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Knock Three Times
"Knock Three Times" is a popular song credited simply to "Dawn", obscuring the actual performers. The song was released as a single which hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1971 and eventually sold six million copies. It reached No. 2 on Billboard''s "Easy Listening" survey. Outside the US, "Knock Three Times" also claimed the No. 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart. Background "Knock Three Times" has roots in the Tokens. The first Dawn song " Candida" was produced by Tokens member Hank Medress and his business partner Dave Appell in May 1970 with session musicians and some Tokens members. Medress did not like the sound of the lead singer and replaced him with his friend Tony Orlando who had already enjoyed limited success singing " Bless You" and " Halfway to Paradise" in 1961. By 1970, Orlando had abandoned his singing career and was working as an executive at April-Blackwood Music, a subsidiary of Columbia Records, where he was hoping for a promotion. He worri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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). Their signature hits include "Candida (song), Candida", "Knock Three Times", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose", and "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)". Early history Tony Orlando was born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis on April 3, 1944. Orlando recorded through the 1960s with only moderate chart success. He had three Top 40 hits, two in 1961 and another in 1969 as the lead singer for the studio group Wind. While recording through the 1960s, he also became a producer and a successful music executive with Columbia Records and April Blackwood, April/Blackwood music. While working as a music executive, Orlando received "Candida (song), Candida", a song other producers and singers had turned down. Origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Founded in 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, RCA Records and Arista Records. History Beginnings (1888–1929) The Columbia Phonograph Company was founded on January 15, 1889, by stenographer, lawyer, and New Jersey native Edward D. Easton (1856–1915) and a group of investors. It derived its name from the District of Columbia, where it was headquartered. At first it had a local monopoly on sales and service of Edison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartwheel Records
Cartwheel Records was a record label located in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was responsible for the start of the country music career of Billy "Crash" Craddock. He had his first No. 1 country hit on the label with "Knock Three Times". Background The label started out in Gainesville, Georgia and then later moved its Music division to Nashville, Tennessee with just the headquarters remaining in Georgia. In November 1972, the label was purchased by ABC, Dunhill. It was reported in ''Billboard'' that there were some artists who would have had existing contracts prior to the sale of the label. They were Pam Gilbert, Glen Canyon and Duane Lee and Harold Lee. The article stated that their contracts and promotion on the market were being honored. Staff The Nashville company was headed by A&R man Ron Chancey who was formerly with Buck Owens' publishing company. Ron Chancey and Dale Morris met on 16th Avenue literally by chance. Dale told Ron he had a recording artist, Billy Crash Crad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing Narrative, stories about Working class in the United States, working-class and blue-collar worker, blue-collar American life. Country music is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., "Honky-tonk#Music, honky-tonk music") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar (including acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric, steel guitar, steel, and resonator guitar, resonator guitars). Though it is primarily rooted in various forms of American folk music, such as old-time music and Appalachian music, many other traditions, including African-American, Music of Mexico, Mexican, Music of Ireland, Irish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodland Sound Studios
Woodland Studios is a music recording studio located at 1011 Woodland Street in East Nashville, Tennessee originally founded in 1967. The studios have been the site of numerous notable recordings by artists including Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jimmy Buffett, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Kansas, Neil Young, Charlie Daniels Band, Tammy Wynette, George Strait, Indigo Girls, and others. Since 2001 the studios have been owned by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. History 1967 to 1979 Built in a 1920s-era movie theater building located in East Nashville, Woodland was designed and constructed under the supervision of former Bradley and Columbia Studios recording engineer Glenn Snoddy for the parent company of the Crescent-Loew movie theater chain. The facility included a recording studio as well as administrative space for gospel label Nashboro Records and Excellorec Publishing. In 1968 the studio replaced its original Altec mixing console with a new 24-input 16-buss console with quad capabili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock Three Times (album)
''Knock Three Times'' is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released on Cartwheel Records in 1971. It was re-released in 1973 on ABC Records. The album featured Craddock's first top ten hit, "Knock Three Times". Track listing #"Knock Three Times" (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown) - 2:30 #"Country Pride" (Dale Morris, J. Sahnger) - 2:58 #"Hide and Seek" (Ethel Byrd, Paul Winley) - 2:11 #"Confidence and Common Sense" (Durwood Haddock) - 2:45 #"Home in Tennessee" (Conrad Pierce) - 2:10 #"Mention My Name" (Ron Chancey) - 2:39 #" Lonely Boy" (Paul Anka) - 2:26 #"I Ran Out of Time" (Dale Morris) - 2:23 #"Treat Her Right" (Roy Head Roy Kent Head (January 9, 1941 – September 21, 2020) was an American singer, best known for his hit song "Treat Her Right". Head and fellow high school student Tommy Bolton founded musical group The Traits in 1957, with the band, billed as Roy ...) - 2:09 #"The Best I Ever Had" (Dale Morris, Ron Chancey) - 2:50 References Billy "Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy "Crash" Craddock
Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits " Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", " Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and " Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music. Biography Early life Billy Wayne Craddock was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. He learned how to play guitar from his oldest brother when he was six. At age 11, he entered a local television talent contest and was voted top winner for 15 consecutive weeks. Craddock received the nickname "Crash" while pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell, with Motown/Stax Records, Stax backing vocalist Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson and her sister Pamela Vincent on backing vocals. It was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973. The single reached the top 10 in ten countries, in eight of which it topped the charts. It reached number one on both the US and UK charts for four weeks in April 1973, number one on the Australian chart for seven weeks from May to July 1973 and number one on the New Zealand chart for ten weeks from June to August 1973. It was the top-selling single in 1973 in both the US and UK. In 2008, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' ranked the song as the 37th biggest song of all time in its issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100. For the 60th anniversary in 2018, the song still ranked in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Vincent Wilson
Joyce Vincent Wilson (born December 14, 1946) is an American singer, best known as part of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn. Her sister, Pamela Wilson, is also a vocalist. Biography Wilson began her career in Detroit providing background vocals on Motown and Golden World recordings. She met Telma Hopkins during this time and the two provided background vocals at Holland–Dozier–Holland's Invictus/Hot Wax Records. Orlando released the singles "Candida" and " Knock Three Times", recorded with session vocalists such as Linda November and Toni Wine backing him, under the name Dawn; when the singles charted, Orlando needed an backing group to tour and record with. Wilson and Telma Hopkins joined Orlando perform as Dawn. The group later had their own successful television program ( ''Tony Orlando and Dawn''), and Wilson was featured on hit singles including " He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" and " Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telma Hopkins
Telma Louise Hopkins (born October 28, 1948) is an American actress and pop singer. Hopkins rose to prominence as a member of the pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn, who had several number-one songs. She also performed on the CBS variety show ''Tony Orlando and Dawn'' from 1974 until 1976 along with Tony Orlando and Joyce Vincent Wilson. In the late 1970s, Hopkins began working as an actress, playing roles on various sitcoms. In the 1980s-1990s, Hopkins endured longer sitcom roles as Isabelle Hammond on '' Bosom Buddies'' (1980–82), Adelaide "Addy" Wilson on ''Gimme a Break!'' (1983–87) and '' Family Matters'' (1989–1997) as Rachel Baines–Crawford. As lead actress, Hopkins starred on '' Getting By'' from 1993 to 1994. In recent years, Hopkins was a regular cast member on '' Half & Half'' (2002–06) portraying Phyllis Thorne, '' Are We There Yet?'' (2010–13), and short-lived '' Partners'' (2014). In film, Hopkins co-starred in 1984 science fiction film '' Trancers'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Camillo
Anthony J. Camillo (August 11, 1928 – August 29, 2018) bongiovifuneralhome.com retrieved April 13, 2020 was an American record producer, orchestrator and arranger. Background Camillo, born in , worked on many , pop and recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, including[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda November
Linda Ellen November (born October 16, 1944) is an American singer who has sung tens of thousands of commercial jingles. She was the voice of the singing cat in the Meow Mix commercials, sang the jingle "Galaxy Glue" in the 1981 film ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'', the "Coke and a Smile" jingle in the classic Joe Greene, Mean Joe Greene Super Bowl commercial, and has won many Clio Awards for her work on television and radio. Her voice can also be heard on many pop songs, as she was a regular backup singer for artists such as Frankie Valli, Burt Bacharach, Engelbert Humperdinck (singer), Engelbert Humperdinck, and Neil Diamond. In the 1970s, she was one of the main singers in the disco group Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps, which charted with the Top 40 hit "Baby Face (song), Baby Face" in 1976. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she was a regular performer in Atlantic City at The Grand (Atlantic City), The Grand and Harrah's (Atlantic City), Harrah's, with her hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
