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Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - 1964 - Little Children
The Dakotas is a group of British musicians, which initially convened as a backing band in Manchester, England. However, they are most closely associated with the singer Billy J. Kramer, a Liverpudlian who was the lead vocalist for the group during the 1960s. In the USA they are regarded as part of the British invasion. Billy J. Kramer is a former British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In sharing Brian Epstein as a manager with The Beatles he enjoyed access to the songwriting of Lennon and McCartney, recording several of their original compositions. Early in 1964, the group felt they needed to release a single that wasn't written by the Beatles and chose "Little Children". This controversial move paid off, and the record went to No.1 on the British charts in the spring of 1964. Later that year, both "Bad To Me" and "Little Children" made the American Top 10, and the group visited the States, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, and playing to sell-out frenzied fans of the "British invasion" sound. 01 - Little Children 02 - Da Doo Ron Ron 03 - Dance with Me 04 - Pride 05 - I Know 06 - They Remind Me of You 07 - Do You Want to Know a Secret 08 - Bad to Me 09 - Great Balls of Fire 10 - It's Up to You 11 - Tell Me Girl LINK
