Cameo-Parkway was one of America's leading independent labels during the era that preceded the British invasion, offering a breathtaking range of pop, soul, rock, novelty and dance records that have ...

Once there was a musical powerhouse known as Cameo-Parkway Records. Launched from a Philadelphia basement in 1956 with borrowed cash, the independent label struck gold, drawing its talent from the ...

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Real Gone Music has undertaken an ambitious reissue program and the Cameo-Parkway label has been an important part of their ongoing agenda. Artists such as the Dovells, Orlons, Chubby Checker, and ...

Question: What can you tell us about ABKCO reissuing material from the Cameo-Parkway vaults. Answer: I have been in contact with Allen Klein, and we may soon have some answers. ABKCO (Allen B. Klein ...

It's been said that rock and roll slumped in the late 1950s, when Elvis Presley entered the army and Buddy Holly died, and that it remained in weakened condition until the Beatles and other British ...

While teen pop fanatics have included a comprehensive collection of Cameo-Parkway label singles on their wish lists since the dawn of the digital era, the compact four-CD Cameo-Parkway box isn’t quite ...

Cameo Parkway had become a leader in dance records with Chubby Checker's The Twist" and Limbo Rock," Bobby Rydell's The Cha-Cha-Cha," the Orlons' The Wah- Watusi" and Dee Dee Sharp's Mashed Potato ...

Rock historian Ed Ward tells us about Philadelphia's Cameo and Parkway record labels. From the late 1950s to the late-'60s, their hits included "The Twist," "South Street" and "Bristol Stomp." ABKCO ...