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Today's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #CaliforniaDreaming. These are the first five California songs that I came up with:

John Lee Hooker: Frisco Blues (1963)
youtube.com/watch?v=XsBAKqBQH_U

Joe Simon: San Francisco Is a Lonely Town (1969)
youtube.com/watch?v=w2IkVFM1pKM

Jackie DeShannon: L.A. (1968)
youtube.com/watch?v=D4r4PqNCtFM

The Johnny Otis Show: The Watts Breakaway (1970)
youtube.com/watch?v=C8j-NzrdM_g

The Penguins featuring Cleve Duncan: Memories of El Monte (1963)
youtube.com/watch?v=MZ0odI8W2U4

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"Earth Angel", occasionally referred to as "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", is a song by American #doowop group #thePenguins. Produced by #DootsieWilliams, it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on #DootoneRecords. The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in #SouthCentralLosAngeles. The song's origins lie in multiple different sources, among them songs by #JesseBelvin, #PattiPage, and #theHollywoodFlames.
youtube.com/watch?v=-j6OAEOcNCE

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"Sh-Boom" ("Life Could Be a Dream") is a #doowop song by the R&B vocal group #theChords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of the Chords, and was released in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or #rockAndRoll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song).
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Today's theme for #ThursdayFiveList is #AllAtSea. There are so many great candidates for this topic that I ended up with two lists - this is the first one:

Frankie Ford: Sea Cruise (1959)
youtube.com/watch?v=SqRw-adphdU

Phil Phillips & the Twilights: Sea of Love (1959)
youtube.com/watch?v=lrkNRcyvtF4

The Nutmegs: Ship of Love (1955)
youtube.com/watch?v=Go1xp5Sad1M

Lolita: Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer) (1960)
youtube.com/watch?v=HSUZ02Z2kIo

Don Gibson: Sea of Heartbreak (1961)
youtube.com/watch?v=A4bo4ByFhLM

YouTubeRESTORED Sea Cruise Frankie Ford ORIGINAL "Hi-Fi" AUDIO HiQ Hybrid JARichardsFilmBy jarichards99utube
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by #SolomonLinda under the title "Mbube", through #SouthAfrican #GalloRecordCompany. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the #doowop group #theTokens became a number-one hit in the United States. It earned millions in #royalties from cover versions and film licensing. Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in #Zulu.
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"Book of Love" (also titled "(Who Wrote) The #BookOfLove") is a #rockAndRoll / #doowop song, originally by #TheMonotones. It was written by three members of the group, Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick. Lead singer Charles Patrick heard a #Pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line "you'll wonder where the yellow went"/ "when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent", which inspired him to come up with, "I wonder, wonder, wonder who.
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"Earth Angel", occasionally referred to as "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", is a song by American #doowop group #thePenguins. Produced by #DootsieWilliams, it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on #DootoneRecords. The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in #SouthCentralLosAngeles. The song's origins lie in multiple different sources, among them songs by #JesseBelvin, #PattiPage, and #theHollywoodFlames.
youtube.com/watch?v=VJcGi4-n_Yw

YouTubeThe Penguins - Earth AngelBy Oldies Zone
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"Only You (And You Alone)" (often shortened to "Only You") is a #dooWop song composed by #BuckRam, the manager of #thePlatters, the group that made the song famous in the US, the UK and Belgium. The Platters's lead vocals are by #TonyWilliams. Other well-known versions have been recorded by #theHilltoppers, #FranckPourcel and #RingoStarr. American #countryMusic versions were released by #TravisTritt, #RebaMcEntire, #BobbyHatfield and #theStatlerBrothers.
youtube.com/watch?v=rAUJSc6unAg

YouTubeThe Platters - Only You, And You Alone (1955) 4KBy Classic Hits Studio
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"Earth Angel", occasionally referred to as "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", is a song by American #doowop group #thePenguins. Produced by #DootsieWilliams, it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on #DootoneRecords. The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in #SouthCentralLosAngeles. The song's origins lie in multiple different sources, among them songs by #JesseBelvin, #PattiPage, and #theHollywoodFlames.
youtube.com/watch?v=-j6OAEOcNCE

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