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The Chartbusters burst upon the scene at the height of The British Invasion in the Summer of 1964. They were an American group based in Washington, D.C. and were able to hold their own among the first wave of British Invasion bands. The group's debut single, "She's The One", sold over 750,000 copies, reaching #33 after spending months competing with the more famous artists on Billboard's Singles Chart. "She's The One" ended up becoming a #1 record in many markets around the country.
While The Chartbusters never duplicated their initial chart and sales success, they did have other chart singles. A fixture on the D.C. live music scene until the late 1960's, The Chartbusters evolved out of a band of Rockabilly Hall of Famers called Bobby Poe and The Poe Kats. Both bands featured the renowned guitarist Vernon Sandusky, who later played for over 20 years in Roy Clark's band.
As an interesting side note, Tom Hanks was quoted in People Magazine as saying The Chartbusters were one of the inspirations for his film "That Thing You Do!". We also note that the single "She's The One" was selected for "Nuggets, Volume 4", released by Rhino Records in the 1980's.
ALL of the tracks by The Chartbusters on mp3.com are the ORIGINAL versions from the ORIGINAL master tapes. Within a week of being added to the mp3.com web site, the tracks "She's The One", "Why (Doncha Be My Girl)", "Slippin' Through Your Fingers" and "Stop The Music" were in the Top 10 on mp3.com's Rock-n-Roll Oldies Chart, with "She's The One" going as high (so far!) as #2.
Last, but not least, for some great pictures of The Chartbusters at gigs with The Animals, Chuck Berry, Jan & Dean and Johnny Rivers, click on the "Images" tab above the Pop Music Records logo on this page...
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| "She's The One" was the debut single by The Chartbusters. It hit the airwaves in July of 1964 and was on the charts for the rest of the Summer. "She's The One" reached #33 on Billboard's singles chart and was a #1 record in many places around the country. Originally released on the Mutual record label, catalog number 502... | MP3.com CD: She's The One: Complete Works! -  buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Great Lost Chartbusters LP - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Singles Collection 1964-67 - buy it!
CD: The Singles Collection 1964-67, The Great Lost Chartbusters LP and She's The One: Complete Works!
Label: Pop Music Records
Credits: Written by Johnny Dubas / Produced by Vernon Sandusky and Bobby Poe |
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| "Why (Doncha Be My Girl)" was The Chartbusters' second single, coming out in the Fall of 1964. The track peaked at #92 on Billboard's singles chart, but was very popular in selected markets around the country. Originally released on the Mutual record label, catalog number 508... | MP3.com CD: She's The One: Complete Works! - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Great Lost Chartbusters LP - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Singles Collection 1964-67 - buy it!
CD: The Singles Collection 1964-67, The Great Lost Chartbusters LP and She's The One: Complete Works!
Label: Pop Music Records
Credits: Written by Vernon Sandusky / Produced by Vernon Sandusky and Bobby Poe |
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| "Stop The Music" was the B-side of The Chartbusters' second single, "Why (Doncha Be My Girl)". Like the B-side of their first single, it was almost picked as the A-side. Originally released on the Mutual record label, catalog number 508... | MP3.com CD: She's The One: Complete Works! - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Great Lost Chartbusters LP - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Singles Collection 1964-67 - buy it!
CD: The Singles Collection 1964-67, The Great Lost Chartbusters LP and She's The One: Complete Works!
Label: Pop Music Records
Credits: Written by Big Al Downing / Produced by Vernon Sandusky and Bobby Poe |
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