The Cascades - Rhythm Of the Rain 1963 | Greatest Rock 'N' Roll of the 50s & 60s

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It seems as though rain has always been an inspiration for songwriters. For Buddy Holly, it was “Raining in My Heart” written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, for The Everly Brothers via Greenfield & King, it was “Crying in the Rain” and for our own Jimmy Webb with an emotive vocal from Richard Harris, “someone left the cake out in the rain” in “MacArthur Park”. This week in 1963, The Cascades’ “Rhythm of the Rain” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by the band’s lead vocalist, John C