A quirky song from the "other" Jimmie Rodgers - not the country music legend, but this Jimmie had hits like "Honeycomb" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" in the 50's. This song about a neglected young man who turned to crime and drugs was sort of a prototype for "In The Ghetto." Co-written by Ernie Maresca, who wrote many doo-wop hits for Dion and the Belmonts, together and separately. Jimmie later claimed to have been assaulted by an off-duty L.A. cop, suffering significant head injuries. A lawsuit and countersuit followed; those were settled out-of-court.
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