In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. In 1962, a ...

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Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942, is best remembered today for his mid-to-early 1960s bubblegum hits. Songs such as "Hooray For Hazel," "Sweet Pea," "Jam Up and Jelly Tight," and his other chart topper, ...

Legendary musician Tommy Roe updated one of his hit songs - and it’s related to the pandemic. Well, Tommy spoke with our own Artie Tefft to tell us all about it and Artie tries not to get 'Dizzy' ...

This day in music: 1969 _ No. 1 Billboard hit: Dizzy, Tommy Roe. It is Roe's biggest hit, selling 6-million records. 1967 _ No. 1 Billboard pop hit: Happy Together, the Turtles. 1963 _ Rapper M.C.

If you've listened much to an oldies radio station, you'll most likely recognize some of Tommy Roe's hit songs, including "Sheila," "Dizzy" and "Sweet Pea." In the 1960s, he was one of the biggest ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Hailing from Atlanta, Roe started ...

The Big E, New England’s largest fair, continues this week in West Springfield with a variety of entertainers: Bering Strait, a Russian country band, plays today and Friday at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Pop ...

It’s entirely possible that you’ve never heard of Tommy Roe, but he hit #1 twice, and he did it years apart. The second time was with “Dizzy” in 1969, and that’s one of the foundational records of the ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. It’s entirely ...