© 2018 Todd Baptista e-mail: info@toddbaptista.com The second week of June always brings personal memories of the mighty Spaniels, the powerhouse R&B vocal group of the 1950s, to the forefront of my mind. That’s because their key voices, lead singer
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Sammy Davis, Jr. is responsible for one of Jay & the Americans’ biggest hits
….and 5 more things you didn’t know about Jay & the Americans In April 1964, Jay and the Americans were riding high, having had a couple of hits under their belt and working on driving their new single, “Think of the Good Times”, up the charts. The group made an appearance on the TV show
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A Capitol Fourth features The Beach Boys and The Four Tops
The Beach Boys – Though they never had a patriotic-themed hit (unless you count “Surfin U.S.A.”), they are synonymous with the flag-waving spirit of the 4th of July. In 1975, they released a double-album compilation called “Spirit of America.” The boys of summer have been called “America’s Band”, their biographical mini-series was called “An American Family”
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