Friday, December 1, 2017

“Hey Paula” #1 2/9/1963

We return to #1 tunes from early 1963 with one from February by Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, better known as Paul and Paula. They were college students in central Texas when this record caught on. Paul (well, Ray, who wrote the song) couldn't handle the sudden fame and bailed out for a few weeks in the middle of a tour. He was easily replaced since they were lip-syncing on stage, anyway. The record was featured prominently in "Animal House." Produced by Major Bill Smith, who later had ties to the Don and Mike local radio show in Washington, DC.


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