Archie Bell & the Drells. They announced their hometown at the top of every record because Houston, Texas wasn't exactly on the soul map in 1967. Tighten Up -- recorded while Archie was home on leave from Vietnam, recovering from a jeep accident -- hit #1 on both the r&b and pop charts. A groove built on a single bass riff, a call-and-response that anyone could follow, and a dance that didn't require lessons. Houston had arrived.