In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. *** Chubby ...

Pony Time are concerned with the bare necessities in life. The Seattle garage-pop duo — composed of singer-guitarist Luke Beetham and drummer Stacy Peck — fill their world with only the essentials: ...

Chubby Checker was a star during the early 1960s pre-Beatles era. He was the king of the dance craze fad in the United States. His cover of the Hank Ballard song, "The Twist," reached number one on ...

“Girl, I just like you,” Luke Beetham declares through distortion, cheekily channeling Buddy Holly, between Kinks-krunching verses on “Because I Care.” Seattle native Beetham, on vocals and guitar, ...

James Ritz's liner notes, originally written for (and included with) the 2010 Collector's Choice release of this compilation, offer a solid amount of background information about the artist known for ...