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I Can't Stand the Rain Single: Ann Peebles Album: I Can't Stand the Rain Released: July 1973 Genre: Soul, Memphis soul Songwriters: Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard "Bernie" Miller Ann Peebles recorded "I Can't Stand the Rain" in 1973. She wrote the song with her future husband, Don Bryant, and the radio DJ Bernard "Bernie" Miller. Other hit versions were later recorded by Eruption and Tina Turner . The original version ranks Number 197 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.   Ann Peebles (I Can't Stand the Rain's) the best song ever. John Lennon to Billboard magazine Ann Peebles' father was a minister, and her mother a singer. Growing up, she sang in the church choir and toured the gospel circuit with the family group, the Peebles Choir. She sang secular music on the St. Louis club circuit as a teenager.  Ann Peebles Peebles caught her big break in 1968 when trumpeter Gene "Bowlegs" Miller, who was...

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A Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack: Vince Guaraldi Released: December 1965 Genre:  Christmas Jazz Soundtrack A Charlie Brown Christmas is the soundtrack to the American Christmas television special. Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi composed most of the music. He included traditional carols " O Tannenbaum ," " What Child is This ," and " Hark, The Herald Angels Sing ." The Grammy Hall of Fame inducted the LP in 2007. In 2012, the Library of Congress added the album to National Recording Registry for being  " culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. " Billboard named the record the greatest of 200 Holiday Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone ranked the soundtrack as the fourth greatest Christmas LP.

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Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu Single: Huey "Piano" Smith Released: August 1957 Genre: Rock and roll Songwriters: Johnny Vincent, Huey Smith Huey Pierce Smith, known as Huey "Piano" Smith , was influential in the development of rock and roll. His piano playing combined boogie-woogie and jazz with rhythm and blues. In 1957, he released "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu." The song peaked in the US at Number 5 on the Most Played R&B by Jockeys and Number 52 on Billboard's Hot 100. It's sold over one million copies and numbers among the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll.

Sloop John B Single: Beach Boys Album: Pet Sounds B-side: You’re So Good to Me Released: March 21, 1966 (US) Released: April 15, 1966 (UK) Genre: Folk rock, chamber pop, sea shanty Songwriter: Traditional, arranged by Brian Wilson Producer: Brian Wilson “Sloop John B,” originally published as “ The John B. Sails ,” is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. It was first transcribed by Richard Le Gallienne in the December 1916 issue of Harper’s Monthly Magazine ( pages 81–90 ).    Carl Sandburg included a version in his 1927 collection of folksongs, The American Songbag .  The lyrics describe a disastrous voyage on a sloop, and the narrator just wants to go home. Since the early 1950s, recordings were made by various artists with different titles, including “I Want to Go Home” and “Wreck of the John B.” The Beach Boys ’  cover, named “Sloop John B,” was ranked Number 276 on Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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It's Raining, Men Single: Weather Girls Album: Success Released: September 10, 1982 Genre: Hi-NRG, post-disco, synthpop Songwriters: Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer "It's Raining Men" is by the musical duo of Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes under the group name, The Weather Girls . It was a number-one dance hit in the United States and reached the top ten in various countries worldwide.  In 1983, the 26th Annual Grammy Awards nominated the track for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. VH1 voted it number 36 of the 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s. They rank the tune number 55 of the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of All Time.

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Black Sabbath Origin: Birmingham, England Genres: Heavy metal Black Sabbath pioneered heavy metal music. Three albums -  Black Sabbath , Paranoid , and Master of Reality - defined the genre. They're number 2 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list, behind Led Zeppelin . Rolling Stone magazine  counts  Sabbath as  number 85 of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." A 2011 Rolling Stone reader's poll voted the band  number 3  of the "Top 10 Metal Bands of All Time."  Two of their songs, "Paranoid" and "Iron Man," are on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's " 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll ."

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Jefferson Airplane  Jefferson Airplane Origin: San Francisco, California, US. Genres: Psychedelic rock, acid rock,  folk rock, garage rock  Jefferson Airplane pioneered psychedelic rock, defined the San Francisco Sound, and achieved international success during the " Summer of Love ." Their 1967 break-out album,  Surrealistic Pillow , is ranked Number 471  in Rolling Stones' 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." Two tracks from that album were included in Rolling Stone's 2004 ranking of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time:" "Somebody to Love" at Number 279 and "White Rabbit" at  Number 483 . The same pair are among the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's " 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll ."

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Station to Station Album: David Bowie Released:  January 23, 1976 Genre: Art, rock-funk, rock-soul, R&B, space rock  Singles: Golden Years Released: November 21, 1975 TVC 15 Released: April 30, 1976

One of Us Single: Joan Osborne Album: Relish Released: November 21, 1995 Songwriter: Eric Bazilian Producer: Rick Chertoff "One of Us" was the lead single from Joan Osborne 's debut album, Relish . It made number 4 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 2007, the track ranked  54 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s and  10 on the network's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s. "One of Us" was nominated for three Grammy Awards: Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal. Joan Osbourne was appointed Best New Artist and Relish for album of the year. None of them won.  Seal 's " Kiss From A Rose " took Song and Record Of The Year, Alanis Morissette won Best Album with Jagged Little Pill , and Hootie & the Blowfish were voted Best New Artist. The album version of " One of Us " starts with a snippet of the gospel song " Heaven's Airplane ." American folklorist Alan Lomax recorded it ...

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I Fought The Law Single: Bobby Fuller Four Album: I Fought the Law B-side: Little Annie Lou Released: October 1965 Genre: Garage rock, rock, and roll, rockabilly Songwriter: Sonny Curtis Sonny Curtis of The Crickets wrote, and the band recorded " I Fought the Law "  on the 1960 album  In Style With The Crickets  shortly after Buddy Holly 's death in 1959. The Bobby Fuller Four covered it in 1966. It became a top-ten hit for the band. Fuller's song version ranked Number 177 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It's named one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock   by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

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Creedence Clearwater Revival Genres: Swamp rock, blues,  country rock, rockabilly Years active: 1959–1972 Members: John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty; Stu Cook; Doug Clifford In 1969 alone, Creedence Clearwater Revival   (CCR) released three platinum albums:   Bayou Country , Green River , and Willy And The Poorboys . The same year they scored five Top 40 hits and performed on the Ed Sullivan Show and at Woodstock.  The band has a lifetime record of five Number 2 hits that have yet to reach the top of the chart. Three of their songs are counted among the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's  500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll . 

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Shapes of Things Single: The Yardbirds Released: February 25, 1966 Genre: Psychedelic rock Songwriters:  Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf The Yardbirds ' hit, "Shapes of Things," was the first popular psychedelic/rock song.  Jeff Beck 's groundbreaking use of feedback influenced Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix .   The track counts among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll . Q magazine placed the song at number 61 in its March 2005 list of the " 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever! "

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Love Is Strange Single: Mickey & Sylvia B-side: I'm Going Home Released: November 1956 Recorded: October 1956 Genre: Rock & roll, rhythm & blues Songwriter: Ethel Smith Mickey & Sylvia   were the American R&B duo Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool. Mickey, a music teacher, formed a team with Sylvia, one of his pupils; their only hit was "Love Is Strange" in 1957. In 2004, "Love Is Strange" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .

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The Animals Origin: Newcastle upon Tyne, England Genres: Rock, R&B, blues, psychedelia The Animals formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. Fronted by the deep-voiced Eric Burdon, the band was known for its gritty, bluesy sound. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 .  Eric Burdon came in Number 57 on a Rolling Stone poll of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. The Animals have two songs in the Rock & Roll Hall of fame's list of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

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Tubthumping Single: Chumbawamba Album: Tubthumper Released: August 11, 1997 Genre: Dance-rock Songwriters: Chumbawamba Producers: Chumbawamba "Tubthumping" by the British rock band Chumbawamba topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand  in 1997 and hit Number 6 in the US.  It sold 880,000 copies i n the UK  and was nominated in the  1998  Brit Awards for Best British Single. In 2011, it was voted Number 8 in a readers' poll of the  Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of All Time.

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Bat Out of Hell Studio album: Meat Loaf Released: October 1977 Genre: Hard rock, pop, progressive rock Producer: Todd Rundgren Bat Out of Hell is the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman . It's one of the best-selling LPs in history, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide and certified 14× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  Rolling Stone ranked it at Number 343 on its 2012 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.   There is no other album like Bat Out of Hell,  unless you want to count the sequel. Stephen Thomas Erlewine for Allmusic Composer Jim Steinman developed the album Bat Out of Hell from a musical, Neverland . Steinman wrote a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan for a workshop in 1974. Three of the tunes -  " Bat Out of Hell ," " Heaven Can Wait ," and " All Revved Up with No Place to Go " - became part of the seven-song record.  Todd Rundgren produced it.  B...

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You Were Meant for Me Single: Jewel Album: Pieces of You Released: November 12, 1996 Songwriters: Jewel Kilcher, Steve Poltz Jewel co-wrote "You Were Meant for Me" with Steve Poltz from The Rugburns . He appeared in the video with Jewel. This was the most-played song on US radio in 1996. At the time, it was the biggest-selling single in the history of Atlantic Records. Jewel was the label's first artist to grace the TIME magazine cover on July 21, 1997.

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