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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Supergroups of the 60's: Chad & Jeremy
Part of the initial British invasion, the folk-influenced pop duo of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde went on to rack up 7 Top 40 hits in the U.S. before the shift to progressive rock made…
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Essential Boomer Album Collection: "Days of Future Passed" (1967)
With the release of “Days of Future Passed," the Moody Blues went from “one hit wonders” to virtually pioneering the musical form that came to be known as “progressive rock.” The Moody Blues began life as…
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Supergroups of the '60s: The Turtles
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You Have Been Warned
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R.I.P. Neil Sedaka (1939-2026)
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Steinman’s Songs
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