John Medora
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John Medora also known as John or Johnny Madara, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, who teamed up with David White
and Arthur Singer
to write the 1957
hit song "At the Hop
".
David White (musician)
David White toured the country with his parents prior to attending school in their acrobatic/hand-balancing act called Barry and Brenda and Company....
and Arthur Singer
Arthur Singer
Arthur "Artie" Singer was an American songwriter who wrote 1957's "At the Hop" with David White and John Medora. He died on May 2, 2008 at the age of 89.-Sources:*...
to write the 1957
1957 in music
-Events:*January 5 – Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba.*January 6 – Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show.*January 16 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, UK....
hit song "At the Hop
At the Hop
"At the Hop" is a hit rock 'n' roll song written by Arthur Singer, John Medora and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors. The song was released in the fall of 1957, and reached number one on the US charts on January 6, 1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles of 1958...
".
External links
- That Philly Sound: John Madara
- repertoire.bmi.com John Madara at BMIBroadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
(CAE/IPI #: 19037892) - http://www.spectropop.com/JohnMadara/ extensive interview