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It's late 1966 in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Paragons -all still teenagers at the time- record their first and only single. It didn’t appear in any national sales charts, but “Abba” by the Paragons is a smash hit record by any other measure. Ebullient, melodic, infectious, and eminently danceable, it’s impossible not to love. For DJs at sixties events worldwide, it’s a surefire crowd pleaser. Bands continue to cover it onstage and on record, including the Satelliters, the Cynics, and most recently the Rosalyns. Record collectors fight tooth and nail to get their hands on the original 45. As an exemplar of pure joyous American teenage garage bliss, it’s pretty much unsurpassed.At the time of recording the single, the Paragons were: Danny Huntley (guitar), Pat Walters (guitar), brothers Johnny (drums) and Bobby Pace (bass) and Tim Moore (keyboard).
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