Today In Music History - March 4

[jpkansas]

1959: The very first Grammy Awards are held in New York City, and the winners, to one's surprise, have nothing to do with rock and roll, or, sometimes, even the categories they were nominated in: for some reason, the Champs' "Tequila" wins Best R&B Song, but Record of the Year goes to "Volare" by Domenico Modugno, while Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn soundtrack LP wins Album of the Year.

oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/march4.htm

[H2IZCOOL]

1969: Sonny and Cher Bono are the proud parents of their first and only child, a daughter named Chastity.

Who is now a son named "Chas."

[Ken]

Tequila - best R&B song, really?

[H2IZCOOL]

Mar 4, 2011 18:29:35 GMT -5 Ken said:

Tequila - best R&B song, really?

Maybe they're not referring to the original version; maybe the Champs got drunk one night and did a soul version.