William J. “Hi-Pockets” Duncan was a Lubbock, Texas disc
jockey in the ’50s who was instrumental in giving a young
Lubbock performer, Charles Hardin Holly, better known as
‘Buddy’, his first real opportunity.
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Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly)
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)
Left to right: Randy Z, Rick Derringer, Randy Jo Hobbs,
Ronnie Brandon – The McCoys.
Rick Derringer, lead singer of the 1965 smash hit "Hang on
Sloopy,"has died, according to an announcement from his
caretaker, Tony Wilson, and Guitar Player magazine.
Wilson’s post states that Derringer died Monday evening
in Ormond Beach, Fl. No cause of death was announced,
although he had been in ill health in recent months.
Rick Derringer (Richard Dean Zehringer; August 5, 1947 – May
26, 2025)
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is Considered one of the
greatest songwriters of all time. Dylan has been a major
figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year career.
He revolutionized rock and folk music with songs like
"Blowin’ in the Wind."
With an estimated more than 125 million records sold
worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians of all
time and he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is 84
years old today
Sonny and Cher.
Entertainer Cher (Cheryl Sarkisian) rose from teenage pop star
("I Got You Babe") to Oscar-winning actress ("Moonstruck").
1987
Based on outcry from parents who bought into what may have
started as an idle rumor, the FBI launched a formal investigation
in 1964 into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the song
“Louie, Louie.”
That investigation finally neared its conclusion on May 17, 1965,
when the FBI Laboratory declared the lyrics of “Louie Louie” to
be officially unintelligible.
The song was recorded in poor conditions and in a single take
by the Kingsmen in Portland, Oregon in 1963
The tune that would go on to become one of the most-covered
songs in rock-and-roll history.
The control room of SW Portland’s Northwestern Inc.
Motion Pictures and Recording, where The Kingsmen’s legendary “Louie Louie” was recorded.
