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The Dells were an American R&B vocal group. Formed in high school in 1953 by founding members Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Michael and Lucius McGill, under the name the El-Rays. [1] They released their first recording in 1954 and two years later had their first R&B hit with "Oh What a Night". [1]
The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits: 162 32 — Sweet as Funk Can Be — 33 — 1973 Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation: 99 10 — 1974 The Dells — 15 — The Dells vs. The Dramatics: 156 15 — The Mighty Mighty Dells: 114 13 — 1975 We Got to Get Our Thing Together — 31 — 1976 No Way Back — 47 — Mercury: 1977 They Said It ...
The Dells' original 1956 recording on the Vee-Jay label peaked at #4 on the R&B singles chart. In 1969, they refashioned it as a soul song on the Cadet label. The August 2, 1969 edition of Record World gave it a "Four Star Pick" review, stating: "This old, old, old, oldie sounds newer than tomorrow, via the Dells chartbreaker express. All will ...
Song origins. According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition, [6] but after the band revolted against what Gaudio would admit was a "silly" lyric being paired with an instrumental groove they knew would ...
Robert Eugene Miller. Barrett Strong. Producer (s) Bobby Miller. " Stay in My Corner " is a 1965 soul song by The Dells. It was released as a single on the Vee-Jay label and peaked in the top 30 on the R&B singles chart. Three years later, The Dells rerecorded "Stay in My Corner" on the Cadet label and took the new version of the song to number ...
Soul, funk. Length. 52:50. Label. Cadet Records. Dusty Groove (reissue) [1] Producer. Charles Stepney. The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke’s Greatest Hits [ sic] is an album by the vocal group The Dells consisting of music written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David and originally performed by Dionne Warwick .
Traditional. " The Farmer in the Dell " is a singing game, nursery rhyme, folksong, and children's song. It probably originated in Germany and was brought to America by immigrants. [ 1] From there, it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It is Roud Folk Song Index number 6306.
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