Wednesday, April 15, 2009

(244) DORE RECORDS - HOME OF THE TEDDY BEARS and JAN and DEAN

Mike Callaham and Dave Edwards, at the link above, tell the Dore Records Story...

Quote, "Dore Records started with a #1 hit in August, 1958, with "To Know Him Is to Love Him" by a trio called the Teddy Bears. The song was written and produced by Phil Spector, the leader of the group, which also contained Annette Kleinbard, and Marshall Lieb. After the one hit, the Teddy Bears left Dore for the greener pastures of the larger Imperial label in 1959." Unquote

Quote "Dore had hits in 1959 and 1960 with the duo Jan and Dean... Jan and Dean had four more charted hits for Dore in 1959 and 1960 before leaving for the Challenge label, and then Liberty...

Thanks Mike and Dave for another great informational site!

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