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Dedicated To The One I Love (ver. 1) by Ralph Bass - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Dedicated to the One I Love" is the name of a song written by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling. Bass and Pauling were members of The "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of this song. A version by The Shirelles was a minor hit for them in 1961. The "5" Royales saw a re-release of their own version chart at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Later that year, The Shirelles re-released their version and watched it rocket up the chart to #3. A subsequent remake by The Mamas and The Papas released on the Dunhill label went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. Lead singer on the Mamas and the Papas version was Mama Michelle Phillips. It was the first time Phillips was given the lead over Mama Cass Elliott in any of their songs. In 1972, The Temprees placed their version on the Hot 100 at #93. Bernadette Peters recorded a Hot 100 hit version in 1981, reaching #65. One other.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
'Ralph Bass(Basso) (May 1, 1911 – March 5, 1997), born in The Bronx, New York, was an influential Italian American rhythm and blues (R&B) record producer and talent scout for several independent labels and was responsible for many hit records. He was a pioneer in bringing black music into the American mainstream. During his long career he worked for such labels as Black & White Records, Savoy Records, King Records, Federal Records and Chess Records, recording some of the greatest performers in black music, including Etta James, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Earl Bostic and groups such as The Platters and The Dominoes. By doing so, he was instrumental in helping to shape their careers. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a non performer.[1] As a young man Bass visited the South and personally experienced the emotional power of black music in dance clubs. When he began his career as a record producer, segregation was in full effect and black performers were marginalized and relegated to one-night stands performing only to all black audiences in a network of theatres and nightclubs known the Chitlin' Circuit. Bass decided to.
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