The Isley Brothers covered it in 1962 in an R&B/Pop style and it hit #17 on the Billboard singles chart.īefore they were popular, The Beatles were listening to all the U.S. There is a misconception that The Isley Brothers originated the song, but it was written by professional songwriters Phil Medley and Bert Russell, and was first recorded in 1961 by the Top Notes. My worn out copy of “Twist And Shout” from 1964. Besides the fact some white artists were used to popularize songs by black artists in the ’50’s, this type of thinking might be attributed to the popularity of “Twist & Shout”. That’s the kind of impression a younger person could get if they don’t know the real story. He said he wasn’t sure he could like The Beatles, because they “used songs by black artists to become popular.” In the 1990’s, I was talking with a younger man who was the Music Director of one of the radio stations where we worked.
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