jaybeacham - 26 miles Across The Sea

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Mar 24, 2025 05:27pm

<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">26 Miles (Santa Catalina)</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">A song of the 1950s and 1960s pop band&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Preps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Four Preps</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">The band's biggest hit, it reached number two on the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>Billboard</em>&nbsp;Hot 100</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, number six on the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>Billboard</em>&nbsp;R&amp;B chart</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">,&nbsp;and number 11 in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHUM_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Canada</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;in 1958.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;The song sold over a million copies and the group appeared on several television shows,</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Others have recorded it.</span></p><p><br></p>