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This was written by a Norfolk, Virginia record store owner named Frank Guida. The original song mentioned high schools in Virginia.
VIRGINIA is the original version of the Tommy Facenda, recently inducted into the Rock & Roll HOF as a member of G Vincent's Blue Ca...
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Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On December 12, 1959, Tommy Facenda performed "High School U.S.A."* on the ABC-TV musical variety program, the 'Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show'... At the time the song was at #54 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, three weeks earlier it had peaked at #28 {for 1 week} and it spent thirteen weeks on the Top 100...
Nov 14, 2019 · In 1959, Tommy Facenda made the national charts with one of the most unusual—and difficult—novelty discs of all time. Atlantic Records released “High School U.S.A.” in 28 local versions across America, each mentioning the names of specific major high schools in a particular city.
High School U.S.A. (Royster-Leader) by Tommy FacendaMemorable novelty by former Gene Vincent Blue Caps member Facenda, recorded originally for Legrand Record...
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Mar 3, 2004 · He did, however, strike a chord with Sicilian-American songwriter/music producer Frank Guida (who also discovered Gary (U.S.) Bonds among others), who then wrote what would become Facenda's only hit single, High School U.S.A. and arranged to have it recorded on his Legrand Records label where it came out in late 1959 as High School U.S.A ...
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While enrolled at Monroe County High School, Lee developed an interest in English literature, in part through her teacher Gladys Watson, who became her mentor.
