Dick & Dee Dee
A difficult-to-categorize male-female duo from L.A., Dick & Dee Dee had some success with material that drew from doo wop, teen idol fare, pop, and even soul/R&B in the first half of the 1960s. The pair's biggest and best hit was their first, the moody, minor-key midtempo ballad "The Mountain's High," which reached number two in 1961. Much of their material (including "The Mountain's High") was written by Dick (full name Dick St. John), and the high vocals of Dee Dee in particular led some listeners to incorrectly assume they were Black. They reached the Top 30 with a few more pop-oriented follow-ups -- "Young and in Love," "Turn Around," and "Tell Me" -- in the next couple of years, but got their second biggest smash with their toughest number, the blue-eyed soul-ish "Thou Shalt Not Steal," in 1964. A popular touring act in their day (appearing with the Beach Boys and Rolling Stones among others), they faded from view after the mid-'60s.
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Presenting Dick and Dee Dee
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 10.12.1962
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Thou Shalt Not Steal
Pop - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 08.02.2005
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The Very Best of Dick & Dee Dee
Rock - Erschienen bei Classic Music International am 30.06.2011
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The Liberty As, Bs & 33s
Pop - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 04.06.2021
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The Mountain's High / Thou Shalt Not Steal (Rerecorded Version)
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei K-Tel am 27.03.2024
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Their Best (Rerecorded Version)
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei K-Tel am 17.01.2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo