“Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred and His Playboy Band peaked at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending January 20, 1968, and stayed there for two weeks. It was the Louisiana group’s only #Top40 hit, locking in classic US #OneHitWonder honors. #JohnFred #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#QuickSidenote “Shirley” got John Fred onto Alan Freed’s TV show in New York, and Dick Clark invited him to American Bandstand… which John Fred refused, because he had to get home for a basketball tournament. One of rock history’s funniest ‘wait, what?’ moments. #JohnFred #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly When John Fred and the Playboys recorded their regional breakthrough “Shirley,” John Fred was still a teenager: a 17-year-old, 6'5" Baton Rouge kid who was already deep into Fats Domino-style R&B. #JohnFred #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly Early on, they were just The Playboys: a Baton Rouge teen R&B/rock band that John Fred joined as a kid. As he became the frontman, they became John Fred & the Playboys… Then the ‘60s happened, and a national act named Gary Lewis & the Playboys… #JohnFred #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OnThisDay in 1941, #JohnFred [Gourrier], American pop singer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (d. 2005). 💐
#RIP
#OnThisDay in 2005, #JohnFred [Gourrier], American pop singer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"), died from kidney disease at 63. 🪽🥀
#RIP
#ChartChopper #JohnFred #JudyInDisguise #TimeHop Jan 20th, 1968
#January20 – Feb 2, 1968 #JudyInDisguise (With Glasses)” #JohnFred & His Playboy Band #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Judy in disguise, well that’s what you are
Lemonade pies with a brand new car
Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight
Judy in disguise, with glasses.
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John Fred & His Playboy Band:
🎵 Boogie Children
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John Fred & His Playboy Band:
🎵 Judy In Disguise
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