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Diamonds in the Rough: Original Versions of Songs that Later Became Hits for Other Performers

By The Sixties

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Diamonds in the Rough: Simply put, a program full of original versions of songs that would later become huge hits for other bands & performers. Maybe it was the arrangement or just the song was ahead of it's time - who knows. Check out these great 1960s songs as they were first interpreted.

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Intro/ Royal beats out Deep Purple(by a year) & a couple of Grass Roots originals	1
Hush Buy By Billy Joe Royal	2
Piangi Com Me Buy By The Rokes	3
Midnight Confessions Buy By The Evergreen Blues Band	4
Del Shannon beating out Elvis with an LP track & the composer of "Tobacco Road"	5
(Marie’S The Name)His Latest Flame Buy By Del Shannon	6
Tobacco Road Buy By John D. Loudermilk	7
Double Shot Of My Baby’S Love Buy By Dick Hollar & The Holidays	8
This Diamond Ring Buy By Sammy Ambrose	9
The First recorded version of "Steppin' Stone", "Suspicious Minds" & "One" from The Composers, The Tams original take on a later Bill Deal & the Rhondells hit & the first take on "Twist & Shout"	10
(I'M Not Your)Steppin' Stone Buy By The W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band	11
Mark James Buy By Mark James	12
One Buy By Harry Nilsson	13
I'Ve Been Hurt Buy By The Tams	14
Twist & Shout Buy By The Top Notes	15
Originals of the Supremes last hit, A Blood Sweat & Tears original From Dusty, The Drifters first take on hit for Jay & the Americans & the Original unreleased demo for the Animals hit.	16
Someday We’Ll Be Together Buy By Johnny & Jackey	17
Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) Buy By Dusty Springfield	18
Only In America Buy By The Drifters	19
We Gotta Ge Outa This Place Buy By Barry Mann	20