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The Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s. They were originally a girl group, although a male member was added later. The group consisted of lead singer Brenda Reid, her husband Herb Rooney, Carolyn Johnson and Lillian Walker.

The Exciters' first hit, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was "Tell Him" (U.S. #4) in late 1962. Other songs included "He's Got the Power", "Get Him" and Northern Soul classic "Blowing Up My Mind". The Exciters also recorded the original version of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in 1963; it was covered shortly after by Manfred Mann, for whom it was an international hit.

Dusty Springfield, on going solo and settling in New York in 1963, said she used "Tell Him" as her model vocal on how to break into the American scene.

New York born Carolyn Johnson died on 7 May 2007, age 62.
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"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
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Their 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive.
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girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is generally not applied to girl bands or all-women, in which women play instruments as well as sing.
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A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. Often the singer is accompanied by musicians and instruments. While many people sing for pleasure, vocal skill is usually a combination of innate talent and professional training.
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A husband is a male participant in a marriage.

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The term husband refers to Middle English huseband, from Old English hsbnda, from Old Norse hsbndi
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In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. Chart-topper and related terms like No.
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In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering
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Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music.
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B-side(s) Hard Way to Go
Released 1962
Recorded 1962
Genre Girl group
Length 2:21
Label United Artists
Writer(s) Bert Berns
Peak chart positions
  • 4 (U.S. Pop)
  • 5 (U.S.
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    "In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
    "E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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    Northern Soul is the term used in the UK for a type of mid-tempo and uptempo heavy-beat soul music (of mainly African American origin) that was popularized in northern England in the mid 1960s.
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    Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, usually used for the voice or for music.

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    B-side(s) "What You Gonna Do?"
    Released July 10 1964 (UK)
    August 3 1964 (USA)
    Format Vinyl record (7")
    Recorded 11th June 1964
    Genre Pop/Rock
    Length 2:24
    Label HMV POP1320 (UK)
    Ascot AS 2157 (USA)
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    In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. In its current use, it can sometime have a pejorative meaning - implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version,
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    Manfred Mann was a British Beat, R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its South African keyboard player and founder, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
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    Dusty Springfield OBE (16 April, 1939–2 March, 1999) was a popular English singer whose career spanned four decades. She achieved her most notable success during the 1960s, with a successful comeback in the late 1980s.
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    In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is a Spanish word literally meaning alone). In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context.
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    Motto
    "In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
    "E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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    May 7 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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