Friday, September 22, 2017

"Sheila" #1 9/1/1962

From September 1962, the first of two career #1's for Tommy Roe was a pretty clear knockoff of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue." Tommy originally named the song "Frita" after a high school classmate, but was asked to change the title. It just so happened his Aunt Sheila came by to visit, and a hit was born. Fellow Georgian Jerry Reed played guitar on the session.


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