P.S.I love you : the story of the singing Hilltoppers / Carlton Jackson.

In 1953, the same year that Elvis Presley cut his first demo, Cash Box magazine named the Hilltoppers the top vocal group of the year. Hits such as "Trying" and "P.S.I Love You" raced up the charts and kept the band in Billboard's Top 40. On weekends the Hilltoppers performe...

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Main Author: Jackson, Carlton, 1933-2014
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007.
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Summary:In 1953, the same year that Elvis Presley cut his first demo, Cash Box magazine named the Hilltoppers the top vocal group of the year. Hits such as "Trying" and "P.S.I Love You" raced up the charts and kept the band in Billboard's Top 40. On weekends the Hilltoppers performed in cities across the country, but on school days they were better known as Western Kentucky State College students Jimmy Sacca, Seymour Spiegelman, Don McGuire, and Billy Vaughn. The Korean War, military drafts, and changing public tastes in music, however, cut short singing careers that should have lasted much longer. S.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208), discography (p. 159-186) , and index.
ISBN:9780813172224
0813172225
9780813137247
0813137241
1283233118
9781283233118
9786613233110
6613233110
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized