“It’s All In The Game” (Four Tops) #24 7/4/1970

The Four Tops hadn’t seen the Top 40 in a couple of years until their remake of this 1958 #1 from Tommy Edwards, who had originally recorded the song in 1951 and remade it with a more rock and roll arrangement in ‘58. The roots of the tune go back to 1911 and a melody written by Charles Dawes. He was a banker at the time and later became Vice President under Calvin Coolidge in 1925. Dawes and Bob Dylan are also the only music-related acts to win Nobel Prizes.