EPISODE · Apr 13, 2023 · 1H 7M
87: Interview With Tommy Roe
from The Cowsills Podcast · host The Cowsills
Our guest this week is Tommy Roe. "Dizzy", "Everybody", "Sweet Pea", "Sheila"....all of these songs were massive hits in the '60's. Meeting and being able to visit with Tommy Roe was an unbelievable experience. This guy is in three Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fames (Rockabilly, Georgia and Iowa) and "Dizzy" was most recently declared #91 in the top 100 songs of all time by USA today! This is a great winding tale and just sit back and enjoy this awesome visit with the Tommy where we hear about having the Beatles open for him and Chris Montez in 1962 when they were just starting out and how THAT went. Great stories about dealing with the "Bubblegum" moniker and all that fun stuff.
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Our guest this week is Tommy Roe. "Dizzy", "Everybody", "Sweet Pea", "Sheila"....all of these songs were massive hits in the '60's. Meeting and being able to visit with Tommy Roe was an unbelievable experience. This guy is in three Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fames (Rockabilly, Georgia and Iowa) and "Dizzy" was most recently declared #91 in the top 100 songs of all time by USA today! This is a great winding tale and just sit back and enjoy this awesome visit with the Tommy where we hear about having the Beatles open for him and Chris Montez in 1962 when they were just starting out and how THAT went. Great stories about dealing with the "Bubblegum" moniker and all that fun stuff.
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