One of the last vestiges of doo-wop reached #1 for the Tymes in August 1963. The Philadelphia group had been singing on street corners a few months earlier when they won a talent show and got an audition with a local label, Cameo-Parkway Records. It didn’t hurt that “American Bandstand” was also broadcast from Philly, giving them invaluable exposure. You can tell how much this song influenced Billy Joel’s “The Longest Time” right down to the finger snaps. No stinkin’ autotune here.
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