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Singer did something on Billboard Hot 100 chart, that no other singer did, with one of his songs....he had the very first # 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 Chart....in 1958
Okay, looks like the singer is Ricky Nelson, #1 in 1958 was “Poor Little Fool.†His number 9 hit in this game was “Hello Marylou†written by another great singer Gene Pitney. And I guess the NYC party was the inspiration for “Garden Party.â€
Hello Mary Lou is Correct....I talked about the party to lead you to Ricky...Garden Party is not the second song...don't forget both songs were a hit at the same time...HML was # 9 ...the other song was # 1
Travelin' Man is correct Craig written by Jerry Fuller with Sam Cooke in mind but Cooke's manager turned it down and was then given to Nelson.....both songs were released on the same single in 1961 as "double A side
Great game, great songs! I was sidetracked looking at Merv Griffin and Barry Manilow for a time. Ricky Nelson dumped his studio musicians at one time because they were raised in jazz and big bands. Looked down on rock. Nelson called them ‘squares.’ Great artist!
as a video guy I was stunned that they shot the video of the song with 1 camera and 1 take.....almost impossible to do but they did it....when you see it you’ll see what I mean
The song was nominated for a Grammy....another, completely different song, with the exact same title did win a Grammy in the same category just a few years prior
Tune # 112 was Ricky Nelson with the 2 songs being Hello Mary Lou and Travelin' Man....Tune # 113 is new
To Recap
NTT 113
SMJOSTTSWC
Name of song, artist(s), main songwriters, album
Clue # 1
as a video guy I was stunned that they shot the video of the song with 1 camera and 1 take.....almost impossible to do but they did it....when you see it you’ll see what I mean
Clue # 2
The singers have won 18 Grammy awards between them
Clue # 3
Country meets pop
Clue # 4
The song was nominated for a Grammy....another, completely different song, with the exact same title did win a Grammy in the same category just a few years prior
The video is a masterpiece and is considered by many, in the know about shooting videos, to be one of the best continuous motion videos...not only was it a one camera shoot and done in one take, there were 17 musicians and a choir of 60 people involved as well...no one could make a mistake, including the cameraman...no edits of the video...unheard of in music videos
It has had over 400 million you tube views up to Jan 2023
The song, with the same name, that won a Grammy, features one of the greatest female singers of all time, having sold more than 100 million records....she has a 4 octave range
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