Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly 1958 Little Richard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll style was dynamic, wild, unpredictable, and undoubtedly uninhibited. He knew how to stir the crowd, bursting onto the stage from anywhere, occasionally jumping, yelling, and screaming high notes. His style of performing Rock ‘n’ Roll was something new. It was thrilling and perhaps

What’d I Say, Pt. 1 “What’d I Say (Part 1)” by Ray Charles is an example of the ethereal soul and gospel music that would come to define black American culture in the 1950s and 60s. It is a song of devotion with a Latin feel, heavily influenced by jazz and blues. Ray Charles’ choir-like

The Jackson 5 – ABC On February 4, 1970, the song “ABC” was released by the Jackson 5 through Motown’s record label. The song first hit the Billboard Hot 100 in the same year. It knocked the Beatles song “Let It Be” off the track. “ABC” held the position for four weeks straight. Fun Facts The

The Commodores-Brick House Today’s song of the day is an American funk song, “Brick House” by The Commodores. Fun Facts: “Brick House” was released as a single on August 26, 1977, with the B-side track as “Captain Quick Draw.” The song quickly rose in popularity upon release, peaking at number 5 on US Billboard’s Hot

Save the last dance for me – The Drifters Written by Doc Pomus, a noted blues singer/songwriter, and Mort Shuman, “Save the Last Dance for Me” was first recorded in 1960. Behind the Music In an interview with Pomus, he revealed that the song had been relegated to the record’s B-side until Dick Clark suggested

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (Official Music Video) The Four Seasons merged their history with the events happening in 1976. The song “Oh What a Night” had an attractive Genesis; the original music, December 5th, 1933, was about celebrating the end of prohibition. But as fate would

Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman (Live) Before Percy Sledge began his music career, he worked as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s. Fun Facts “When a Man Loves a Woman” was released in March of 1966 and recorded in February of the same year. Calvin Lewis co-wrote the lyrics with