Who originally did Hang On Sloopy?
Yeah, I know people will look on the Internet for music trivia answers but that is perfectly okay since the trivia stuff is all for fun and to discuss and generate interest in the music history stuff anyway.
Music Trivia - Hang On Sloopy
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bassist_25
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I don't know who the original artist was, but that was actually the first song I ever learned to play on bass (which of course meant I could also play Wild Thing and Louie, Louie lol).
"He's the electric horseman, you better back off!" - old sKool making a reference to the culturally relevant 1979 film.
Lonewolf is correct
The song was originally titled "My Girl Sloopy" and was first recorded by The Vibrations in 1964 on Atlantic Records, becoming a top thirty hit. It has been covered by numerous groups over the years since. My Girl Sloopy was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell and is named for singer Dorothy Sloop, who used the name "Sloopy" on stage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0hHm-ckQw
The Yardbirds also released My Girl Sloopy as a single in 1965 only in the UK shortly before The McCoys version and it became a #5 hit there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVa3sRoq ... re=related
How the McCoys came about covering the song.
In 1965, The Strangeloves decided to make the song the follow-up to their hit single "I Want Candy", and began performing the song in concert. However, the Dave Clark Five, who they were touring with, told the Strangeloves that they were going to record their own version of the song, copying the Strangeloves' arrangement. The Strangeloves realized that the Dave Clark Five's version would probably outsell their own, but they were still enjoying success with "I Want Candy" and did not want to release a new single yet. So, they recruited a group from Union City, Indiana, Rick and the Raiders, to record the song instead. The group's name was changed to The McCoys (to avoid confusion with another popular band of the era, Paul Revere and the Raiders), and their 16-year-old leader, Rick Zehringer, became known as Rick Derringer. The group added vocals and a guitar solo to the already-completed Strangeloves backing track, and the single was released on Bang Records. It entered the chart on August 14, 1965, effectively beating the Dave Clark Five to the charts. The single went on to hit number one on October 2.
The McCoys information from Musician Guide
The song was originally titled "My Girl Sloopy" and was first recorded by The Vibrations in 1964 on Atlantic Records, becoming a top thirty hit. It has been covered by numerous groups over the years since. My Girl Sloopy was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell and is named for singer Dorothy Sloop, who used the name "Sloopy" on stage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0hHm-ckQw
The Yardbirds also released My Girl Sloopy as a single in 1965 only in the UK shortly before The McCoys version and it became a #5 hit there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVa3sRoq ... re=related
How the McCoys came about covering the song.
In 1965, The Strangeloves decided to make the song the follow-up to their hit single "I Want Candy", and began performing the song in concert. However, the Dave Clark Five, who they were touring with, told the Strangeloves that they were going to record their own version of the song, copying the Strangeloves' arrangement. The Strangeloves realized that the Dave Clark Five's version would probably outsell their own, but they were still enjoying success with "I Want Candy" and did not want to release a new single yet. So, they recruited a group from Union City, Indiana, Rick and the Raiders, to record the song instead. The group's name was changed to The McCoys (to avoid confusion with another popular band of the era, Paul Revere and the Raiders), and their 16-year-old leader, Rick Zehringer, became known as Rick Derringer. The group added vocals and a guitar solo to the already-completed Strangeloves backing track, and the single was released on Bang Records. It entered the chart on August 14, 1965, effectively beating the Dave Clark Five to the charts. The single went on to hit number one on October 2.
The McCoys information from Musician Guide
Louie Louie was the first rock song my drum teacher (Tom Petro) sat me down at his Rogers drum kit and had me plsy along to. Seems like yesterday...bsaller wrote:Now your showing your age!bassist_25 wrote:I don't know who the original artist was, but that was actually the first song I ever learned to play on bass (which of course meant I could also play Wild Thing and Louie, Louie lol).
I played those same songs when they originally were released.
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