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Elvis Presley: “Are You Lonesome Tonight”

This song was written in 1926 by Tin Pan Alley songwriters Roy Turk and Lou Handman. It was a hit…

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The Temptations: “Papa Was A Rolling Stone”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZ8uGo5dt8 This was written by the Motown songwriters Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Whitfield. It was first…

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The Temptations: “Get Ready”

This was written by Smokey Robinson, who was the main songwriter for The Temptations. In the Motown stable, The Temptations…

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Dolly Parton: ‘I Will Always Love You’

This is not a love song in the conventional sense. Dolly Parton wrote it for a close friend. In 1967,…

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The Four Seasons: “Sherry”

The Four Seasons' "Sherry", was originally called "Terry." The group loved it and performed it over the telephone for their…

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Elvis Presley: “In the Ghetto”

https://youtu.be/2En0ZyjQgU4 This song is about poverty, describing a child who can't overcome his surroundings and turns to crime, which leads…

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The Four Seasons: “Rag Doll”

Group member and chief songwriter Bob Gaudio wrote this. He was driving his car to the studio in New York…

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Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: “Can’t Take My Eyes off You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFToiLtXro Lyrics You're just too good to be true I can't take my eyes off you You'd be like heaven…

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Patsy Cline: “I Fall To Pieces”

Written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard, this was arguably the first pure country single to cross over to the…

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Lynn Anderson Never Promised You A: ‘Rose Garden’

Lynn Anderson became a household name in the year 1971, when she released her rendition of "Rose Garden". Lynn Anderson…

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DYR Today, September 3

“Born Today” OMI (29) Shaun White (29) Garrett Hedlund (31) Paz de la Huerta (31) Fearne Cotton (34) Nick Wechsler…

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Blue Swede: “Hooked On A Feeling”

The Blue Swede version was the first #1 hit in the US by a Swedish act. It reached the top…

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