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Closing Time: “Save the Last Dance for Me” Turns 60

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, Atlantic Records, Buck Owens, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jerry Lee Lewis, Save The Last Dance For Me, Sun Records, The Drifters, The Mavericks, Tom Jones, Willy DeVille

Written by Doc Pomus, The Drifters turned this song about love, trust and frustration into a Number One single that remains a paean to true romance

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Pop Soul 

Down Crossover Road: Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in 1960

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1960, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Copacabana, Jerry Wexler, Leiber and Stoller, Ray Charles, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Tom Dowd

How two soul giants set the stage for pop music at the cusp of the Civil Rights era

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Rock 

Social Dist-dancing: “The Twist” at 60

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, American Bandstand, Cameo-Parkway Records, Chubby Checker, Dee Dee Sharp, Dick Clark, The Twist

Chubby Checker’s signature hit promoted the no touch dance for entirely different reasons six decades ago

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