There was nobody named Thompson, and there weren’t any Twins. But they were a part of the Second British Invasion of the 1980s, and this is how they got there.
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32–Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis finally broke out of his role as a session musician at Sun Records, with a song that taught pretty much everyone that there’s another way to play the piano.
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30–Angel Baby
By the time Rosie and the Originals’ only hit reached the Billboard charts, the band had already broken up, and Rosie herself was just beginning a decades-long battle for royalties. And the record isn’t even that good; I’ll fight you over that one.
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29–Rockin’ Robin
What does Bobby Day have in common with The Pink Panther? Tune in and you’ll find the anther! (heh.)
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28: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Phil Spector was looking for some male acts to pad out his all-female stable of talent when he heard the Righteous Brothers. Shortly thereafter they recorded a song that few people thought would be a hit.
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10–Free Bird
Today we’re commemorating the 40th anniversary of the plane crash that killed several members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd and their manager with a look at the song that became their signature tune.
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