Tuesday, February 3, 2009

That's What I Like

Today, of course, is the fiftieth anniversary of The Day The Music Etc. Etc., when three of the biggest stars of the early days of rock & roll went down in a field near Clear Lake, Iowa. All three of them would be responsible for a Number One hit song: Buddy Holly made it to the top with "That'll Be the Day," which reached the top of Billboard's old Best Sellers chart in September 1957, and while Ritchie Valens' "Donna" stalled out at Number Two shortly after his death in 1959, Los Lobos' imitation of his version of "La Bamba" went to Number One in August 1987.

I know what you're saying: The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" only climbed as high as Number Six on the charts. And that's true. But the Bopper had also written a song called "Running Bear," which he offered to a fellow named Johnny Preston whom Bop had seen performing at a Houston nightclub. Bopper went into the studio with Preston to cut the song, and added the Indian vocals along with - are you ready for this? - a cat named George Jones. They recorded the song in 1958, but it wasn't released until August 1959. It may have been intended to capitalize on the Bopper's death, but waiting six months seems like an odd way to do that. On January 18, 1960, "Running Bear" became the Number One song in the land.

No-Show Jones was also a friend of the Bopper's from back in Houston, and he recorded another Bopper song called "White Lightning" in 1958. He actually showed up to the session, but he was drunk, and he required 80 takes to get through the song. It was worth it, though, because in April 1959, "White Lightning" went to Number One on the country charts, becoming the first of Jones' fourteen chart-toppers.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

酒店經紀,酒店小姐,酒店公關,酒店打工,酒店上班,禮服店,便服店,假日打工,酒店兼差,酒店兼職,暑假打工,寒假打工,酒店經紀爆米花,酒店打工爆米花,酒店兼差爆米花,酒店兼職爆米花,酒店上班爆米花,酒店工作爆米花,酒店小姐爆米花,禮服店爆米花,假日打工爆米花,酒店經紀PRETTY GIRL,酒店上班PRETTY GIRL,酒店兼差PRETTY GIRL,酒店工作PRETTY GIRL


酒店
童裝批發
童裝批發
童裝
童裝
酒店喝酒
暑假打工
酒店
酒店經紀人
酒店小姐
酒店兼職
酒店上班
酒店兼差
禮服店
酒店上班
酒店打工
酒店小姐
酒店經紀
假日打工
台北酒店經紀
酒店應酬
粉味
茵悅
酒店經紀
酒店經紀