#Interestingly “Please Don’t Talk to the Lifeguard” by Diane Ray was produced by famed studio guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy. It was his Dobro guitar that was drenched all over Jeannie C. Riley’s #1 crossover smash hit “Harper Valley P.T.A..” #JerryKennedy #JeannieCRiley #DianeRay #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Diane Ray was a Gastonia teen who won a Big WAYS 610 AM - Charlotte radio talent contest... Mercury Records A&R head Shelby Singleton was on the judging panel and signed Ray to a recording deal. #DianeRay #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote “Please Don’t Talk to the Lifeguard” was originally released by Andrea Carroll in 1961… but it was Diane Ray’s version that would catch fire in 1963. #AndreaCarroll #DianeRay #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly “Please Don’t Talk to the Lifeguard” by Diane Ray was produced by famed studio guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy. It was his Dobro guitar that was drenched all over Jeannie C. Riley’s #1 crossover smash hit “Harper Valley P.T.A..” #JerryKennedy #JeannieCRiley #DianeRay #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Diane Ray was a Gastonia teen who won a Big WAYS 610 AM - Charlotte radio talent contest... Mercury Records A&R head Shelby Singleton was on the judging panel and signed Ray to a recording deal. #DianeRay #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory A day to remember Gastonia, North Carolina singer Diane Ray, #BOTD in 1945. As an 18-year-old in 1963, she earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her rendition of “Please Don’t Talk to the Lifeguard” spent 3 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #31. #DianeRay #OneHitWondered