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The Song That Made The Shirelles the First Girl Group at No. 1

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The Song That Made The Shirelles the First Girl Group at No. 1

How a 1986 Film Gave Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” a Second Life

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How a 1986 Film Gave Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” a Second Life

The Final Note Jackie Wilson Sang Before Collapsing Onstage

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The Final Note Jackie Wilson Sang Before Collapsing Onstage

The Eurovision Winner Sandie Shaw Never Wanted to Sing

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The Eurovision Winner Sandie Shaw Never Wanted to Sing

The Forgotten B-Side That Became America’s Biggest Song of 1967

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The Forgotten B-Side That Became America’s Biggest Song of 1967

How Dusty Springfield Found Her Soul Masterpiece in Memphis

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How Dusty Springfield Found Her Soul Masterpiece in Memphis

The Dark Fiction Listeners Mistook for Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Real Life

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The Dark Fiction Listeners Mistook for Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Real Life

The Tragic First Life Behind Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat”

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The Tragic First Life Behind Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat”

How “Baker Street” Turned a Guitar Melody Into Rock’s Most Famous Saxophone Riff

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How “Baker Street” Turned a Guitar Melody Into Rock’s Most Famous Saxophone Riff

The Paul McCartney Demo That Gave Badfinger Their Breakthrough

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The Paul McCartney Demo That Gave Badfinger Their Breakthrough

The Hit The Zombies Couldn’t Celebrate Because They Had Already Split

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The Hit The Zombies Couldn’t Celebrate Because They Had Already Split

The Unfinished Mix Radio Turned Into Tommy James’s No. 1 Hit

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The Unfinished Mix Radio Turned Into Tommy James’s No. 1 Hit