Hang on Sloopy

"Hang on Sloopy" is a song by the pop group The McCoys which was #1 in America in October 1965 and is also the official rock song of the state of Ohio, USA.

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Pop - The McCoys - #1 in America in October 1965 - Ohio - USA

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It was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell and is named for Dorothy Sloop, a singer born in Steubenville, Ohio on September 26, 1913 who used the name "Sloopy" on stage. She died July 1998 in Pass Christian, Mississippi.

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Wes Farrell - Bert Russell - Dorothy Sloop - Steubenville, Ohio - September 26 - 1913 - 1998 - Pass Christian, Mississippi

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The song became popular in Ohio after the Ohio State University's marching band began playing it at football games; it first played it October 9, 1965. In April 1985, a columnist for the Columbus Citizen-Journal, Joe Dirck, saw a wire service story about a proposal to designate Louie, Louie the state rock song of Washington and wrote a column about it. This goaded the 116th Ohio General Assembly into action and it designated "Hang on Sloopy" the state rock song by House ConcurThe General Assembly did not enact the measure into law—unlike "Beautiful Ohio" when it was made the state song—or even take it seriously, e.g. clauses read "Whereas, adoption of this resolution will not take too long, cost the state anything or affect the quality of life in this state to any appreciable degree, and if we in the Legislature just go ahead and pass the darn thing we can get on with more important stuff" and "Whereas, 'Hang on Sloopy' is of particular relevance to members of the Baby Boom Generation who were once dismissed as a bunch of long-haired, crazy kids, but who now are old enough and vote in sufficient numbers to be taken quite seriously".rent Resolution 16 on November 20, 1985. (The state song is "Beautiful Ohio".) It is the only state to have an official state rock song.

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Ohio State University - Marching band - October 9 - 1965 - 1985 - Louie, Louie - Washington - Ohio General Assembly - November 20

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