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The group formed in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1964 when singer-guitarist Don Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) went to see the band in which a friend of his, saxophonist Bob Podstawski, was a member. [ 1] This local group was the Vibratones, comprising Jimmy Ryan (lead guitar), Ken Gorka (bass), Jack Decker (drums ...
Jonathan Monroe Craig was born in Minot, North Dakota, [1] but grew up mostly in Canada and moved back to the United States when he became an adult. In a further interview with the music blog Eat Yo Beats, Jonny said "my mom made me listen to tons of shit when I was kid, everything from Michael Bolton to some weird ass Christian rock bands" and also that it was this that became his main ...
Under the title "Slow Dancing", the song originally was a minor US hit in 1976 for the band Funky Kings (of which Tempchin was a member). The song became much better known as "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" in a 1977 cover version by Johnny Rivers, which became a top ten US hit. It was Rivers' last Top 40 hit in the United States, and ...
Johnny & Associates, Inc.[ a][ 1][ 3] was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as Johnny's. [ b][ 4][ 5] The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. [ 6] Until 2019, the company was known for its strict policies ...
Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Vestron Motion Picture is the original soundtrack to the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. It was released on August 4, 1987, by RCA Records. [ 4] The album went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. [ 5][ 6] In the United States, the album spent 18 weeks at ...
Mark O'Connor and Jim Ed Norman. In 1993, a sequel to the song, "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia", was released by master violinist Mark O'Connor on his album Heroes. The song featured Daniels on fiddle, with Johnny Cash as the narrator, Marty Stuart as Johnny, and Travis Tritt as the devil. The song peaked at #54 on Billboard's Hot Country ...
The Ballad Of Forty Dollars. The Ballad Of Jesse James. The Ballad of Ira Hayes. Ballad Of Little Fauss And Big Halsy. Ballad Of The Ark. Ballad Of The Harp Weaver. Bandana. The Banks Of The Ohio. The Baron.
Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll and doo-wop revival group formed in 1969. The group performed a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs that both revived and parodied the music and the New York City street culture of the 1950s. [ 2][ 3] After gaining initial fame for their performance at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, made ...