Re: Telephone Number Songs

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:50:56 -0500, Jim Colegrove
<coolg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>>Does anyone remember telephone exchanges? In the telephone number
>>Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
>>
>>There was a group prominent in the late50's/early 60's that took its
>>name from their telephone exchange. Can anyone name it?
>>
>>Hint: they had two number one hits. Answer will be posted here in a
>>day or so.
>
>
>That would be the Fleetwoods.
>
>
>Jim Colegrove
>www.lostcountry.com


Very good, Jim. The Fleetwoods is the correct answer. And their two
number one records -- both from 1959 -- were Come Softly To Me and Mr.
Blue.