4) Tommy Edwards – “It’s All in the Game”

Tommy Edwards had a #18 hit with a pre-rock version of “It’s All in the Game” seven years before this rerecording topped the charts.  The 1958 version makes a few concessions to rock ‘n’ roll, adding a thudding drumbeat and ”duh doo, duh doo” backing vocals.  Still, these are minor enhancements, far from The Elegants‘ embrace of rock [...]

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