Veronica (Ronnie) Bennett, Estelle Bennett, and Nedra Talley formed a group called The Darling Sisters in 1961, later becoming Ronnie and the Relatives, then finally The Ronettes. The two sisters and cousin Nedra grew up in Washington Heights in a musical family, and in 1961 they signed with Colpix and recorded several tracks. None went anywhere.
There are some unusual Yuletide songs you might never have heard . . . or might not want to hear. Starting with The Drifters in 1954 with their take on a Bing Crosby hit. I wonder what Irving Berlin would have thought?
Let’s take a brief look at one of the most prolific and gifted entertainers in the music industry: Glen Travis Campbell, guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and television host. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned 50 years, selling more that 45 million records around the world.
Cameo-Parkway, an independent record company based in Philadelphia, made music that’s impossible to sit down to. The dance music it created from 1957 to 1967 includes the twist, the pony, the fly, the limbo rock, the mashed potatoes, the bird, the watusi, the bristol stomp, and the 81, among many others.