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Oriented Playlist week of April 1, 1978 and both songs received major airplay success in Canada (131 stations) with the band also performing "Tip of My Tongue" on Canadian TV. "Tip of My Tongue" was also included as the lead track on their self-named album, although the version released as a single was remixed.
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December 1977, the Canadian band, The Great Rufus Road Machine, formed in 1972 by husband and wife team of Ron Russell (vocals) and Sharon Russell (vocals) with John “The Fly” Baye (drums), Dirk Acree (bass, trumpet) and Ken LaDéroute (vocals, guitar)), from Kitchener, Ontario, recorded the song
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British mainstream press as well as the music press, and the brothers were interviewed about the single It made the top of the UK chart breakers listing on 23 May 1973 (would would equate to #51 if the chart had gone beyond a Top 50) but,
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The female soul trio Ellie (aka the Hope
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Stadtradio (FM 91,8).
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