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"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns. Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. Atlantic Records released it as a single, which reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [ 1 ]
The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, United States, in 1962. [1] They are best known for their 1965 hit single "Hang On Sloopy". [1]Originally named Rick and the Raiders, they changed their name to "The McCoys" from the B-side of The Ventures' hit record "Walk, Don't Run" titled "The McCoy".
He bought the rights to call as "his" song the famous single, "Hang On Sloopy". This may have been related to the difficulty in proving statements in his autobiography. [1] Givens slowly built a multimillion-dollar empire in the late 1980s, publishing such ghost-written books as the best-selling Wealth Without Risk and Financial Self-Defense.
A cover version of their song "My Girl Sloopy", retitled "Hang On Sloopy", was a hit for the McCoys in 1965. [2] Their 1968 track "Cause You're Mine" (Epic Records 5-10418, although originally on Okeh Records) is listed at number 48 in The Northern Soul Top 500 by Kev Roberts. Roberts stated: "This track knocks you sideways by the 4th bar and ...
The Strangeloves, who were also record producers from New York City, were looking for a band to record the song "My Girl Sloopy" and chose the McCoys. Derringer later persuaded the producers to change the title to "Hang On Sloopy". After the Strangeloves recorded the guitar and instrumental parts, Derringer and the McCoys were brought into the ...
Hang On Sloopy is the debut studio album by The McCoys, released in 1965. It reached #44 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [2] The album featured two singles: "Hang On Sloopy", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] and "Fever", which reached #7. [4]
Hang on Sloopy: The Bert Berns Story – Vol. 3 (2014), a CD featuring more than two dozen of Berns' R&B and rock hits, released through Ace Records of England.
As it was, pianist Ramsey Lewis (assisted as usual by bassist Eldee Young and drummer Redd Holt) had another big hit in "Hang on Sloopy," and the set (as with the previous one) was recorded at a club before an enthusiastic crowd. [2]