The Crystals were one of the girl groups of the early Sixties who defined the genre of girl groups. They had been recording for producer Phil Spector and had had two hits before “He’s a Rebel.” When Gene Pitney wrote … Continue reading →
Robert George Pickett was born in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1938. He grew up with movies. His father owned the local movie theater and little Bobby could watch all the films he wanted to. His favorite actor was Boris Karloff. As … Continue reading →
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008XKV36Y Very cool to have two songs in a row with girl’s names as their titles. I’m not sure why it is, but there are many many more songs with girls names than there are with guys names. Maybe it’s … Continue reading →
Tommy Roe was one of the Buddy Holly sound-a-likes. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia where he was born in 1942. He went to high school with people like Joe South, Billy Joe Royal, Mac Davis and Ray Stevens. So, … Continue reading →