I Worship The Ground You Walk On - Jimmy Hughes - 1966
Although Jimmy Hughes is remembered primarily for his 1965 smash hit, Steal Away, he recorded a slew of other great southern soul songs while recording for Fame and Volt during the 1960's and into the early 1970's. I Worship The Ground You Walk On, written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, is a classic southern soul masterpiece which entered the Billboard chart in September of 1966, peaking at #25.
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R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...
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