50+ Music6d ago
"Searchin'" is a song written by #JerryLeiberAndMikeStoller specifically for #theCoasters. #AtcoRecords released it as a #single in March 1957, which topped the #RAndBChart for twelve weeks. It also reached number three on the Billboard singles chart. Although the Coasters had previously done well on the #rhythmAndBlues charts, "Searchin'" (along with "#YoungBlood" on the flip side) sparked the group's #rockAndRoll fame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38frYvUCvg
Searchin' (2007 Remaster) (Remastered)

Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsSearchin' (2007 Remaster) (Remastered) · The CoastersThere's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco℗ 1957 Atco Reco...

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50+ MusicMar 13
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer #BobbyFreeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States #Billboard Top 100 Sides #popChart, No. 2 on the Billboard #RAndBChart, and No. 1 in #Canada. #CliffRichardAndTheShadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a #Bside. The Beach Boys notably covered the song in 1965 for their album #TheBeachBoysToday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T6XIBIjKck
Do You Want to Dance-Bobby Freeman-original song-1958

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50+ MusicMar 10
"Cannonball" is a song written by #DuaneEddy and #LeeHazlewood and performed by Eddy. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the #RAndBChart, #2 on the #UKSinglesChart, #7 in #Canada in 1958, and appeared on his 1958 album, #HaveTwangyGuitarWillTravel. The song was recorded at Audio Recorders recording studio in #PhoenixArizona, produced by Lee Hazlewood and #LesterSill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3wMQ7fi0_U
Cannonball

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50+ MusicFeb 24
"Hello" is a song by American singer and songwriter #LionelRichie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album, #CantSlowDown (1983), the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three #Billboard music charts: the #popChart (for two weeks), the #RAndBChart (for three weeks), and the #AdultContemporaryChart (for six weeks). The song also went to number one on the #UKSinglesChart for six weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHONNcZbwDY
Lionel Richie - Hello (Official Music Video)

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50+ MusicFeb 21
"It's in His Kiss" is a song written and composed by #RudyClark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by #MerryClayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by #BettyEverett, who reached No. 6 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 chart in the spring of 1964 and No. 1 on the US Cashbox magazine #RAndBChart. Recorded by dozens of artists and groups around the world in the decades since.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCpKQjqb8Y4
Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) [Official Music Video]

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50+ MusicFeb 17
"Be My Guest" is a song written by #FatsDomino, #JohnMarascalco and #TommyBoyce. Arranged and produced by #DaveBartholomew and recorded by Domino on September 26, 1959, it was released as a single by #ImperialRecords the following month and reached number 8 on the #Billboard #popChart, number 2 on the #RAndBChart, and number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song was Boyce's first hit as a writer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIIyUZVJdE4
Fats Domino - Be My Guest - September 26, 1959

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50+ MusicFeb 16
"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by #GeorgiaDobbins, William Garrett, #FreddieGorman, #BrianHolland and #RobertBateman. It was the debut single by #girlGroup #theMarvelettes for the #Tamla (#Motown) label and is famous for being the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the #Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the #RAndBChart as well. The song has been #covered several times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxT9MPINMRM
The Beatles - Please Mister Postman (lyrics)

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50+ MusicFeb 9
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" is a song by American soul group #theDelfonics, co-written by producer #ThomBell and lead singer #WilliamHart. It was released as a single in 1969 on the #PhillyGroove record label and appeared on their self-titled third album the following year. The song reached number three on the #Billboard #RAndBChart and number ten on the Billboard #Hot100 in 1970. Overseas, the song peaked at number 22 on the #UKSinglesChart in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jylO0qxP7Y
The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) [Lyrics]

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50+ MusicJan 27
"Butterfly" is a #popular #song written by #BernieLowe and #KalMann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a #pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of #AmericanBandstand. The original recording of the song by #CharlieGracie reached No. 1 on the #Billboard Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the #RAndBChart and No. 12 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1957.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjj55YgjGeQ
1957 HITS ARCHIVE: Butterfly - Charlie Gracie (a #1 record)

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50+ MusicJan 17
"Shake Your Groove Thing" is a song by R&B duo #PeachesAndHerb. The #single reached No. 5 on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Billboard #RAndBChart. It also reached No. 2 for four weeks on the Billboard #DiscoChart in 1978. The song spent 22 weeks on the American charts and became a Gold record. The song was Peaches & Herb's first return to the charts in seven years. It was their first hit with the third "Peaches", Linda Greene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVN2gNizxZQ
Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb - HQ/HD

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