So Tough is a song written by Gary Mears, and recorded by both the Original Casuals and The Kuf-Linx in 1958. Both versions charted. On March 17, 1958, Billboard listed "So Tough" as tied for Number 76 on "Top 100 Sides for Survey Week Ending March 8". On February 19, 1958, the Casuals performed the song on American Bandstand. The song topped out at #42 on the Hot 100 chart, and #6 on the Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart.
References
- "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.
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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.
- "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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