Written and first recorded by James Ray (US #22/R&B #10 1962). Other hit versions by Freddie & the Dreamers (UK #3 1963), Maxine Brown (US #63 1965). Also recorded by Aretha Franklin (1969). From the wiki: “‘If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody’ was written by Rudy Clark...
Hit versions by The Ted Black Orchestra (US #6 1931), Pat Boone (US #1/R&B #12/UK #2 1957), Vince Hill (UK #23 1967). From the wiki: “‘Love Letters in the Sand’ was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny and was first published in 1931...
’ the most-performed Christmas song was born. ‘I saw a spiral pad on his (Wells’s) piano with four lines written in pencil’, Tormé recalled. ‘They started, ‘Chestnuts roasting… Jack Frost nipping… Yuletide carols… Folks dressed...
From the wiki: “‘The Hokey Pokey’, also known as ‘The Hokey Cokey’ in the United Kingdom, is a campfire song and participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well-known in English-speaking countries. It originates in a British folk dance, with ...
Also recorded by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra with the Rhythm Boys (incl. Bing Crosby) (1927), Ray Charles & Betty Carter (1961). From the wiki: “‘Side by Side’ was written by Harry Woods (‘When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along)’, ‘I’m Looking Over ...
if not slightly off-kilter character—there's Jack Frost, Jack of “Jack and Jill," Jack with his infamous beanstalk, and even Captain Jack Sparrow. The name tends to represent the success of the common man, although of course has been lent to some darker figures, like Jack the Ripper,...