So Tough is a song written by Gary Mears,[1] and recorded by both the Original Casuals and The Kuf-Linx in 1958. Both versions charted.[2][3][4][5] On March 17, 1958, Billboard listed "So Tough" as tied for Number 76 on "Top 100 Sides for Survey Week Ending March 8".[6] On February 19, 1958 the Casuals performed the song on American Bandstand. The song topped out at #42 on the Hot 100 chart,[7] and #6 on the Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart.[8]
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- ^ "The Casuals "So Tough"". Discogs. December 1957. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "The Kuf-Linx Record Label Shots". Colorradio.com.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (March 17, 1958). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Signature Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. Heritage Capital Corporation. 14 July 2018. ISBN 9781599670362. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gribin, Anthony; Schiff, Matthew (2 April 2012). Doo-WopCentrism: The Top 2000 Songs. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780982737675. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Top 100 Sides". Billboard. March 17, 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Original Casuals - doo-wop". doo-wop.blogg.org.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 443.
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