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Hang On Sloopy by The Mccoys
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The McCoys Was A Pop Group Started In Union City Indiana USA In 1962. The Original Members Were Guitarist Rick Derringer Rick Zehringer His Brother Randy On Drums And Bass Player Dennis Kelly A Lineup Called "Rick And The Raiders" Then Later Known As "The Rick Z Combo". When Dennis Kelly Left For College The Zehringers Were Joined By Bassist Randy Hobbs Saxophonist Sean Michaels And Keyboardist Ronnie Brandon. This Was The Lineup That Took The Name Of "The McCoys". One Of Their Most Known Songs Is Hang On Sloopy Which Was #1 In America In October And Is The State Rock Song Of Ohio. Other Hits Include A Top Ten Cover Of Fever And A Top 40 Cover Of Come On Let's Go. A Cover Of Fever's Flip Side Sorrow Was A Hit In The UK For The Merseys And Was Later Covered By David Bowie.
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Hang On Sloopy" Is A Song Which Briefly Made #1 In America In October 1965. It Was Written By Wes Farrell And Bert Russell And Is Named For Singer Dorothy Sloop 1913-1998 Who Used The Name "Sloopy" On Stage. The Song Has Become A Mainstay In The State Of Ohio And With The Ohio State University. OSU's Marching Band Played It In The Fall Of 1965 After A Student Begged The Director To Try It. After Hearing The Crowd's Reaction The Band Began Playing It At Every OSU Home Football Game As Well As Other Sporting And Campus Events A Tradition That Continues To This Day. In 1985 Hang On Sloopy Was Designated By The Ohio General Assembly As The Official "State Rock Song" For The State Of Ohio.
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The McCoys Was A Pop Group Started In Union City Indiana USA In 1962. The Original Members Were Guitarist Rick Derringer Rick Zehringer His Brother Randy On Drums And Bass Player Dennis Kelly A Lineup Called "Rick And The Raiders" Then Later Known As "The Rick Z Combo". When Dennis Kelly Left For College The Zehringers Were Joined By Bassist Randy Hobbs Saxophonist Sean Michaels And Keyboardist Ronnie Brandon. This Was The Lineup That Took The Name Of "The McCoys". One Of Their Most Known Songs Is Hang On Sloopy Which Was #1 In America In October And Is The State Rock Song Of Ohio. Other Hits Include A Top Ten Cover Of Fever And A Top 40 Cover Of Come On Let's Go. A Cover Of Fever's Flip Side Sorrow Was A Hit In The UK For The Merseys And Was Later Covered By David Bowie.
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Hang On Sloopy" is a song which briefly made #1 in America in October 1965. It was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell and is named for singer Dorothy Sloop (1913-1998), who used the name "Sloopy" on stage.
The song has become a mainstay in the State of Ohio, and with The Ohio State University. OSU's Marching Band played it in the fall of 1965, after a student begged the director to try it. After hearing the crowd's reaction, the band began playing it at every OSU home football game, as well as other sporting and campus events, a tradition that continues to this day.
In 1985, Hang on Sloopy was designated by the Ohio General Assembly as the official "State Rock Song" for the state of Ohio. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.