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Answer: The Shirelles

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Shirelles in 1961. It peaked at number four on the UK singles chart the same year.

The Shirelles were Doris Coley, Addie Harris, Beverly Lee and Shirley Owens. They were formed in 1957 and their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "I Met Him On A Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)" which peaked at number 49 in 1958. They had six Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1958 and 1967 which included two number one hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1961) and "Soldier Boy" (1962). The group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Answer: Bobby Vee

"Take Good Care Of My Baby" was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Bobby Vee in 1961. It peaked at number three on the UK singles chart the same year.

Bobby Vee was born Robert Thomas Velline in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, in 1943. His big break came out of the fatal plane crash that killed The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959. The next show on the tour was to be in Moorhead, Minnesota, and Bobby Vee and his group The Shadows were given the job of filling in for Buddy Holly. Bobby Vee had six Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1959 and 1970 which included his only number one hit "Take Good Care Of My Baby".

Answer: Tony Orlando

"Halfway To Paradise" was a number 39 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Tony Orlando in 1961. It did not chart in the UK.

Tony Orlando was born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis in New York City, New York, USA, in 1944. His only Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Bless You", it peaked at number 15 in 1961. In 1970 the group Dawn was formed with various female backing singers including Toni Wine, Linda November, Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. Dawn or Tony Orlando & Dawn had six Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including three number one hits "Knock Three Times" (1971), "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" (1972) and "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" (1975).

Answer: Billy Fury

"I'd Never Find Another You" was a number five hit on the UK singles chart for Billy Fury in 1961. It did not chart in the US.

Billy Fury was born Ronald Wycherley in Liverpool, UK, in 1940. In 1958 he sent impresario Larry Parnes a tape of his songs. He was asked to meet Parnes at a theatre in Birkenhead, Merseyside, when his show headlined by Marty Wilde came to town. Fury played some songs to Wilde and Parnes who was so impressed he put him on stage that very night. Between 1959 and 1966 Billy Fury had eleven Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart. In 1960 Larry Parnes turned down The Silver Beatles as Fury's backing band. Instead they backed another one of his singers Johnny Gentle, on a tour of Scotland.

Answer: The Crickets

"Don't Ever Change" was a number five hit on the UK singles chart for The Crickets in 1962. It did not chart in the US.

The Crickets in 1962 were Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin and Jerry Naylor. Original member Niki Sullivan had left the group before the death of Buddy Holly. Other members of the post Holly group were Earl Sinks and David Box who like Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash in 1964. The Crickets did not have any hits on the Billboard Hot 100 after the death of Buddy Holly. They were very popular in the UK and had nine hits on the UK singles chart between 1959 and 1964. In 2012 an oversight was corrected when The Crickets were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Answer: When My Little Girl Is Smiling

"When My Little Girl Is Smiling" was a number 28 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Drifters in 1962. It peaked at number 31 on the UK singles chart the same year.

The lead singer on The Drifters' version of this song was Charlie Thomas. He was a member of The Five Crowns who George Treadwell recruited in 1958 to be The Drifters after sacking the group he managed called The Drifters. The version by Craig Douglas (Terence Perkins) peaked at number nine and spent 13 weeks on the UK singles chart in 1962. It was the third of four consecutive UK number nine hits for Douglas. The version by Jimmy Justice (James Little) peaked at number nine and spent 13 weeks on the UK singles chart in 1962. Neither of the two British singers had any hits in the US.

Answer: The Cookies

"Chains" was a number 17 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Cookies in 1962. It peaked at number 50 on the UK singles chart the same year.

The original Cookies were formed in 1954 but some of them left and formed The Raelettes, the backing group for Ray Charles. The Cookies singing on "Chains" were Dorothy Jones, Earl-Jean McCrea and Margaret Ross. Between 1962 and 1963 The Cookies had one Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" which peaked at number seven in 1963. They also had a career as backing singers and sang on such songs as "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" Neil Sedaka, "The Loco-Motion" Little Eva and "Comin' Home Baby" Mel Torme.

Answer: The Loco-Motion

"The Loco-Motion" was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Little Eva in 1962. It peaked at number two on the UK singles chart the same year.

Little Eva was born Eva Narcissus Boyd in Belhaven, North Carolina, USA, in 1943. At the time she recorded "The Loco-Motion" Eva was working for Gerry Goffin and Carole King as a nanny/baby sitter. Between 1962 and 1963 she had three Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Besides her number one hit she had a hit with "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby", number 12 in 1962 and "Let's Turkey Trot", number 20 in 1963. Never having any more chart success after 1963 she left the music business in 1970 and returned penniless to North Carolina. She did start performing again in 1988.

Answer: Steve Lawrence

"Go Away Little Girl" was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Steve Lawrence in 1962. It did not chart in the UK.

Steve Lawrence was born Sidney Liebowitz in Brooklyn, New York, USA, in 1935. He became the vocal soloist with The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) in Washington, D.C. when drafted into the army in the '50s. He married singer Eydie Gorme in 1957 and although known as an actor and singer in his own right, he may be best known as one half of the singing duo Steve & Eydie. Between 1957 and 1966 he had five Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 which included his only number one hit "Go Away Little Girl".

Answer: Carole King

"It Might As Well Rain Until September" was a number three hit on the UK singles chart for Carole King in 1962. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Gerry Goffin was born Gerald Goffin in Brooklyn, New York, USA, in 1939. Carole King was born Carol Joan Klein in Manhattan, New York, USA, in 1942. After Carole aged 17 married Gerry they both left college and worked day jobs (Goffin as an assistant chemist and King as a secretary), while writing songs in the evening. They gave up their day jobs after "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles reached number one in 1961. It was the first number one hit by a black girl group on the Billboard Hot 100. Goffin/King were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

Answer: Up On The Roof

"Up On The Roof" was a number five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Drifters in 1963; it did not chart in the UK. The lead singer on The Drifters' version of "Up On The Roof" was Rudy Lewis.

Singer/songwriter/actor Kenny Lynch was born in Stepney, London, England, in 1938. In 1963 during a UK tour with Helen Shapiro (topping the bill) and The Beatles (fifth on the bill), John Lennon and Paul McCartney were writing "Misery". They offered it to Shapiro's A&R man Norrie Paramor who turned it down. Kenny Lynch recorded it instead but it failed to chart. However he did become the first singer to cover a Lennon/McCartney song. Ten years later in 1973 Kenny Lynch was one of the celebrities on the cover of the album "Band On The Run" by Paul McCartney and Wings.

Answer: One Fine Day

"One Fine Day" was a number five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Chiffons in 1963. It peaked at number 29 on the UK singles chart the same year.

The Chiffons formed in 1960 were Patricia Bennett, Judy Craig and Barbara Lee Jones who were school friends at James Monroe High School in The Bronx, New York, U. S. A. In 1962 Sylvia Peterson who had sung with Little Jimmy & the Tops joined the group. Between 1963 and 1966 The Chiffons had three Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 which included "He's So Fine" a number one hit in 1963, "One Fine Day" a number five hit in 1963 and "Sweet Talkin' Guy" a number 10 hit in 1966. In the late '60s founder member Judy Craig left the group to work in a bank, such is fame.

Answer: Herman's Hermits

"I'm Into Something Good" was a number 13 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Herman's Hermits in 1964. It was number one for two weeks on the UK singles chart the same year.

The original group were formed as Herman & The Hermits in Manchester, UK, in 1963. Herman's Hermits were Peter Noone (Herman, vocals), Karl Green (bass guitar, vocals), Keith Hopwood (Guitar, vocals), Derek Leckenby (guitar, vocals) and Barry Whitwam (drums). Between 1965 and 1967 they had eleven Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 which included two number one hits "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" (1965). Between 1964 and 1970 they had ten Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart which included the number one hit "I'm Into Something Good" (1964).

Answer: Berries

"He's In Town" was a number three hit on the UK singles chart for The Rockin' Berries in 1964. It did not chart in the US.

The original Rockin' Berries (named for the number of Chuck Berry songs they included in their act) were formed in Birmingham, England, in the late '50s. Keyboard player Christine Perfect, later Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac was an early member of the group. The group members at the time of this recording were Roy Austin (bass guitar), Terry Bond (drums), Chuck Botfield (lead guitar), Clive Lea (lead vocals) and Geoff Turton (lead vocals, rhythm guitar). Between 1964 and 1966 they had two Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart, "He's In Town" (1964) and "Poor Man's Son" (1965).

Answer: Oh No Not My Baby

"Oh No Not My Baby" was a number 11 hit on the UK singles chart for Manfred Mann in 1965. It was not released as a single in the US.

The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers morphed into Manfred Mann & The Manfreds, then into Manfred Mann in 1963. The Group members were Mike Hugg (drums), Paul Jones (vocals), Manfred Man (keyboards), Tom McGuinness (bass guitar) and Mike Vickers (guitar). Between 1964 and 1969 they had 13 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart. This included three number one hits, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964), "Pretty Flamingo" (1966) and "Mighty Quinn" (1968). They were the first group from southern England to have a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during the British invasion of 1964.

Answer: At The Club

"At The Club" peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Drifters in 1965. It peaked at number 35 on the UK singles chart the same year. Re-released in the UK in 1972 as a double A-Side with "Saturday Night At The Movies" it peaked at number three.

There have been many personnel changes in the group and at times there have been more than one group performing under The Drifters name. The lead singer on "At The Club" was Johnny Moore who joined the group in 1955. The first Drifters Billboard Hot 100 hit that he sang lead vocal on was "Adorable" in 1955. Between 1959 and 1964 The Drifters had five Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 which included their only Number One hit "Save The Last Dance For Me" (1960). They moved to the UK in the '70s where the hits continued. They had nine UK Top Ten hits between 1960 and 1976.

Answer: Dusty Springfield

"Some Of Your Lovin'" was a number eight hit on the UK singles chart for Dusty Springfield in 1965. It did not chart in the US.

Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in West Hampstead, London, UK, in 1939. She first entered the UK singles chart in 1961 with "Breakaway" (number 31) as part of The Springfields with brother Tom and Tim Feild. The Springfields had a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 with "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" (number 20). Between 1963 and 1968 Dusty Springfield had ten UK Top Ten hits which included her only UK number one hit "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (1966). On the Billboard Hot 100 between 1964 and 1968 she had three Top Ten hits.

Answer: Don't Bring Me Down

"Don't Bring Me Down" was a number 12 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Animals in 1966. It peaked at number six on the UK singles chart the same year.

The Animals were formed in 1962/63 when first Eric Burdon (vocals), then John Steel (drums) and Hilton Valentine (lead guitar) joined Alan Price (keyboards) and Chas Chandler (bass guitar) from The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo. They moved to London in 1964 and became part of the beat boom and the British invasion of the US pop charts. Between 1964 and 1966 The Animals had seven Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart which included their only UK and US number one hit "House Of The Rising Sun". This US number one hit was their only Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Micky Dolenz

"Pleasant Valley Sunday" was a number three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Monkees in 1967. It peaked at number 11 on the UK singles chart the same year.

The Monkees were formed as the result of auditions for a TV show about an imaginary group. Director, writer and producer Bob Rafelson is said to have come up with the idea for The Monkees in 1962. (Oh, it's not based on The Beatles and "A Hard Day's Night" then?). The Monkees were Micky Dolenz (vocals, drums), Davy Jones (vocals), Michael Nesmith (guitar) and Peter Tork (bass guitar, keyboards). Between 1966 and 1968 they had six Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including three number one hits, "Last Train To Clarksville" (1966), "I'm A Believer" (1966) and "Daydream Believer" (1967).

Answer: The Byrds

"Goin' Home" peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Byrds in 1967. It did not chart in the UK.

The Byrds were Gene Clark (tambourine, vocals), Michael Clarke (drums), David Crosby (rhythm guitar, vocals), Chris Hillman (bass guitar, vocals) and Roger McGuinn (lead guitar, vocals). They were formed in Los Angeles, USA, in 1964. Although they had many personnel changes and were only commercially successful for a short period in the '60s, The Byrds were one of the most influential groups of the decade. In 1965 they had their only Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100; they were the two number one hits "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)".