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'''The Channels''' were an American doo-wop group, best known for their song ''[[The Closer You Are]] (1956)''.
 
'''The Channels''' were an American doo-wop group, best known for their song ''[[The Closer You Are]] (1956)''.
  
Zappa played "The Closer You Are" while he was a guest on the BBC Radio 1 show "[[Star Special]]" in 1980. Four years later he covered the song on the album [[Them Or Us]] (1984).  
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Zappa played "The Closer You Are" while he was a guest DJ on ''[[WSTM, Chicago]]'' (21 November 1974) and again on the BBC Radio 1 show ''[[Star Special]]'' in 1980. Four years later he covered the song on the album ''[[Them Or Us]] (1984)''.  
 
 
==See Also==
 
  
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Channels| Wikipedia article]
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==External links==
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* [[Wikipedia:The Channels]]
  
 
[[Category:Favorite Artists|Channels, The]]
 
[[Category:Favorite Artists|Channels, The]]
 
[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Channels, The]]
 
[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Channels, The]]

Latest revision as of 18:17, 29 August 2020

The Channels.

The Channels were an American doo-wop group, best known for their song The Closer You Are (1956).

Zappa played "The Closer You Are" while he was a guest DJ on WSTM, Chicago (21 November 1974) and again on the BBC Radio 1 show Star Special in 1980. Four years later he covered the song on the album Them Or Us (1984).

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