Friday, July 27, 2012

July 27, 1957: The Bobbettes' first and only Top 40 single, "Mr. Lee" enters the US Pop charts where it will reach #6… The song implies that the girls had a crush on one of their high school teachers, but, after a series of unsuccessful novelty songs, The Bobbettes recorded a number about how they really felt…




July 27, 1957:  The Bobbettes' first and only Top 40 single, "Mr. Lee" enters the US Pop charts where it will reach #6… 





The song implies that the girls had a crush on one of their high school teachers, but in reality they strongly dis-liked the real Mr. Lee. Atlantic Records had the original lyrics re-written before they would record the tune...
After a series of unsuccessful novelty songs, The Bobbettes recorded a number about how they really felt, "I Shot Mr. Lee", which Atlantic refused to issue. The tiny Triple-X label would release it however, and it went as far as #52 on the Billboard Hot 100…


AND THAT’S THE REAL DEAL IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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