Rosie and the Originals were one-hit wonders who blazed across the pop charts as teenagers then disappeared from radio like a fading comet melted by the sun. It was a hit, though, that changed ...

Pre-Beatles pop rock, Lesley Gore, the Shang-ri-las In mid-December 1960, “Angel Baby” by National City-based Rosie & the Originals hit #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining on the charts for ...