Combining a piece of music with something that you could do with your friends, with something that you could watch on TV. “The way that the song caught on and the way it kind of took over, sort of it showed the power of television in its infancy because that was still new technology at the time. Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist” revolutionized the way television and popular music interacted and spawned a dance craze. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100, going back to its beginning in 1958.Īmrit Singh spoke with author and senior editor at the music blog “Stereogum,” Tom Breihan, to talk about the pop music that changed our culture.īreihan wrote about 20 songs that changed music. A new book, “The Number Ones” explores the history of every No.
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