. . “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” is best known as a hit for the Monkees. Released in November 1966, the song became the first Monkees B-side to chart, reaching #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Musicians featured on the recording are Micky Dolenz (lead vocal), Tommy Boyce (backing vocal), Wayne Erwin and Gerry McGee (rhythm guitar), Louis Shelton (lead guitar), Bobby Hart (Vox Continental organ), Larry […]

. . “Dancing in the Street” is a 1964 hit song by Martha & The Vandellas, released on Motown’s Gordy label. Co-written by Marvin Gaye, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is celebrated as an iconic Motown anthem for summer and social unity, often mistaken as a protest song.

. . . “Nice to Be with You” is a 1972 song, from the album of the same name, by Gallery. On Dick Clark‘s American Bandstand of February 26, 1972, “Nice to Be with You” – which had just debuted on that day on the Hot 100 – received a “lousy” average of 57.5, on a scale from 35 to […]

. . “I’m into Something Good” is a song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and made famous by Herman’s Hermits. The song was originally recorded by Cookies member Earl-Jean on Colpix Records in 1964.