Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Everly Brothers: Cathy's Clown (1960)


"Cathy's Clown" is a popular song, written and recorded by The Everly Brothers. It was their first single for Warner Bros., after spending three years on Archie Bleyer's Cadence label. "Cathy's Clown" sold eight-million copies worldwide, spending five weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and one week on the R&B charts. Overseas, "Cathy's Clown" spent seven weeks at number one in the UK in May and June 1960. It would become The Everly Brothers' biggest hit single and their fourth and final number one. The song is ranked number 149 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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