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"Open the Door, Richard" is a song first recorded by the #saxophonist #JackMcVea in 1946 for #BlackAndWhiteRecords at the suggestion of #AAndR man #RalphBass. In 1947, it was the number one song on #Billboard's "Honor Roll of Hits".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjTB4ON9omw

#saxophonist #jackmcvea #blackandwhiterecords #aandr #ralphbass #billboard

"Dedicated to the One I Love" is a song written by #LowmanPauling and #RalphBass that was a hit for #the5Royales, #theShirelles, #theMamasAndThePapas and #BittyMcLean. Pauling was the guitarist of the "5" Royales, the group that recorded #theOriginal version of the song, produced by Bass, in 1957. Their version was re-released in 1961 and charted at number 81 on the #Billboard Hot 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ijmyChYNOk

#lowmanpauling #ralphbass #the5royales #theshirelles #themamasandthepapas #bittymclean

"Dedicated to the One I Love" is a song written by #LowmanPauling and #RalphBass that was a hit for #the5Royales, #theShirelles, #theMamasAndThePapas and #BittyMcLean. Pauling was the guitarist of the "5" Royales, the group that recorded #theOriginal version of the song, produced by Bass, in 1957. Their version was re-released in 1961 and charted at number 81 on the #Billboard Hot 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ijmyChYNOk