeared in the American International Pictures' film ""Bikini Beach"","
"Sleep Walk ""Sleep Walk"" is an instrumental song written, recorded, and released in 1959 by brothers Santo & Johnny Farina, with their uncle Mike Dee playing the drums. Prominently featuring steel guitar, the song was recorded at Trinity Music in Manhattan, New York City. ""Sleep Walk"" entered ""Billboard""'s Top 40 on August 17, 1959. It rose to the number 1 position for the last two weeks in September and remained in the Top 40 until November 9. ""Sleep Walk"" also reached number 4 on the R&B chart. It was the last instrumental to hit number one in the 1950s and"
"The Gentrys The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for their 1965 hit ""Keep on Dancing"". A cover by the Bay City Rollers charted No. 9 in the UK in 1971. Follow-up singles charted outside of the Top 40: ""Every Day I Have to Cry"" (1966), ""Spread It On Thick"" (1966), ""Cinnamon Girl"" (1970), ""Why Should I Cry"" (1970), ""Wild World"" (1971), and a 'Bubbling Under' ""Billboard"" chart entry, ""Brown Paper Sack"" (#101, 1966). The seven-member group of Treadwell High School (Memphis, Tennessee), alumni included Bruce Bowles (vocals), Bobby Fisher (saxophone, keyboards), Jimmy"
"bands that became popular in the United States in 1964 and were identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the band started out playing covers but found more success with their own material; songs such as ""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"" and ""Paint It Black"" became international hits. After a short period of experimentation with psychedelic rock in the mid-1960s, the group returned to its ""bluesy"" roots with ""Beggars Banquet"" (1968), which along with its follow-ups ""Let It Bleed"" (1969), ""Sticky Fingers"" (1971) and ""Exile on Main St."" (1972),"
"The Serendipity Singers The Serendipity Singers were a 1960s American folk group, similar to The New Christy Minstrels. Their debut single ""Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)"" was a Top Ten hit and received the group's only Grammy nomination in 1965. The majority of the group's recording sales took place in a two-year period of 1964 and 1965. The group's name was sold in the 1970s resulting in entirely new lineups of group members performing under the name The Serendipity Singers into the early 21st Century. This nine-member folk-oriented group started at the University of Colorado with"
"on to sing with Love's Own in 1973, and in 1980 resurrected the Impalas as a touring act. Joe ""Speedo"" Frazier died on April 1, 2014, at the age of 70. The Impalas The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit, ""Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"". The group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, and was composed of lead singer Joe ""Speedo"" Frazier (September 5, 1943 – April 1, 2014), Richard Wagner, Lenny Renda and Tony Carlucci. They were a racially integrated group--Frazier was the only black member. They"
"Jackie & the Starlites Jackie & the Starlites were an American doo wop group active between 1960 and 1963. Their leader, Jackie LaRue, sang with The Five Wings (who recorded for King Records in 1955) and The Dubs prior to joining the Starlites in 1960. They are best known for the single ""Valerie"" (or ""Valarie""), cut for Fury Records in 1960. The song reached the lower echelons of the U.S. charts that year, and featured LaRue literally breaking down into a fit of crying jags over a lost love. Their lone other charting hit was for Mascot Records in 1962,"
"The Parade (band) The Parade was an American sunshine pop group from Los Angeles, California. The group featured Jerry Riopelle, who played keyboards on several Phil Spector-produced records; Murray MacLeod, an actor who appeared on ""Hawaii Five-O"" and ""Kung Fu""; and Allen ""Smokey"" Roberds, another actor. They wrote a song called ""Sunshine Girl"" which was picked up by A&M Records, and in 1967 the tune hit #20 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop singles chart. Among the session musicians on this recording were drummer Hal Blaine, bassist Carol Kaye, and saxophonist Steve Douglas. Stuart Margolin, later to gain fame"
"and George McFadden. The Jubalaires The Jubalaires was an American gospel group active during the 1940s and 1950s. And it was also the first documented Hip-Hop mega-group in U.S. music and entertainment history. The group initially went by the name The Royal Harmony Singers, as far back as 1936 and under that name reached #10 on the R&B charts on November 14, 1942, with ""Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"", a song adapted from the speech of a naval chaplain in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous year. In 1946 the Jubalaires secured a spot on"
"The Persuaders (R&B group) The Persuaders are a New York City-based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the 1970s, ""Thin Line Between Love and Hate"". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971. The original members formed the group in New York in 1969 after previously singing with other local groups. They were signed by Atlantic Records in 1971 with an original line-up of Douglas ""Smokey"" Scott, Willie Holland, James Barnes, and Charles Stodghill. By 1973, and"
"Ambrosia (band) Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top 40 hit singles released between 1975 and 1980, including the Top 5 hits ""How Much I Feel"" and ""Biggest Part of Me"". Most of the original band members have been active with the group continuously for well over 25 years to the present day. Ambrosia currently tours internationally and has worked in the past and present with Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Alan Parsons, Bruce Hornsby, and most recently Michael McDonald, among other notable artists. In 2015 the group released a new"
"be noted that both The Refuzors and The DT's (""Delirium Tremens"") were led by local Seattle legend Mike Refuzor née Michael Lambert. The Fastbacks were affiliated with the scene, but were not considered either hardcore or punk. Also of note from this time frame is the national emergence of progressive heavy metal artists Queensrÿche (from Bellevue, a suburb of Seattle). The Smoldering Remains, a traditional new wave/punk power art trio threesome of three, from Tacoma, riveted the faithful with their zippy Nisqually Valley Liberty Cap fueled takes on pop culture in both The Gorilla Room and Tacoma's Pogo-a-Gogo. Fifteen selected"
"The Paradons The Paradons are an American doo wop vocal group from Bakersfield, California that formed during the late-1950s. The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs. Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records, and recorded eight songs. Their first release with the label, ""Diamonds and Pearls"" / ""I Want Love"", became a hit in the US, peaking at number 27 on the R&B Singles chart and number 18 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1960. The group appeared on ""American Bandstand"" and at the Apollo Theatre in the wake of its"
"The Paradons The Paradons are an American doo wop vocal group from Bakersfield, California that formed during the late-1950s. The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs. Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records, and recorded eight songs. Their first release with the label, ""Diamonds and Pearls"" / ""I Want Love"", became a hit in the US, peaking at number 27 on the R&B Singles chart and number 18 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1960. The group appeared on ""American Bandstand"" and at the Apollo Theatre in the wake of its"
"The Impalas The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit, ""Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"". The group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, and was composed of lead singer Joe ""Speedo"" Frazier (September 5, 1943 – April 1, 2014), Richard Wagner, Lenny Renda and Tony Carlucci. They were a racially integrated group--Frazier was the only black member. They recorded for Hamilton Records and were found by songwriters Artie Zwirn and Aristides ""Gino"" Giosasi, who wrote the song ""Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"". In 1959 disc jockey Alan"