The group broke up in 1992, but a new lineup of the band was founded in 2005. As for the song, "The Letter", it has come back twice since the Box Tops' version. “[The Box Tops’ sound represents] the highest kind of rock and roll, a music of such immediate appeal that I regard it as a litmus elimination for phony rock fans.”–Robert Christgau. One band member suggested, "Let's have a contest and everybody can send in 50 cents and a box top."

The Box Tops discography and songs: Music profile for The Box Tops, formed 1963. It was also an international success and reached the top ten in several other countries.

It was a Top 20 hit for a group called The Arbours in 1969, and a Top 10 song for Joe Cocker in 1970.

Alex Chilton, a mercurial rock musician whose work ranged from the soul songs of the Box Tops to the multiple incarnations of his pop band Big Star, and who left a … Original founding members BILL CUNNINGHAM and GARY TALLEY have reformed THE BOX TOPS to keep their great catalogue of music accessible to the public. The song was the group's first and biggest record chart hit, reaching number one in the United States and Canada. Original Box Tops members form new band - The Number One music magazine feat.

View all concerts; Seattle, WA, US Change location; 58,992 fans get concert alerts for this artist. The five charter members of the Box Tops have filed a lawsuit in federal court against a band they allege has built its musical career posing as the original '60s Memphis-soul act.

The Box Tops were a Memphis pop music group of the second half of the 1960s. The Box Tops were an American band of the 60s that combined soul and rock music … They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Neon Rainbow," '"Soul Deep," "I … Albums include The Letter / Happy Times, The Letter / Neon Rainbow, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

35K likes. band & artist news, reviews, interviews, videos & gossip UK & worldwide. Who are the Box Tops? Chilton had toured Europe in 1991 with a version of the band, and had sung Box Tops material as a featured singer in oldies package tours during the 1980s and 1990s. It was sung in a gruff blue-eyed soul style by Alex Chilton. Producer Dan Penn then dubbed them The Box Tops. When the group recorded this they still did not have a name. The original band members' final record was released in 1971 and the band broke up, but a new Box Tops--the name wasn't owned by the band but by a management company--was assembled in 1972 and began releasing records. A fair number of staunch Box Tops fans were present and highly appreciative, but The Box Tops set, as terrific as it was, inevitably was overshadowed by the Geils Band’s first Boston performance in 17 years.