crossovers--songs originating in one market, but eventually succeeding in others

• originally, a C&W ballad covered by the Orioles
  • one of the first R&B vocal groups, harbingers of the Doo-wop sound
• in 1953, reached #1 on the R&B chart & #11 on the Pop chart

covers--subsequent versions of a song ... often "pop" singers covering R&B tunes

#1 for 9 weeks (summer 1954)

The Crew Cuts were from Toronto (formed 1952); first named Canadaires … Chords version never made it to the Top 40!!

At least five other cover versions of "Crying in the Chapel" followed the Orioles' recording (Elvis' version hit #3 3/65; #1 Adult Contemporary

Significant in regards to these covers is the fact that major companies were covering R&B originals; see Table 3-1 in text

Pop singers creating own originals in a style similar to the black R&B sound