"Witch Doctor" was a huge hit, going to US #1 in April 1958 and staying for three weeks. The song…
The Blue Swede version was the first #1 hit in the US by a Swedish act. It reached the top…
Bobby Pickett was a nightclub entertainer who performed with a group called The Cordials. He wrote this with his friend…
As a teenager from the 1970s, I'm happy to report that despite disco, polyester pants, TV sitcoms (all with brown…
"The Way You Look Tonight" is a song from the film Swing Time, originally performed by Fred Astaire (We'll get…
Eddie Rabbitt was a Country singer and songwriter, but this was a huge crossover hit, going to #1 on the…
"Knockin on Heaven's Door" is a song written and sung by Bob Dylan, for the soundtrack of the 1973 film…
This song by The Carpenters started out as a bank commercial. Songwriters Paul Williams and Roger Nichols were commissioned by…
Del Shannon's Runaway is No. 472 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time! As a…
The title of this song by The Hollies came from the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917…
"An American Trilogy" is a song arranged by country songwriter Mickey Newbury and made popular by Elvis Presley, who began…
"Just My Imagination" became The Temptations' third song to reach #1 on the US Hot 100! It held the top…