#QuickSidenote A lil’ Memphis trivia… B.B. Cunningham’s younger brother, Bill Cunningham, was the original bassist/keyboardist for The Box Tops. #TheBoxTops #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Rumor has it that, in 1964, B.B. Cunningham, drummer Johnny Hunter & guitarist Gary McEwen were members of a touring version of Ronny & the Daytonas… Unhappy with the lack of recognition, the three returned to Memphis and co-formed The Hombres. #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote That famous cold-open? It’s lifted from the 1947 novelty “Cigareetes, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women” by Red Engle and The Natural Seven. #TheHombres #RedEngleandTheNaturalSeven #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly In 1967, as a member of the Memphis garage group The Hombres, B.B. Cunningham earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their greasy Memphis groovin’ “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #12. #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

headshot of B.B. Cunningham, Jr.

#Interestingly “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” was written by organist/vocalist B.B. Cunningham Jr., the older brother of Box Tops bassist/keyboardist Bill Cunningham. B.B. was murdered in Memphis on Oct 14, 2012, while working a security job, age 70. #TheHombres #BBCunninghamJr #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly That famous cold-open? It’s lifted from the 1947 novelty “Cigareetes, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women” by Red Engle and The Natural Seven. #TheHombres #RedEngleandTheNaturalSeven #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 7, 1967, Memphis garage rockers The Hombres earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their greasy Memphis groovin’ “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #12. #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The ‘blaster lettin’ it all hang out! Memphis garage-rockers The Hombres earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1967, peaking at #12. #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

Réédité en single sur le label Black Art (RF251) en 2018.#TheHeywood #TheHombres #WinstonHeywood #Reggae #webradio #tilala

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