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(Vocal group, 1960–72) Formed in New York’s Bronx by four high school friends (Judy Craig, Barbara Lee Jones, Patricia Bennett and Sylvia Peterson), The Chiffons virtually defined the Girl Group sound with a trio of classic hits in the mid-1960s. 1963’s ‘He’s So Fine’ written by manager Ronald Mack was their only No. 1, but the Goffin-King ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

Twist Again’. He has had over 50 hits, earning him a place on the R&R revival circuit ever since. Styles & Forms | Sixties | Rock Personalities | The Chiffons | Sixties | Rock ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

(Vocal group, 1963–66) One Top 10 (‘Be My Baby’) and one Top 20 hit (‘Baby I Love You’) do not explain the enduring reputation of The Ronettes, a group of school friends mistaken for a singing act when they queued for entrance to a New York dance club in 1961. Sisters Veronica and Estelle Bennett, with cousin Nedra ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

This enduring British cult dance scene takes its name from the post-mod discos in the north-west of England where it developed, rather than the geographical location of the music-makers. Legendary disco venues like Manchester’s Twisted Wheel, Blackpool’s Mecca and The Wigan Casino, are still spoken about in reverential tones by soul and dance connoisseurs. The reason northern soul ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, general editor Paul Du Noyer

Barry & Ellie Greenwich housed inside New York City’s Brill Building, who turned out hit after classic hit for artists such as The Shirelles, The Shangri-Las, The Chiffons, The Drifters, Little Eva, Connie Francis, The Crystals and The Ronettes; Phil Spector, whose slick, echo-bathed ‘Wall of Sound’ creations added an entirely new ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, general editor Paul Du Noyer
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