"Paul" was the song’s writer, Ray Hildebrand, a student at Texas‘ Howard
Payne University, a Baptist institution in the city of Brownwood. "Paula"
was Jill Jackson, the niece of the owner of the boarding house where
Ray lived. The song was originally titled "Paul and Paula", taking
inspiration from the Annette Funicello hit "Tall Paul".

A Grammy Award (originally Gramophone Award), or Grammy,
is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and 
Sciences (NARAS) to recognize outstanding achievement in the 
music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features
performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of
those awards that have a more popular interest. The first
Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, and
honored the musical accomplishments by performers
for the year 1958.   

Frank Sinatra (above) won his first Grammy not for singing, but
rather as art director for his Only the Lonely album that won Best
Album Cover (below).

1957

"Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number one position on the
Billboard pop singles chart from March 27, 1965 through April 3,
1965, and reached the number-two position on the soul chart.

The first issue

Paul Williams, Crawdaddy Founder, ‘Godfather of Rock Criticism’.

Crawdaddy! was the first U.S. magazine of rock and roll music criticism. It was the
creation of college student Paul Williams in response to the increasing cultural
influence of popular music, Crawdaddy! was self-described as "the first magazine
to take rock and roll seriously." Preceding both Rolling Stone and Creem, It is
regarded as the U.S. pioneer of rock journalism and was the training ground for 
many rock writers. The magazine was named after the legendary Crawdaddy
Club in England. In May 2007, Crawdaddy! was re-launched as an online
publication.