The Box Tops. They reached national prominence with their song the letter in 1967 which reached the 1 spot on billboards. The box tops developed their sound from playing parties and clubs in the memphis and west memphis area.
The box tops began life as the devilles a white rb group featuring guitarists gary talley and john evans bassist bill. 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 letterthe band was fronted by teenaged singer alex chilton and for their studio recordings after the letter consisted solely of chilton and memphis studio musiciansfor live performances chilton was joined by tom boggs drums rick allen bass. Formed in 1967 the box tops recorded a string of hits including the worldwide 1 megahit song the letter and 6 additional top 40 hits including cry like a baby soul deep neon rainbow choo choo train sweet cream ladies forward march and turn on a.
Lead vocals guitar bill cunningham.
They reached national prominence with their song the letter in 1967 which reached the 1 spot on billboards. The boat that rocked. The box tops program quickly expanded to include many other food brands and some brands of other products like sandwich bags and feminine products. The box tops music also encompassed touches of pop and psychedelia although the groups own lack of control over it eventually led to their split up.