Date: 1 Aug 2006 20:48:40 -0000
Message-ID: <20060801204840.9201.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Bob Bluestein <golq234@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 234 (GOLQ234)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #234 (GOLQ234)
Congratulations to The Delphi Trivia Club, The GenaTeam, James White (solo),
NAVAIRHEADS, Randy Price & Peter Morley, and The Village Idiots, who all
achieved perfect scores. It was far from lonely at the top! The mean
score for this quiz was 385.9. No recording scored less than 10.0 out of
20.0 on the Recognizability Index.
Check out the solution to The Puzzler and the names of those entrants who
solved it in the section following the main quiz.
My thanks to all those who participated.
"Magic Marc" Dashevsky will be posting GOLQ235 sometime soon.
Bob Bluestein
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Tie Breaker Scoring Key
+ after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
# on
Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address team Age(s)
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T01 500++ DT The Delphi Trivia Club (Pyewacket, Logot, ClueLess,
SafeHouse, HQR, Hillary, DKolins, und, Taggart,
BillP49) <billp49&pd.jaring.my> 10 40-65
T01 500++ GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au> 5+ 30s-58
T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite&tiffin.edu> 1 58
T01 500++ NA NAVAIRHEADS <thomas.pillion&navy.mil> 2 59,54
T01 500++ RP Randy Price & Peter Morley <randypny&aol.com> 2 37,54
T01 500++ VI The Village Idiots (Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping)
<Clete6&aol.com> 5 <56
07 490++ GC The Gypsy's Caravan <IrisS&aol.com> 4 21+
08 480++ EJ The EJ's & Co. (Ellis, Jean, Steve, Mitch, Kevin,
Bruce, Kyra, Vinnie) <brombere&matc.edu> 8 19+
09 469++ EM EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 5 various
10 459+. AB Across the Boarder <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 2 ?
11 388++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 6-7 boomers
12 380+- RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 4 50s,60s
13 320++ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 48
14 280.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc,
Norm Katuna, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman)
<rns&san.rr.com> 6 53-60,-
15 270+. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 25
16 257+. WB The Wicked Boys <Sanford_stein&rush.edu> 2 56,55
17 200.+ TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard & Bonnie)
<Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 2 48,56
18 180.. CC Cole & Cole <jonathan.cole&siemens.com> 1 60
19 160.+ CM Curt Miller <cumomi&comcast.net> 1 57
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Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address # on Age(s)
team
The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A '-' is used to
indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that
a completely incorrect response was submitted.
Song#
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
GT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
JW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
NA 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
GC 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
EM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 19 20 20
AB 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20
VS 20 20 10 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 18 20 20
RR 20 20 20 - - 20 20 - 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
WM 20 20 - - 20 - - - 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20
CO 20 20 20 - - - - 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 - 20 - - 20 - 20 20
VH 20 20 20 - 20 20 - - - - 10 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 20
WB 20 20 20 - 20 - 0 - 20 20 - - - 20 - 20 20 - - - - 20 17 20 20
TT 20 20 20 - - - 20 - - - - - - 20 - 20 20 - 20 - - - - 20 20
CC - 20 20 - - - - - 20 - - - - 20 - 20 20 - 20 - - 20 - - 20
CM 20 20 - - 20 - - - 20 - - - 20 - - - 20 - - - - - - 20 20
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #234 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak position on Pop chart] {peak R&B}
[-] = did not make pop chart
{-} = did not make R&B chart
{F} = made R&B chart as a flip side
{n/c} = no Billboard R&B chart published during this recording's period of
peak popularity
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No broken hearts for us 'cause we love each other
And with our faith and trust there could be no other
#01) Avalon, Frankie: "Why" (1959/60) [1] {6}
It's getting bigger every day
From Hawaii to the shores of Peru
#02) Beach Boys, The: "Surfin' Safari" (1962) [14] {-}
But I'll keep on waiting till you return
I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn
You can't be happy while your heart's on the roam
You can't be happy until you bring it home
#03) Brothers Four, The: "Greenfields" (1960) [2] {-}
Oh, his knees are a-gettin' chilly, but he feels no fear of pain
'Cause he sees an angel peekin' through a broken window pane
#04) Clooney, Rosemary: "This Ole House" (1954/55) [1] {-}
Gypsy's Caravan: With Buddy Cole & His Orchestra and backing vocals
by The Mellomen.
This was the last of George Clooney's famous aunt's #1 pop hits. The
flip side of the separate #1 hit "Hey There," it reached #1 in 1954
and remained on the chart for 27 weeks - through the first two months
of 1955. Note that this recording recently became eligible as a regular
(i.e., #01-#25) GOLQ recording due to a recent rules change, viz. before
GOLQ232 a recording that (a) had entered the pop charts in 1954, and
that (b) remained on the charts in 1955, but that (c) did not peak in
1955 was not eligible to be one of the 25 regular recordings on a quiz.
This final requirement was struck, so now any recording that was on the
charts in 1955 is eligible to be one of the 25 regular recordings
(GOLQ Rules Section 3).
I need her loving
And I'm not to blame now
#05) Deep Purple: "Hush" (1968) [4] {-}
I saw you with somebody new
I feel so helpless (feel so helpless)
So tell me what are you gonna do
Don't leave me breathless (leave me breathless)
And, oh-oh-ohhh, tell me what should I do
When you told me that you love me?
#06) Delfonics, The: "Break Your Promise" (1968) [35] {12}
If a maid refused me with tossing curls
I let the old earth take a couple of whirls
While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls
#07) Durante, Jimmy: "September Song" (1963) [51] {-}
About the best thing
And maybe before you leave me you'll realize I'm the one that loves you
#08) "5" Royales, The: "Think" (1957) [66] {9}
Covered by James Brown in 1960. The group had two #1 R&B hits in
1953 with "Baby, Don't Do It" and "Help Me Somebody."
You taught me all I know and I'll never look back
It's a very strange world and I thank you
#09) Four Jacks and A Jill: "Master Jack" (1968) [18] {-}
I'm holdin' on
I can't fall back
Now that big brass ring
Is a shade of black
#10) 4 Seasons featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli: "Beggin'" (1967)
[16] {-}
What good is a song if the words just don't belong
And the dream must be a dream for two?
No good alone
#11) Laine, Frankie: "To Each His Own" (1968) [82] {-}
You know that I love you
We could live so happily
#12) Little Richard: "Jenny, Jenny" (1957) [10] {2}
(Come on, boy, on the double!
Get in step, boy
Come on now, march!
March!
Your mama's a long ways off, boy, so stop your crying
March!
Get in step, boy!
Left, right, left, right
I said get in step, boy)
#13) Monitors, The: "Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)" (1966) [100] {21}
Group member Richard Street joined The Temptations in 1971 when
he and Vibrations member Richard Owens replaced Eddie Kendricks and
Paul Williams.
Though I see the danger there
If there's a chance for me then I don't care
#14) Nelson, Rick: "Fools Rush In" (1963) [12] {24}
A #1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1940.
My darling, my darling, my darling
Do you see that star in the blue?
Each night I will give it a message
And the star will give it to you
#15) Page, Patti: "Croce Di Oro (Cross Of Gold)" (1955/56) [16] {-}
Listen to the bird who sings it to the tree
And then when you've heard him see if you agree
#16) Peter and Gordon: "Nobody I Know" (1964) [12] {n/c}
Lose your dreams and you
Will lose your mind
#17) Rolling Stones, The: "Ruby Tuesday" (1967) [1] {-}
One of two recordings which all entrants identified.
Well, I would feel ten feet tall if you were at my side
Ain't nothin' in this world I couldn't do
The kings would give up thrones to be in love for just one hour like me
#18) Sherman, Bobby: "La La La (If I Had You)" (1969/70) [9] {-}
(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)
#19) Simon & Garfunkel: "Scarborough Fair (/Canticle)" (1968) [11] {-}
This traditional English ballad tells the tale of a young man who asks
the listener headed for Scarborough Fair to ask his former lover to
perform a series of impossible tasks, such as making a shirt without
a seam. If she completes these tasks, he claims he will take her back.
Simon set the tune in counterpoint with "Canticle," a reworking of his
1963 song "The Side Of A Hill" with new, antiwar lyrics.
Delphi Trivia Club: This song is also known as "Parsley, Sage,
Rosemary and Thyme."
Believe me, honey, the funnies weren't funny
They didn't even make me smile
#20) Sinatra, Frank: "Same Old Saturday Night" (1955) [13] {-}
Let love come into your heart
Don't lock yourself
#21) Storm, Gale: "Ivory Tower" (1956) [6] {-}
Actress/singer Storm (born Josephine Cottle) acted in movies, then
starred in the 50s TV series "My Little Margie." One of my earliest
TV memories is that of Margie Albright's widower dad, Vern, announcing
somewhat resignedly at the end of every episode, "That's my little
Margie!" Storm followed that with her own TV series, "The Gale Storm
Show." Storm's recording career began when the president of Dot records
heard her singing on TV. "Ivory Tower" was her fifth single, and this,
like the previous four, was a top 10 hit.
Why can't I accept the fact she's chosen him
And simply let them be?
#22) Them: "Here Comes The Night" (1965) [24] {-}
Show a little tenderness before you go
Please let me feel your embrace once more
#23) Weston, Kim: "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)"
(1965) [50] {4}
She's a pearl of a girl
I guess that's what you might say
I guess her folks brought her up that way
#24) Wonder, Stevie: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965/66) [3] {1}
I'd give you everything and more and that's for sure
#25) Yardbirds, The: "For Your Love" (1965) [6] {-}
One of two recordings which all entrants identified.
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Tie-Breakers
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How many times I wondered
It still comes out the same
No matter how you look at it or think of it
It's life, and you just got to play the game
#T1) Benton, Brook: "Rainy Night In Georgia" (1970) [4] {1}
GenaTeam: Tony Joe White also recorded this song in 1969, though
he wrote it in 1962.
Tony Joe White also wrote and recorded "Polk Salad Annie." The above
single entered the Billboard charts on 1/10/70, but was recorded in
1969. It became the soulful Benton's first top 40 hit in 6 years.
Note that this recording recently became eligible as a tie-breaker
due to a recent rules change, viz. from GOLQ232 on a quiz master has
been allowed to use, without comment in the preface of the quiz,
tie-breakers recorded before 1970 even though they were released
sometime after 1969 (GOLQ Rules Section 3).
You know where to put the cork!
#T2) Who, The: "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1969) [-] {-}
Lyrics by the ever-cheeky Pete Townshend, from "Tommy," the first
album explicitly billed as a rock opera.
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This chart ranks the songs/artists from most to least recognized. The second
number on the line denotes the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants, to 1 decimal place). For
comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Rank Avg. Song
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T01 20.0 #17 Ruby Tuesday
T01 20.0 #25 For Your Love
03 19.5 #02 Surfin' Safari
T04 18.9 #01 Why
T04 18.9 #24 Uptight (Everything's Alright)
T06 17.9 #09 Master Jack
T06 17.9 #14 Fools Rush In
T06 17.9 #16 Nobody I Know
T06 17.9 #19 Scarborough Fair (/Canticle)
T06 17.9 #22 Here Comes The Night
11 17.4 #03 Greenfields
T12 15.8 #05 Hush
T12 15.8 #T1 Rainy Night In Georgia
14 15.4 #23 Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
15 14.7 #10 Beggin'
T16 14.2 #11 To Each His Own
T16 14.2 #T2 We're Not Gonna Take It
T18 13.7 #07 September Song
T18 13.7 #13 Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)
T18 13.7 #20 Same Old Saturday Night
T21 12.6 #06 Break Your Promise
T21 12.6 #15 Croce Di Oro (Cross Of Gold)
T21 12.6 #21 Ivory Tower
24 11.1 #18 La La La (If I Had You)
T25 10.5 #04 This Ole House
T25 10.5 #08 Think
T25 10.5 #12 Jenny, Jenny
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PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to those who solved all of this tough "Serious Rock" Puzzler:
The Delphi Trivia Club, The EJ's & Co., Randy Price & Peter Morley, Team
Teitelbaum, Virve Harkonen, and Will McCorry.
Clue Answers:
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A. Last name of the singer who learned to "shag instead of bop"
Billy GRAVES sang "The Shag (Is Totally Cool)" (pop peak #53 in 1959), a
song in which he goes to a party and learns to do the shag.
B. They replaced Jones with Taylor
After Brian Jones left The Rolling STONES because of artistic differences
in June, 1969, he was quickly replaced by ex-John Mayall guitarist Mick
Taylor. Jones was found dead in his swimming pool a month later. Taylor
left the band in 1975 and was replaced by Ron Wood.
C. They were almost 13 kilometers above ground
The BYRDS released "Eight Miles High" in 1966. The song about the
group's plane trip to England in 1965 peaked at pop #14.
D. "_________ Princess" b/w "Luau Cha Cha Cha"
Annette with the Afterbeats released "PINEAPPLE Princess" in 1960. She
was 17, but this was already her eighth recording on the pop charts.
E. Joey Vann was one
Joseph "Joey Vann" Canzano was the lead singer of The DUPREEs, who
achieved significant chart success in the early 60s covering popular
tunes such as "You Belong To Me."
F. "Hound-Dog Man" was his film debut
16-year-old FABIAN starred in the movie and also released its title song
as a single, which peaked at #9 on the pop charts in 1959/60.
G. Buddy Knox's Rhythm _______
The Rhythm ORCHIDS were Buddy's backing band on hits such as "Party
Doll" and "Hula Love." They were formed at West Texas State University.
H. Herbert Feemster's singing partner's sobriquet
PEACHES & Herb were originally Herbert "Herb Fame" Feemster and
Francine Barker.
I. Adjective for Caesar and Anthony
LITTLE Caesar and the Consuls had a #50 hit with "(My Girl) Sloopy,"
Little Caesar and the Romans had a #9 hit with "Those Oldies But Goodies
(Remind Me Of You)," and Little Anthony (Gourdine) and the Imperials
had a string of big hits, starting with 1958's "Tears On My Pillow."
J. It precedes "Cup," "Roses," and "Sun"
The 5th Dimension took "PAPER Cup" to #34 in 1967, Anita Bryant took
"Paper Roses" to #5 in 1960, and Traffic featuring Stevie Winwood took
"Paper Sun" to #94 in 1967.
K. What they often call Mr. Earl
In 1955/56's "SPEEDOO," Cadillacs lead singer Earl Carroll legitimately
declared that "they often call me Speedoo, but my real name is Mr. Earl."
L. Billy "_____" Craddock
Country singer Billy Craddock, who got the nickname "CRASH" from racing
stock cars, recorded "Don't Destroy Me" in 1959 as Crash Craddock.
M. "Each time you speak to me \ I hear a tender ________ of love now \
Baby, baby, as you stand holding me"
The Supremes' chart topper "I Hear A Symphony" contains the lyrics "Each
time you speak to me \ I hear a tender RHAPSODY of love now \ Baby, baby,
as you stand holding me \ Whispering how much you care \ A thousand
violins fill the air now."
N. Ohio Express was this kind of "chewy chewy" group
The BUBBLEGUM group Ohio Express (from Ohio) released such unforgettably
bubblicious hits as "Chewy Chewy," "Yummy Yummy Yummy," and "Sweeter Than
Sugar."
O. Curtis Mayfield was one of them in 1958
In 1970 original member Mayfield followed fellow cofounder Jerry Butler's
lead of a dozen years before and left The IMPRESSIONS for a solo career.
Mayfield died in 1999.
P. First two title words of the only song released as a single by both
Otis Redding and Three Dog Night
It was actually Aretha Franklin who hit the 1955-1969 pop charts first
with "TRY A Little Tenderness" in 1962, four years before Otis and six
before Three Dog Night. The song was originally a popular hit in 1933.
Q. He sang with Angelo, Carlo, and Fred
DION DiMucci and The Belmonts (Angelo D'Aleo, Carlo Mastrangelo, and
Fred Milano) parted ways in 1960. Dion's first solo single was "Lonely
Teenager," which peaked at #12.
R. "(Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)" was the 17th
The 4 Seasons' "OPUS 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)" went to #13 in 1966.
The recording rivals Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife" for pop top 40 single
with the most chromatic key changes - five.
S. 1964's "_ __ The Greatest," which reached pop #113
Cassius Clay (later to become Muhammad Ali) rapped humorously about his
pugilistic prowess in "I AM The Greatest" shortly before fighting Sonny
Liston for the world heavyweight boxing championship. After defeating
Liston, this single hit the pop charts.
T. "Give Peace A Chance" Band
The PLASTIC ONO Band was essentially newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
It was recorded on June 1, 1969 at the famous "Bed-In" to promote peace
in Room 1742 (since then the most requested room) of the Queen Elizabeth
Hotel in Montreal. "All we are saying is, 'Give peace a chance.'" was
John's response to a reporter asking him what the Bed-In was about.
John thought about his response and decided to set it to music.
U. Donovan's surname
The Scottish singer/songwriter was born Donovan LEITCH in 1946. He first
hit the pop charts with "Catch The Wind," #23 in 1965.
V. They were once The Pendletones
Before becoming The BEACH BOYS, the Hawthorne, California group performed
as The Pendletones, named after the Pendleton Woolen Mills shirts popular
in 1961.
W. Birthplace of Bobby Vee
Robert Velline was born in FARGO, North Dakota in 1943. He formed a
local group, The Shadows, at age 15.
X. Word found three times in The Everly Brothers' penultimate top 40 single
The Everly Brothers' swan song on the 1955-1969 pop charts was "Bowling
Green" (#40 in 1967). Their previous hit was "GONE, Gone, Gone" (#31 in
1964).
Y. Fifth word of the spoken intro to "San Franciscan Nights"
Eric Burdon & the Animals had a #9 hit in 1967 with this paean to San
Francisco, which begins with the spoken intro, "This following program is
DEDICATED to the city and people of San Francisco, who may not know it,
but they are beautiful, and so is their city."
Z. Clowns played with him
HUEY (Piano) SMITH and the Clowns recorded such "New Orleans sound"
singles as 1957's "Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu" and
1958's "Don't You Just Know It." They also backed Frankie Ford on 1959's
"Sea Cruise."
The scrambled letters of each of three of the answers' columns spell out
three phrases, which when placed properly in the puzzle's diagram, appear as:
_______________ _______________ _______________
/_______________\ /_______________\ /_______________\
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| B U D D Y | | B I G | | R I T C H I E |
| | | | | |
| H O L L Y | | B O P P E R | | V A L E N S |
| | | | | |
| R I P | | R I P | | R I P |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
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/ \ / \ / \
This explains the "serious rock" ("grave stone") theme to the puzzle.
Also, the combined letters of the answers to clues Y and Z may be scrambled
to form a caption for this diagram: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
One unmentioned feature of this puzzle is that the six clue answers not
crosschecked by the answers to clues Y and Z are also related to the puzzle's
diagram and theme: GRAVES, STONES, CRASH, DION, FARGO, GONE
Shortly after 1:00 a.m. takeoff from the Mason City airport on February 3,
1959, a private Beechwood Bonanza airplane carrying pilot Roger Peterson and
passengers Buddy Holly, J. P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper"), and Ritchie
Valens crashed in a field in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, killing all onboard.
The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" had just been a huge hit, 17-year-old
Ritchie Valenzuela's "Donna" b/w "La Bamba" was hot on the charts, and Buddy
Holly, whose wife was pregnant, was riding a string of successful singles
with The Crickets. (Three weeks later, the first posthumous Buddy Holly
single released was "It Doesn't Matter Anymore.")
These entertainers were three of the four headliners on "The Winter Dance
Party Tour," having performed just hours earlier at the Surf Ballroom in
Clear Lake, Iowa. (The fourth star, Dion DiMucci of Dion and the Belmonts,
took the tour bus with the other musicians.) The chartered plane was headed
for the next tour stop - Moorhead, Minnesota - via the Fargo, North Dakota
airport, but cold and snowy conditions apparently doomed the flight.
Despite the tragedy, the tour's producers decided that the show must go on
in Moorhead and quickly searched for local talent to fill the void. Just
across the state line in Fargo, they found and booked the group The Shadows,
featuring 15-year-old singing talent Robert Velline. This was the beginning
of Bobby Vee's career, which included more than 30 top 100 singles, such as
"Take Good Care Of My Baby." However Bobby Vee's discovery was surely of
small comfort to rock and roll, three of whose brightest stars were snuffed
out in one day. As Don McLean wrote twelve years later in "American Pie":
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
Buddy, Ritchie, Big Bopper. Gone, gone, gone. R.I.P.
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Bob Bluestein