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re: Share A Bit Of Music Trivia
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:38 pm to Mizz-SEC
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:38 pm to Mizz-SEC
In 1959 Portsmouth VA singer Tommy Facenda cut a record called "High School USA", wherein he rattled off a list of VA high schools.
As a publicity stunt his record label had him cut 28 different versions, each tailored for a specific radio market. It ended up making the national top 25.
Tommy Facenda - "High School USA" (New Orleans version )
He goes beyond greater NO and covers the Gulf Coast region, mentioning Gulfport and Biloxi, predictably mispronouncing the latter -- he also gets Pass Christian wrong.
Istrouma was the only BR school I caught -- of course, there weren't as many HSs in BR in those days. Donaldsonville also gets a shout out.
He also mentions Lafayette, though that may not mean the city. Was there a Lafayette High around NO at the time?
As a publicity stunt his record label had him cut 28 different versions, each tailored for a specific radio market. It ended up making the national top 25.
Tommy Facenda - "High School USA" (New Orleans version )
He goes beyond greater NO and covers the Gulf Coast region, mentioning Gulfport and Biloxi, predictably mispronouncing the latter -- he also gets Pass Christian wrong.
Istrouma was the only BR school I caught -- of course, there weren't as many HSs in BR in those days. Donaldsonville also gets a shout out.
He also mentions Lafayette, though that may not mean the city. Was there a Lafayette High around NO at the time?
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Posted on 12/1/23 at 5:29 pm to Kafka
Any relation to John Facenda?
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