"The Beat Goes On" #6 2/25/1967

Carol Kaye of the Wrecking Crew tells the story of how this signature song of Sonny and Cher almost didn't happen. She said the session was going nowhere, a plodding one-chord tune with a drone-like bass part, and the recording was in danger of being scrapped. Carol salvaged things by creating, on the spot, the walking bass line progression that gave the song its distinctive hook. Good thing, because Sonny and Cher didn't have another Top 40 record for the next four years. After this single, they became a Vegas showroom act, which led to their wildly successful 70's TV show.