323 Little Anthony (1941- ) and the Imperials “Tears on My Pillow” 1958

“Tears was an instant hit for the Imperials, who became Little Anthony [Gourdine] & The Imperials when famed DJ Alan Freed called them that on the radio because of Anthony’s high falsetto” (Steve Jones, USA Today, 3/31/2009). “As a radio announcer, Freed coined the term ‘rock-and-roll’ [and] played a key role in expanding its appeal and in doing so earned the nickname ‘Father of Rock and Roll’” (Historical Dictionary of the 1950’s). 

Little Anthony and the Imperials “Tears on My Pillow”