Annette Kleinbard was the female vocalist in The Teddy Bears, who, along with Phil Spector and Marshall Leib, had a 1958 hit called "To Know Him Is To Love Him". She later changed her name to Carol Connors and went on to co-write The Ripchords' 1964 hit "Hey Little Cobra", "Gonna Fly Now" (The Theme From Rocky), as well as the 1980 Billy Preston / Syreeta Wright duet "With You I'm Born Again".
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They’re Good-Bad, But They’re Not Evil
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The True Story of the Beatles Logo
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Woodstock - Featuring The Beatles?
As we celebrate the 57th anniversary of the most famous rock concert ever, you may wonder why certain acts weren’t there. After all, the intention of the promoters was to assemble the greatest bands and artists…
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Rock's #1 Muse
Probably rock’s most famous muse, Pattie Boyd was the inspiration for 3 of the greatest love songs of the last half of the twentieth century: George Harrison’s “Something,” Eric Clapton’s “Layla” and Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight.”…
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What's in a Name?
A lot of bands have gone through name changes before they hit the big time. We thought it would be fun to mention just a few of them and what they originally were known as……
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The Story Behind the Song: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
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