A record which generated considerable attention at the time, due to it's innovatory phasing/flangeing technique, Miss Toni Fisher's breakthrough hit, 'The Big Hurt', very nearly topped the U. S.... more

John Alvin Ray was arguably the biggest male American star of the pre-rock 'n' roll 1950s, his full on emotional style (evolved in part thanks to his hearing difficulties) landing him a series of... more

Just fifteen years of age when he wrote and recorded the multi-million-selling worldwide smash 'Diana', in 1957, former child prodigy PAUL ANKA was perhaps predestined to become a major star. He was,... more

Singing drummer Warren Storm was Swamp-Pop royalty, reaching his commercial apogee with his very first 45rpm, a revival of Vernon Dalhart's 'Prisoner's Song', in 1958. He subsequently embarked upon a... more

The eternally underrated Curtis Lee is chiefly remembered for his two irresistibly infectious 1961 hits, 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' and 'Under The Moon Of Love' (both of which Showaddywaddy would, of... more

The Angels, Who Would Go On To Become One Of The Iconic Girl Groups Of The 1960s, Had Their Roots In Two Earlier Female Vocal Groups, The Delicates And The Starlets, Both Of Whom Were Hugely Popular... more

Rising from the Arthur Godfrey Talent Show to #1 with his first single, "Honeycomb," Rodgers blurred the lines between pop, folk, country and R&B as he notched hit after hit. These 32 tracks include... more