Stories Of Redd
Having been around since my number one hit songs in '53, "CARIBBEAN AND MEXICAN JOE", I ran into Pee Wee and Redd several times at the old Disc Jockey conventions of that era...this would be in 1955-56-57...when we all tried to congregate in the old Andrew Jackson hotel here in Nashville to visit and talk to DJs, etc...and otherwise tell everyone how great we were!!!...just kidding...
I did play Pee Wee's tv show out of Chicago during this time also. I sang the two songs mentioned above, of course, it was live tv and one thing I do remember . . . When I started one of the songs, I forgot which one, it was a mess, and though we did rehearse a little before the show, we had to stop a minute or two into the song and start over!
It was embarrassing for both Pee Wee and I, but we laughed and joked our way through it!
Pee Wee and Redd were great writers, and their catalog shows that. I've always admired them both. When I was growing up, "Slow Poke" was big with me. I hope you can add this to your stories.
Regards and best wishes always,
Mitchell Torok
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