The Tams

Artist: The Tams

LP: Time For The Tams

Song: "Fall Down, Go Boom"

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It's Friday morning, and Time For The Tams! Formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1960, The Tams were most popular in the '60s and '70s, but they had a #21 hit in the UK as late as 1987 with "There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin." The BBC banned the song from British airwaves since they thought it was about sexual intercourse, but it was actually about the '60s dance craze. There are two versions of The Tams nowadays, both based in the Atlanta area, both claiming to be "the original" version of The Tams, and they would both like to play at your next wedding. You can click here to read about The Tams as led by Charles Pope, brother of deceased founding member Joseph Pope—and click here to read about The Tams as led by founding member Robert Lee Smith. You can read more about the first original The Tams on Wikipedia here.