This week in 1960: American novelty song singer Larry Verne went - TopicsExpress



          

This week in 1960: American novelty song singer Larry Verne went to #1 on the US singles chart with Mr. Custer (backed with Okeefenokee Two Step), on ERA Records; the disc sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc (it did not chart in Britain, but was successfully covered by Charlie Drake, at UK #12); unhappy with the music industry, Larry would switch to becoming a successful builder of sets for the Hollywood film industry for 35 years before he retired…
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:57:53 +0000

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