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The Fleetwoods singles chronology. " Come Softly to Me ". (1959) "Graduation's Here". (1959) " 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. [2] The original title was "Come Softly", but was changed en route to its becoming a hit.
Jun 21, 2021 · And then, as co-owner of Dolphin Records, she put it out in the world as the label’s first release. “Come Softly to Me” was an early triumph of pop music made by women. The song seemed to capture the moment when teenage innocence and adult desire begin to co-exist (Dolphin’s other owner, Bob Reisdorf, felt it tipped a little too far ...
Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On April 5th 1959, the Fleetwoods performed "Come Softly To Me" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'... At the time the song was at #2 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eight days later on April 13th it would peak at #1 for three weeks... The week that the Fleetwoods' peaked at #1, Ronnie Height's covered version ...
Barrett was born in Philadelphia in 1933. In the 1950s, he was a record producer, influential in shaping the rhythm and blues sound. [1] Barrett discovered and promoted Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, the Chantels, Little Anthony & the Imperials, the Valentines, and Philadelphia's the Three Degrees. He managed the Chantels in the 1950s, and ...
In April of 1959, a singing group from the Pacific Northwest named the Fleetwoods rose briefly to the top of the pop music scene with a No. 1 hit titled, “Come Softly To Me.”. The Fleetwoods were high school kids from Olympia, Washington – Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel. For a time in 1959-1963, the songs of The ...
It included both the hit arrangement of "Come Softly To Me" and an a cappella version, with Christopher singing all the parts. Since their 1988 induction into the Northwest Area Music Association Hall of Fame and their 2005 induction into the Olympia High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame, The Fleetwoods have been inducted into both the ...
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