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Date Posted: 12:43:58 10/26/02 Sat
Author: Dave
Subject: There's another one
In reply to: Dave 's message, "A bit of trivia" on 10:31:03 10/25/02 Fri

After consulting my reference sources, I would agree that Johnnie Ray probably had his greatest success before the rock era; thus, he does satisfy the clue. However, there is another one.
Good luck!

> Okay. This is one I've had under my hat for a
>while, but I want to know if anyone can figure this
>one out.
>
> Who am I?
>
> I was a singing star of the pre-rock era with a
>number of memorable tunes. Oddly though, in the 1980s
>there were, not one, but two Billboard #1 tunes that
>mention me in the lyrics.
>
> Who is it and what were the songs and artists?
>If you want to take it further, you can also name the
>year the song was a hit and the part of the lyric that
>mentions this pre-rock star.
> Good luck! Clues will be provided if no one
>guesses correctly.
>Dave

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A clue -- Dave, 13:06:22 10/28/02 Mon