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The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City.[1]

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  1. 106 relations: Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn), Adam Wade (singer), Ain't That Peculiar, AllMusic, American Bandstand, B.T. Puppy Records, Band (rock and pop), Beatlemania, Bell Records, Bill Reid, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Both Sides, Now, British Invasion, Brooklyn, Brute Force (musician), Candida (album), Come Softly to Me, Cover band, Cover version, Cross Country (band), Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), Denise (song), Don't Worry Baby, Doo-wop, Get a Job (song), Go Away Little Girl, Guinness World Records, Hank Medress, He's in Town, He's So Fine, HMV, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Howard Greenfield, I Got Rhythm, In the Midnight Hour, Jay and the Americans, Jay Traynor, Just One Smile, JVC, Knock Three Times, La Bamba (song), Lead single, Liver cancer, Los Angeles, Lung cancer, Major League Baseball, Manhattan, Mitch Margo, Music recording certification, ... Expand index (56 more) »

  2. 1955 establishments in New York City
  3. 1978 disestablishments in New York (state)
  4. B.T. Puppy Records artists
  5. Buddah Records artists
  6. Neil Sedaka
  7. People from Brighton Beach

Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)

Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school located at 2800 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, New York under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education.

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Adam Wade (singer)

Patrick Henry "Adam" Wade (March 17, 1935 – July 7, 2022) was an American singer, musician, and actor.

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Ain't That Peculiar

"Ain't That Peculiar" is a 1965 song recorded by American soul musician Marvin Gaye for the Tamla (Motown) label.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.

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American Bandstand

American Bandstand (AB) is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired regularly in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the program's producer.

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B.T. Puppy Records

B.T. Puppy Records was an American record label formed in New York City in 1963 by Bright Tunes Productions, a music publishing and production company established by vocal group The Tokens.

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Band (rock and pop)

A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre.

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Beatlemania

Beatlemania was the fanaticism surrounding the English rock band the Beatles from 1963 to 1966.

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Bell Records

Bell Records was an American record label founded in 1952 in New York City by Arthur Shimkin, the owner of the children's record label Golden Records, and initially a unit of Pocket Books, after the rights to the name were acquired from Benny Bell who used the Bell name to issue risque novelty records.

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Bill Reid

William Ronald Reid Jr. (12 January 1920 – 13 March 1998) was a Haida artist whose works include jewelry, sculpture, screen-printing, and paintings.

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Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Both Sides, Now

"Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.

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British Invasion

The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States with significant influence on the rising "counterculture" on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Brute Force (musician)

Stephen Friedland (born September 29, 1940), known as Brute Force, is an American singer and songwriter.

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Candida (album)

Candida is a 1970 album by Dawn, a studio session group including Tony Orlando, Toni Wine, and Linda November.

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Come Softly to Me

"Come Softly to Me" is a popular song recorded by The Fleetwoods, composed of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel, who also wrote it.

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Cover band

A cover band (or covers band) is a band that plays songs recorded by someone else, sometimes mimicking the original as accurately as possible, and sometimes re-interpreting or changing the original.

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Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song.

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Cross Country (band)

Cross Country was an American harmony trio from Brooklyn, New York, United States.

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Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song.

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Denise (song)

"Denise" is a song written by Neil Levenson that was inspired by his childhood friend, Denise Lefrak.

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Don't Worry Baby

"Don't Worry Baby" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their March 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2.

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Doo-wop

Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.

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Get a Job (song)

"Get a Job" is a song by the Silhouettes released in November 1957.

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Go Away Little Girl

"Go Away Little Girl" is a popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Hank Medress

Henry "Hank" Medress (November 19, 1938 – June 18, 2007) was an American singer and record producer, best known for his taking part in the American band The Tokens.

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He's in Town

"He's in Town" is a song and single by the American band The Tokens, covered successfully in the U.K. by The Rockin' Berries.

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He's So Fine

"He's So Fine" is a song written by Ronnie Mack.

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HMV

HMV is a music and entertainment retailer, founded in the United Kingdom in 1921.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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Howard Greenfield

Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. The Tokens and Howard Greenfield are people from Brighton Beach.

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I Got Rhythm

"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard.

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In the Midnight Hour

"In the Midnight Hour" is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on his 1965 album of the same name, also appearing on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett.

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Jay and the Americans

Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s.

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Jay Traynor

John "Jay" Traynor (March 30, 1943 – January 2, 2014) was an American singer.

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Just One Smile

"Just One Smile" is a pop song written by Randy Newman in 1960.

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JVC

JVC (short for Japan Victor Company) is a Japanese brand owned by JVCKenwood.

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Knock Three Times

"Knock Three Times" is a popular song credited simply to "Dawn", obscuring the actual performers.

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La Bamba (song)

"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba".

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Lead single

A lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.

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Liver cancer

Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy, is cancer that starts in the liver.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Mitch Margo

Mitchell Stuart Margo (May 25, 1947 – November 24, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter.

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Music recording certification

Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units.

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Musical Chairs (1975 game show)

Musical Chairs is an American game show that aired from June 16 to October 31, 1975, on CBS.

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Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.

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Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. The Tokens and Neil Sedaka are people from Brighton Beach and RCA Victor artists.

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New York Post

The New York Post (NY Post) is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City.

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Official Charts Company

The Official Charts Company (OCC or Official Charts; previously known as the Chart Information Network, CIN, and the Official UK Charts Company; legally known as the Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.

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One Fine Day (song)

"One Fine Day" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Philip Margo

Philip Frederick Margo (April 1, 1942 – November 13, 2021) was an American musician and author who was a longtime member of The Tokens, along with his brother Mitch.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Portrait of My Love

"Portrait of My Love" is a song written by Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel, which was released by Matt Monro in 1960, and was an international hit for Steve Lawrence in 1961.

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Pretty Little Angel Eyes

"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" is a 1961 song by American singer Curtis Lee.

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Production of phonograph records

In the production of phonograph records – discs that were commonly made of shellac, and later, vinyl – sound was recorded directly onto a master disc (also called the matrix, sometimes just the master) at the recording studio.

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Randy & the Rainbows

Randy & the Rainbows are an American doo-wop group from Maspeth, New York. The Tokens and Randy & the Rainbows are doo-wop groups.

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RCA Camden

RCA Camden was a budget record label of RCA Victor, originally created in 1953 to reissue recordings from earlier 78rpm releases.

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RCA Records

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

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Record chart

A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period.

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Record producer

A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles.

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Robert John

Robert John (born Robert John Pedrick, Jr., January 3, 1946) is an American singer perhaps best known for his 1979 hit single, "Sad Eyes", which reached number 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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Rock and Roll Music (song)

"Rock and Roll Music" is a song by American musician and songwriter Chuck Berry, written and recorded by Berry in May 1957.

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Roulette Records

Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore.

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RPM (magazine)

RPM (and later) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada.

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Save the Last Dance for Me

"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals.

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Schoolhouse Rock!

Schoolhouse Rock! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films (and later, music videos) which aired during the Saturday morning children's programming block on the U.S. television network ABC.

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See You in September

"See You in September" is a song written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards.

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Side project

In popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more people already known for their involvement in another band.

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Sincerely (song)

"Sincerely" is a popular song written by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed and first released by The Moonglows in 1954.

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Single (music)

In music, a single is a type of release of a song recording of fewer tracks than an album or LP record, typically one or two tracks.

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Solomon Linda

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Statute of limitations

A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.

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Stroke

Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.

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Studio City, Los Angeles

Studio City is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass.

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Studio recording

A studio recording is any recording made in a studio, as opposed to a live recording, which is usually made in a concert venue or a theatre, with an audience attending the performance.

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Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida.

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The Bells of St. Mary's (song)

"The Bells of St.

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The Chiffons

The Chiffons were an American girl group originating from the Bronx, a borough of New York City, in 1960. The Tokens and the Chiffons are doo-wop groups.

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The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song)

"The End of the World" is a pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee, who often worked as a team.

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The Happenings

The Happenings are a pop music group that originated in the 1960s. The Tokens and the Happenings are B.T. Puppy Records artists.

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube", through South African Gallo Record Company.

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The Mystics

The Mystics are an American rock and roll group that began in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in the late 1950s. The Tokens and the Mystics are doo-wop groups and musical groups from Brooklyn.

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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The Three Bells

"The Three Bells", also known as "The Jimmy Brown Song", "Little Jimmy Brown", or simply "Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by the Browns in 1959.

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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn.

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Till (song)

"Till" is a popular song with music by Charles Danvers and English lyrics by Carl Sigman, released in January 1957 by Percy Faith.

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Tony Orlando

Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis (born April 3, 1944) is an American pop/rock singer, songwriter, and music executive whose career spans over seven decades.

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Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn (also known simply as Dawn) is an American pop music group that was popular in the 1970s, composed of singer Tony Orlando and the backing vocal group Dawn (Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson).

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Top 40

In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Victor Talking Machine Company

The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901.

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Vocal Group Hall of Fame

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame & Museum Company Inc. was an American-based hall of fame that honored vocal groups throughout the United States.

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Warner Records

Warner Records Inc. (formerly known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label.

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Warwick Records (United States)

Warwick Records was a record label established in 1959 by Morty Craft.

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WEPN (AM)

WEPN (1050 kHz) is an sports radio AM radio station licensed to New York, New York.

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Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)

"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" is a doo-wop style novelty song from 1961 by the American songwriter Barry Mann, who wrote it with Gerry Goffin.

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Young Girl (song)

"Young Girl" is a RIAA million-selling Gold-certified single that was written, composed, and produced by Jerry Fuller and performed by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap with instrumental backing by members of "The Wrecking Crew".

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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See also

1955 establishments in New York City

1978 disestablishments in New York (state)

B.T. Puppy Records artists

Buddah Records artists

Neil Sedaka

People from Brighton Beach

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tokens

Also known as Ari Margo, Intercourse (The Tokens album), Oldies Are Now, Tonight The Lion Dances, Unscrewed (album).

, Musical Chairs (1975 game show), Myocardial infarction, Neil Sedaka, New York Post, Official Charts Company, One Fine Day (song), PBS, Philip Margo, Pop music, Portrait of My Love, Pretty Little Angel Eyes, Production of phonograph records, Randy & the Rainbows, RCA Camden, RCA Records, Record chart, Record producer, Robert John, Rock and Roll Music (song), Roulette Records, RPM (magazine), Save the Last Dance for Me, Schoolhouse Rock!, See You in September, Side project, Sincerely (song), Single (music), Solomon Linda, Statute of limitations, Stroke, Studio City, Los Angeles, Studio recording, Tampa, Florida, The Bells of St. Mary's (song), The Chiffons, The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song), The Happenings, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Mystics, The Star-Spangled Banner, The Three Bells, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Till (song), Tony Orlando, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Top 40, UK singles chart, United States, Victor Talking Machine Company, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Warner Records, Warwick Records (United States), WEPN (AM), Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp), Young Girl (song), YouTube.