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magazine. Despite these predictions, "Billy" failed to chart, however "For Your Sake", written by Terry
Phillips and Jerry Vance, charted locally in Boston (#28 on WHIL); Springfield, Massachusetts (#16 on WHYN); Hartford (#46 on WDRC); and Nashville (#29 on WKDA) between June and August 1961.
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major, and his wife, Barbara A. Hines (born June 21, 1928), were both students. Clark is the younger sister of
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133:"Daddy, Daddy (Gotta Get a Phone in My Room)", which was released on January 9, 1961, reached No. 1 on radio station
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magazine rating them both as 3 stars (Moderate sales potential). "It's Love", written by
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Security Death Index, 1935–Current Source Citation: Number: 422-16-6676; Issue State: Alabama.
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channel 5 to promote "Daddy, Daddy" in early March 1961, "Daddy, Daddy" "bubbled under" at No. 120 on the
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The Place Setting: Timeless Tastes of the Mountain South, from Bright Hope to Frog Level, Second Serving
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The Place Setting: Timeless Tastes of the Mountain South, from Bright Hope to Frog Level, Second Serving
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1051:"Robin Clark — Daddy, Daddy (Gotta Get a Phone in My Room) [1961]"
556:(2009: Rare Rockin' Records CD RRR 1025): All 8 Robin Clark single tracks.
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The Girl Group Sound: The Darlings of the 1960s, Volume 5
536:(2012; Vintage Masters): All 8 Robin Clark single tracks.
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was born on September 21, 1949, on the campus of the
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550:(1996; Sha-Boom Records): "Daddy, Daddy"
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713:The Working Press of the Nation
407:and Ray Doey shows on Boston's
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429:Just Walkin' in the Rain
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896:"Bette Anne Steele Bio"
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974:"Picked to Be Hits",
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842:"Music As Written",
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293:On January 9, 1961,
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157:Sharon Ilo Hershiser
123:Sharon Ilo Hershiser
41:Sharon Ilo Hershiser
1198:"Jerry Crutchfield"
1187:(November 5, 2012).
1180:Robert K. Oermann,
1088:"Music As Written",
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684:Rock and Roll Songs
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264:Birmingham, Alabama
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62:Tuscaloosa, Alabama
16:American pop singer
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169:Akron, Ohio
119:Robin Clark
109:(1960–1962)
30:Robin Clark
21:Robin Clark
1256:Categories
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561:References
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323:Don Gibson
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152:Early life
85:Instrument
77:Occupation
52:1949-09-21
37:Birth name
1129:"Joe Tex"
918:April 12,
534:Teen Idol
445:Billboard
437:Billboard
414:Billboard
365:Worcester
341:Billboard
303:Bob Davie
252:Dietitian
217:Nashville
213:Nashville
144:Billboard
98:1960–1962
1185:MusicRow
803:Cavalier
459:(#67 on
399:(#13 on
389:Hartford
373:Syracuse
346:flipside
319:flipside
283:Edmonton
221:Donelson
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416:Hot 100
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367:(#2 on
268:Atlanta
194:WJHL-TV
146:Hot 100
107:Capitol
1131:(2012)
381:Boston
336:NBC-TV
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103:Labels
88:Vocals
80:Singer
69:Genres
64:, U.S.
815:Eagle
528:Album
175:), a
920:2020
461:WIBG
453:WSPR
401:WKLO
393:WDRC
385:WHIL
377:WOLF
369:WORC
357:WHYN
350:WKDA
266:and
135:WHYN
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