Johnny Tillotson - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

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  • Rating: 5.00 (10 ratings)
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  • Author: JBauder1948

Tags: pop  rock 

Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida; raised in Palatka, Florida) is an American singer and songwriter. While still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television. Following graduation in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications, he signed with Cadence Records and moved to New York City to pursue his music career. In 1960, he recorded his first hit, a composition entitled "Poetry in Motion" (written by Anthony/Kaufman), that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.A "crossover" artist, several of Tillotson's songs were successful on both the country music charts and pop charts. He earned a Grammy Award nomination for another of his own compositions, "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin," which was a U.S. #3 hit, and also for the song "Heartaches by the Number," nominated for Best Vocal Performance of 1965. He also appeared in the 1963 film Just for Fun and sang the theme song for the 1965 Sally Field television comedy Gidget. He had his last Top 10 U.S. hit in 1964 with "Talk Back Trembling Lips", which reached #7.In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tillotson has recorded 26 singles that made it onto Billboard's charts, and performed at venues across the United States and other places around the globe.

the Suburban Lawns

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  • Rating: 4.96 (23 ratings)
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  • Author: PaulJD2006

Tags: LA  new  punk  SoCal  wave 

"Gidget Goes to Hell" sung by Su TissueSu Tissue (Sue McLane) - vocalsFrankie Ennui (Richard Whitney)Chuck Roast (Charles Rodriguez)Vex Billingsgate/Bill Vex (William Ranson) - bassJohn Gleur (John McBurney). Gleur left the group during the production of Baby.

James Darren - Gidget (1959)

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  • Author: Jennyluvver

Tags: 1959  billboard  Darren  gidget  James  pop 

Charted at #41 on Billboard Hot 100 in April 1959. He was billed as "Jimmy Darren" at the time. This was James Darren's first charted Billboard recording. As I think most of you will know, James Darren was one of the stars of the movie Gidget.

Still the Girget from ON THE TELEVISION Series

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  • Author: ONTHETELEVISION

Tags: "On  Gidget  Music  Satire  Spoof  Television"  the 

Sketch from the ON THE TELEVISION series spoofing "Gidget." Starring LYNNE STEWART, KATE BENTON, JONATHAN STARK and JASON ROTHBERG with TIM CONWAY JR and GEORGE McGRATH as show hosts. Written by PETER HASTINGS, song by McGrath and WILLIE ETRA, directed by GARY HALVORSON.

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