Monthly Archives: April 2013

Riders On the Storm

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“Riders on the Storm” is a song by The Doors from their 1971 album, L.A. Woman. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, number 22 on the UK singles charts and number 7 in the Netherlands.
According to band member Robby Krieger, it was inspired by the song “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend.” The song is played in the E Dorian mode, and incorporates real sound effects of thunder and rain, along with Ray Manzarek’s Fender Rhodes electric piano playing, which emulates the sound of rain. Continue reading →

Rhythm of the Rain

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“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. It rose to number three on the US pop chart on March 9, 1963, and spent two weeks at number one on the US Easy Listening chart. The song was also a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and a number-one single in Ireland. In 1999, BMI listed the song as the ninth most performed song on radio/TV in the 20th century. Continue reading →

Let’s Twist Again

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“Let’s Twist Again” is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached number two in the UK and number eight on the U.S. Billboard pop chart. It refers to the Twist dance craze and his 1960 and 1961 re-released single “The Twist”, a UK and U.S. number-one single.
The song received the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. Checker also recorded the song in German as “Der Twist Beginnt”. The song appears on the soundtrack of 2011 film The Help.

By Chubby Checker

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Calendar Girl

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“Calendar Girl” is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and was a hit single for Neil Sedaka. It was released in 1960 and reached #4 on the US Billboard chart in 1961, making it one of the better-known Sedaka songs alongside “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” “Oh! Carol”, and “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”. The personnel on the original recording include Al Caiola, Buck Pizzarelli, Art Ryerson and Bill Suyker on Guitar, George Duvivier on Bass, Ernie Hayes on Piano, Jerome Richardson on Sax, and David “Panama” Francis on Drums. Continue reading →