The City of Winchester, in partnership with the Oldham Theatre and Winchester Downtown Development, is extending an invitation to the public to support area songwriters during the upcoming Tennessee Songwriters’
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Photo #1. âThe Five Americans,â Mike Rabon, Jim Grant, John Durrill, Norman Ezell and Jimmy Wright. Their song, âWestern Union,â released in early 1967, rose to #5 on Billboard and #3 on the Cashbox Best Sellers list. (Permission Sundazed Records)
Photo #2. A still shot of âThe Five Americansâ 1968 performance on American Bandstand (Permission Memories of Dallas Inc.) CATHEY: The Beatles of southeastern Oklahoma: The Five Americans
By Mike Cathey Guest columnist Apr 23, 2021 1 of 2
Photo #1. âThe Five Americans,â Mike Rabon, Jim Grant, John Durrill, Norman Ezell and Jimmy Wright. Their song, âWestern Union,â released in early 1967, rose to #5 on Billboard and #3 on the Cashbox Best Sellers list. (Permission Sundazed Records)