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The Cadillacs were an American rock and roll and doo-wop group from Harlem, New York, active from 1953 to 1962. The group was noted for their 1955 hit " Speedoo ", written by Esther Navarro, which was instrumental in attracting white audiences to black rock and roll performers.
In 1954, The Cadillacs recorded a revamped version of the song which became their debut record. That initial record listed no writer credit, but later releases of The Cadillacs' recording—and several subsequent covers of the song by other artists—give sole writing credit to Esther Navarro; other mentions of the altered composition list Navarro as having revised René's song.
"Gloria" (Mando Diao song), a 2009 song by Mando Diao from Give Me Fire "Gloria" (Leon René song), a song released by The Cadillacs in 1954 "Gloria" (The Lumineers song) (2019) "Gloria" (Them song), a song written by Van Morrison in 1964 and covered by artists including the Shadows of Knight and Patti Smith "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song) (1979 ...
The Cadillacs "Zoom" "Gloria (Leon René song)" "Speedoo" The Golden Group Memories "Unchained Melody" "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" The Chantels "Look at My Eyes" The Chantels featuring Arlene Smith "Maybe" The Moonglows featuring Harvey Fuqua "Sincerely" "Ten Commandments of Love" Jerry Butler "For Your Precious Love" The Harptones "Sunday ...
Their first popular record, "Gloria," was a regional hit. [2] But Vito & the Salutations became best known for a surprise million-selling hit a year later, in the summer of 1963: they took "Unchained Melody," a 1955 hit ballad by Al Hibbler that they heard on the car radio, as they drove to perform at a concert, [ 3 ] and transformed it into an ...
Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 [a] – August 26, 2004) was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2.
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...
"Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of " Baby, Please Don't Go ". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires.