In 1964 the excellent Manfred mann had a number 1 hit in the UK, USA, Canada and Sweden with Do Wa Diddy Diddy but was first recorded by the Exciters! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcVLIa0XGt4
On Friday, January 18, 2013 8:30:26 PM UTC, C.R. Domino wrote: > This might be a cool thread to pursue. > > Songs that were hits, but were recorded by someone else before they became > a hit.. > > Been digging into early Fleetwood Mac lately and found THIS... > > I sure didn't know... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWkqACt1Xi8 > > Was written by Peter Green.... >
