The Box Tops

The Box Tops formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1963 as The Devilles. They became a popular band in the Memphis rock scene. In 1967 they changed their name to The Box Tops to avoid confusion with another local band called The Devilles. They reached national prominence with their song "The Letter" in 1967, which reached the #1 spot on Billboard's chart and stayed there for four weeks. It eventually sold more than four million copies (and earned two Grammy Award nominations). "The Letter" was followed by another hit, "Neon Rainbow", which was followed by an even bigger hit in 1968, "Cry Like a Baby". That same year they also hit the charts with "Sweet Cream Ladies". Shortly afterward the band went through some personnel changes, and the next year they had yet one more hit with "Soul Deep". In 1970, after a series of clashes with managers, lawyers and a disastrous British tour in which they were treated shabbily by the local promoters, the band was on the brink of dissolving, but Bell Reco