Bad to Me
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
1964
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Billy J. Kramer began in the Merseybeat scene before joining forces with the Manchester group the Dakotas under Brian Epstein's management. Their repertoire included Lennon-McCartney songs such as Bad to Me, I'll Keep You Satisfied and From a Window, alongside Little Children by Mort Shuman and John McFarland. The recordings paired Kramer's singing with a guitar-based group sound. Kramer later pursued solo work after the partnership's main run of 1960s singles.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas artist biography
Read licensed biography for management, cities, partnership, credited writers and solo transition. Omit disputed chart descriptions, subjective career decline and personal biographical detail. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Bad to Me by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas appears at number 97 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1964. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1964 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1964 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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