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Come Closer (Dee Clark Song)
"Come Closer" is a 1964 song and single by Dee Clark, written by Bob Gaudio Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote the vast majority of the ban ... of the Four Seasons. The single was one of Clark's career bests, and broke him into Chicago and other soul markets, but failed to impact on white audiences. The female vocal trio Jessica James and the Outlaws covered the song the next year on the B-side of their "Give Her Up Baby".John Clemente, ''Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked The World'' (2013) page 18: "In addition to these sessions, Peggy, Denise, Bernadette and Lou completed another project as singer-songwriters, a series of recordings that were released on Dyno Voice Records as Jessica James and The Outlaws. “Give Her Up, Baby/Come Closer” “We'll Be Makin' Out/Lucky Day”, and a vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Clark
Dee Clark (November 7, 1938 – December 7, 1990) was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for a string of R&B and pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the song " Raindrops", which became a million-seller in the United States in 1961. Career He was born Delectus ClarkShaw, ''Honkers And Shouters'', 1978, p. 324. or Delecta Clark, Jr. in Blytheville, Arkansas, and moved to Chicago in 1941. His mother, Essie Mae Clark, was a gospel singer and encouraged her son to pursue his love of music. Clark made his first recording in 1952 as a member of the Hambone Kids, who enjoyed some success with a recording of "Hambone" on the OKeh label. In 1953, he joined an R&B group called the Goldentones, who later became the Kool Gents and were discovered by Chicago radio DJ Herb Kent upon winning a talent competition. Kent had the Kool Gents signed to Vee-Jay label's subsidiary Falcon/Abner. The group recorded for Falcon/Abner in 1956, and also recorded a novelty re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in African-American culture, African-American African-American neighborhood, communities throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body movements, are an important hallmark of soul. Other characteristics are a Call and response (music), call and response between the lead and Backing vocalist, backing vocalists, an especially tense vocal sound, and occasional Musical improvisation, improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music is known for reflecting African-American identity and stressing the importance of African-American culture. Soul has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues, and primarily combines elements of gospel, R&B and jazz. The genre emerged from the power struggle to increase black Americans' awareness of their African ancestry, as a newfound consciousness led to the creation of music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constellation Records (Chicago)
Constellation Records was an American record label extant from 1963 to 1966. Despite only being in business for a few years, the label was described by the ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' as "one of the legendary labels of the soul era"."Constellation Records". Colin Larkin, ed. ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Oxford University Press. Constellation was founded by Ewart Abner in 1963 after he was forced from Vee-Jay Records. His business partners included artist and repertory man Bunky Sheppard and investor Art Sheridan. The label's most successful artist was Gene Chandler. While it was a prominent releaser of Chicago soul music, it also released many singles from New Orleans–based musicians, as well as music in the genres of rock, pop, gospel, and blues. Constellation released approximately 70 singles during its time of operation, many of which were re-released on CD by Collectables Records in later decades. Artists * Gene Chandler * Billy "The Kid" Emerson * Nolan C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gaudio
Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote the vast majority of the band's music, including hits like "Sherry" and " December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", as well as " Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Valli. Though he no longer performs with the group, Gaudio and lead singer Frankie Valli remain co-owners of the Four Seasons brand. Early career Born in the Bronx, New York, Gaudio was raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey, where he attended Bergenfield High School. Rotella, Mark"Straight Out of Newark" ''The New York Times'', October 2, 2005. Accessed October 9, 2007. "Originally from the Bronx, Mr. Gaudio had, at age 15, written the hit "Who Wears Short Shorts", which he made up while driving with friends along the main drag in Bergenfield." His mother worked for the publishing house Prentice Hall and his fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Valli
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer and occasional actor, best known as the frontman (lead singer) of The Four Seasons (band), the Four Seasons. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice. Valli scored 29 top 40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top 40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of the Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits include "Sherry (song), Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons song), Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song), Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll (The Four Seasons song), Rag Doll" (1964) and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975). Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease (song), Grease" (1978). V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Seasons (band)
The Four Seasons is an American band formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey. Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. They are one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musical groups of all time, having sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide. The band evolved out of a previous band called The Four Lovers, with Frankie Valli on lead and falsetto vocals, Bob Gaudio on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito (musician), Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on bass guitar and bass vocals. The Four Seasons had two distinct eras of widespread success: the 1960s, during which Massi departed in 1965, and was replaced initially by Charles Calello and more permanently by Joe Long, and the mid- to late 1970s, with the lineup consisting of Valli, Don Ciccone (bass guitar and baritone/soft falsetto vocals), John Paiva (lead guitar and harmony vocals), Gerry Polci (drums and tenor vocals), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica James And The Outlaws
Jessica James and the Outlaws was a 1960s American girl vocal trio. The group of Bernadette Carroll, Denise Ferri and Peggy Santiglia recorded singles under their own name and also sang backing for singers such as Frankie Valli. Santiglia and Carroll had both, separately, been members of The Angels. The girls were recorded by producers including Charlie Calello, Herb Bernstein, Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. Members *Bernadette Carroll (June 21, 1945 – October 5, 2018) *Denise Ferri (June 2, 1944 – October 29, 2020) *Peggy Santiglia (born May 4, 1944) Discography *"Give Her Up, Baby", B-side "Come Closer" *"We'll Be Makin' Out", B-side "Lucky Day" *"Blue Skies" *"Dixie" (released under pseudonym Tiffany Michele)John Clemente ''Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World 2013'', p. 18 "'Dixie'...The single was banned in certain markets because promoters feared it would cause a problem in light of the civil rights movement.... Some stations would not accept it, yet Jose Felic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Songs
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Dee Clark Songs
Dee or DEE may refer to: People Surname * Dee, an alternate spelling of the Welsh surname Day * Dee, a romanization of several Chinese surnames, including: ** Those listed at Di (surname) ** Some Hokkien pronunciations of the surname Li () * Di Renjie (630–700), Duke Wenhui of Liang, a Tang dynasty official * AJ Dee (born 1983), Filipino actor, swimmer and brother of actor Enchong Dee * Arthur Dee (1579–1651), English physician and alchemist * Billy Dee, African American adult film actor * Bob Dee (1933–1979), American football defensive end * Daisy Dee (born 1970), Dutch singer, actress and TV host * Dave Dee (1943–2009), English singer-songwriter, musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman * Ed Dee (born 1940), American author * Enchong Dee (born 1998), Filipino actor * Frances Dee (1909–2004), American actress * Gerry Dee (born 1968), Canadian comedian * Jack Dee (born 1961), British comedian * Jeff Dee (born 1961), American artist and game designer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
