The String-A-Longs

The String-A-Longs

The String-A-Longs were an instrumental group from Plainview, Texas, produced by Norman Petty on Warwick Records. They consisted of Richard Stevens, lead guitar, Keith McCormack and Jimmy Torres, rhythm guitars, Aubrey de Cordova, bass guitar and Don Allen, drums.

Their biggest hit single was "Wheels" in 1961, which was revived later the same year by the Joe Loss Orchestra as "Wheels Cha Cha". The tune peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the number 8 single of 1961 according to "Billboard". [cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1961|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1961|accessdate=2008-06-20] "Wheels" was followed by "Brass Buttons" (U.S. #35), "Should I", "Replica" and others.

References

Joel Whitburn, "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits". 7th edn, 2000

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0pfrxqe5ldfe~T1 All Music Guide]

*http://www.euronet.nl/users/wvbrecht/string.htm

*http://www.superoldies.com/pettystudios/stringalongs.html


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