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Memphis, United States (1967 – 1970)

The Box Tops were an American band of the 60s that combined soul and rock music into a popular sound epitomized by their famous single “The Letter”. The band was fronted by teenaged singer Alex Chilton, and for their studio recordings after “The Letter”, consisted solely of Chilton and Memphis studio musicians. For live performances, Chilton was joined by Tom Boggs (drums), Rick Allen (bass), Gary Talley (guitar), and Bill Cunningham (organ). A popular original member before their first hit was Larry Spillman (drums). Spillman, who dated Cybil Shepherd during their high school years, left the band to to play college and pro baseball.

The band existed from 1967 to 1970, after which Chilton went on to lead the legendary Big Star.

The single “Neon Rainbow” was used in television adverts for the UK telecoms company, Talk Talk, in 2009/2010.

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1		The Letter			2,113
2		The Letter - Digitally Remastered: 1996			103
3		Cry like a baby			92
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5		Neon Rainbow			61
6		Soul Deep			57
7		Whiter Shade Of Pale			43
8		Neon Rainbow - Digitally Remastered: 1996			33
9		I'm Your Puppet			29
9		Happy Times			29
11		Choo Choo Train			24
12		Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March			21
13		I Shall Be Released			20
13		She Shot a Hole in My Soul			20
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