Re: "Boo-Ga-Loo" by Tom and Jerrio -- Pittsburgh Radio and TV Nostalgia

[ VoyUser Login optional ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 11:37:12 07/02/09 Thu
Author: Ed Salamon
Subject: Re: "Boo-Ga-Loo" by Tom and Jerrio
In reply to: JM 's message, ""Boo-Ga-Loo" by Tom and Jerrio" on 22:20:30 07/01/09 Wed

Grat song! Boo-Ga-Loo was a big R&B hit and played a lot at Pittsburgh dances as were later records by Jerry-o. It's a Chicago record. Tom had been a member of the Ideals, whose Gorilla/Don Juan got a lot of Pittsburgh airplay and their Magic was a dance favorite.
Ed
>Anybody remember this record from the spring of 1965?
>The surveys show it peaking at No. 9 on KDKA in late
>May or early June. Meanwhile, it doesn't seem to be on
>the KQV charts at all. Is it a Pittsburgh record? Any
>reason why it's Top 10 on KDKA and not on KQV at all?
>
>According to Whitburn, it hit No. 47 on Billboard and
>lasted eight weeks after debuting on May 1. Record was
>on ABC-Paramount.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: "Boo-Ga-Loo" by Tom and Jerrio -- JM, 12:37:03 07/02/09 Thu
- Re: "Boo-Ga-Loo" by Tom and Jerrio -- Bob Middleman, 18:51:54 07/02/09 Thu
  - Re: "Boo-Ga-Loo" by Tom and Jerrio -- WTK, 09:16:58 07/03/09 Fri

[ VoyUser Login ] Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
Note: This forum is moderated -- new posts are not visible until approved.
* Notice: Posting problems? [ Click here ]
* HTML allowed in marked fields.
Message subject (required):

Name (required):

Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>Grat song! Boo-Ga-Loo was a big R&B hit and played a >lot at Pittsburgh dances as were later records by >Jerry-o. It's a Chicago record. Tom had been a member >of the Ideals, whose Gorilla/Don Juan got a lot of >Pittsburgh airplay and their Magic was a dance >favorite. >Ed > >Anybody remember this record from the spring of 1965? >>The surveys show it peaking at No. 9 on KDKA in late >>May or early June. Meanwhile, it doesn't seem to be on >>the KQV charts at all. Is it a Pittsburgh record? Any >>reason why it's Top 10 on KDKA and not on KQV at all? >> >>According to Whitburn, it hit No. 47 on Billboard and >>lasted eight weeks after debuting on May 1. Record was >>on ABC-Paramount.

Note: This forum is moderated -- new posts are not visible until approved.

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-8
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums^(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2008 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.