1960 portrait

Biography

Gary "U.S." Bonds (born Gary Anderson, June 6, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues singer. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Bonds was living in Norfolk, Virginia in the 1950's when he began singing publicly in church, and with a group called The Turks. He joined record producer Frank Guida's small Legrand label and Guida changed his name to "U.S. Bonds" in hopes that it would be confused with a public service announcement advertising the sale of government bonds and thus get more airtime. Bonds' first hit was the song "New Orleans", followed up by his only Number One hit, "Quarter To Three" in June 1961. Other hits include "School Is Out", "Dear Lady Twist" and "Twist, Twist Senora" in the 1960's, as well as "This Little Girl" and "Out Of Work" in the early 1980's. The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ... Norfolk, Virginia, viewed from Portsmouth, across the Elizabeth River Norfolk is a city in the U.S. state of Virginia in the United States of America. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement—typically on radio or television, broadcast for the public good. ... Bonds can refer to: A financial bond (including a junk bond or a zero-coupon bond) Barry Bonds A chemical bond (including the ionic bond, covalent bond, coordinate covalent bond, metallic bond, hydrogen bond, Carbon-carbon bond, Disulfide bond and Glycosidic bond) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid...

"Quarter To Three" appears on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. Bonds continues to release albums, including collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, and today is a mainstay of the nostalgia concert circuit. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 songs (not ranked) that shaped Rock and Roll: Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A AC/DC... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ...

Billboard's Top 100

• "New Orleans" # 6, 1960
• "Quarter to Three" # 1, 1961
• "School Is out" # 5, 1961
• "School Is in" # 28, 1961
• "Dear Lady Twist" # 9, 1961
• "Twist Señora" # 10, 1962
• "Seven Day Weekend" # 27, 1962
• "Copy Cat" # 92
• "This Little Girl" # 11, 1981
• " Jole Blon" # 65, 1981
• "Out of Work" # 21, 1982