The Orlons are an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1960. The group won gold discs for three of their singles. The quartet...
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Don't Hang Up (song) (redirect from Don't Hang Up (The Orlons song))
Records and performed by the American R&B music group the Orlons. The tune was originally issued in the US as the flip-side to "The Conservative", however...
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Acrylic fiber (redirect from Orlon)
trademarked them under the name Orlon. It was first developed in the mid-1940s but was not produced in large quantities until the 1950s. Strong and warm...
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Rosetta Hightower (category American expatriates in the United Kingdom)
American singer and the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Orlons. She was born in Philadelphia. As lead singer of The Orlons, the Orlons recorded several...
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You Can't Sit Down (category The Kingsmen songs)
labelmates on Cameo-Parkway Records), the Orlons, released a song in the same year called "South Street" and in 1964 the two songs appeared on an album called...
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"The Wah-Watusi" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by The Orlons. It reached No.2 on the U.S. pop chart behind Bobby Vinton's...
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Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) (category The Crystals songs)
album The Sound of Kathy Young. The Crystals released a version of the song on their 1962 album Twist Uptown. The Orlons released a version of the song...
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reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962. In Canada it reached No. 15. The Orlons released a version of the song on their...
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acts like the Orlons and Joe Tex. Later in their career, the Shangri-Las performed several college dates with bands like the Young Rascals, the Animals...
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in the Room"; a cover of the Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away"; and a cover of the Clovers' "Love Potion No. 9". With the Swinging Blue Jeans, the Searchers...
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Kara Mustafa Pasha (category Articles tagged with the inline citation overkill template from November 2023)
was not as bad. Merlijn Orlon noted that his bad reputation doesn't do him justice. Orlon explains that he worked to maintain the House of Osman's supremacy...
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list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963, which appeared in the December 28, 1963 issue of Billboard. 1963 in music List of Billboard Hot...
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old-time pop hits were featured in the film: "Don't Hang Up" by The Orlons, "Whatcha Know Joe" by Jo Stafford (from the 1963 album, Getting Sentimental over...
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(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film Priscilla, directed by Sofia Coppola. Based on the life of actress Priscilla Presley...
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Tony Jackson (singer) (category The Searchers (band) members)
2003) was a British musician. He was known for being a member of the Merseybeat band The Searchers. Jackson was born in Dingle, Liverpool, Lancashire. After...
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Mull of Kintyre (song) (category Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom)
of the single also featured the R&B vocal group the Orlons on backing vocals.[citation needed] Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina sang the song...
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Originals The Orlons Orpheus Otis Blackwell Otis Redding Otis Rush The Outsiders O.V. Wright Paco de Lucía The Paris Sisters The Parliaments The Paupers...
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Watusi (dance) (redirect from The Watusi)
in the 1950 film King Solomon's Mines which featured Tutsi dancers, or by its sequel Watusi. The Orlons, a vocal quartet from Philadelphia, had the biggest...
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Cadillac Eldorado (category Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States)
black or white Orlon. AC was an option at US$620 ($7,061 in 2023 dollars ), as were wire wheels for US$325 ($3,701 in 2023 dollars ). The car carried no...
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Don't Throw Your Love Away (category The Searchers (band) songs)
originally released in 1963 by The Orlons. It was the B-side to "Bon-Doo-Wah", which peaked at No.55 in the US charts. The Searchers released it in April...
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Mashed Potato (dance) (redirect from The Mashed Potato)
Sam Cooke, "Do the Strand" by Roxy Music and in Ray Charles' version of "Shake a Tail Feather". The dance is also referenced in The Orlons song "Wah Watusi"...
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DuPont (category Chemical companies of the United States)
since the 1920s. After the war, DuPont continued its emphasis on new materials, developing Mylar, Dacron, Orlon, and Lycra in the 1950s, and Tyvek, Nomex...
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Lawrence Welk (category Members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks)
performed the Orlons' No. 2 pop hit "The Wah-Watusi" with the bass singer Larry Hooper wearing a beatnik outfit. These stood in comparison to the contemporary...
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Bob Crewe (redirect from The Bob Crewe Generation)
produced recording sessions by such artists as Dee Dee Sharp, The Orlons, Ben E. King, and The Highwaymen (On a New Road). With Bud Rehak and Eddie Rambeau...
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useful as a monomer in forming Orlon, ABS polypropylene – polymerized propylene propylene oxide polyether polyol – used in the production of polyurethanes...
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Synthetic fiber (section The first synthetic fibres)
Lyocell (1992) (artificial, not synthetic) PLA (2002) M-5 (PIPD fiber) Orlon Zylon (PBO fiber) Vectran (TLCP fiber) made from Vectra LCP polymer Derclon...
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songs of 1962. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of...
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List of minor Angel characters (redirect from The Beast (Angel the series))
however, is to restore his memories, which Wesley does by smashing the Orlon Window which held them. He does so, thinking he might be able to bring Fred...
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Chris Curtis (musician) (category The Searchers (band) members)
was best known for being with the 1960s beat band The Searchers. He originated the concept behind Deep Purple and formed the band in its original incarnation...
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South Philadelphia (category Little Italys in the United States)
careers of Chubby Checker, Charlie Gracie, Dee Dee Sharp, Bobby Rydell, The Orlons Man Ray, modernist/Dada/Surrealist artist Gloria Mann, pop singer ("Earth...
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