Beep Beep

Album: Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary Collection (1958)
Charted: 4
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: CARL CICCHETTI, DONALD CLAPS
    Publisher: Royalty Network, Sentric Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 2

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm
    Donny 'Claps' Conn, drummer and vocalist with the Playmates, passed away in Malibu, California on September 2nd, 2015 at the age of 85...
    The Waterbury, Connecticut native founded the group at the University of Connecticut along with Morey Carr and Carl 'Chic' (Ciccetti) Hetti who originally performed comedy as 'The Nitwits'...
    Signed to Roulette Records in 1958, the group mixed pop with light-hearted tunes and achieved success with songs like "Jo-Ann" (#19 in 1958), "Don't Go Home" (#22 in 1958), "What Is Love" (#15 in 1959) and "Beep Beep" (#4 in 1958)-- known to all as the song about a race between a Cadillac and a little Nash Rambler...
    All told, the trio charted 10 times and recorded four albums for Roulette before breaking up in 1965. Donny went on to a career as a stand-up comic and later a motivational speaker. Most importantly, he was married to his wife-- yes, her name was Joanne-- for 58 years...
    May in R.I.P.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 22nd 1960, the Playmates performed "Beep Beep" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Fifteen months earlier on November 3rd, 1958 "Beep Beep" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart at position #54; twenty-seven days later on December 1st, 1958 it peaked at #4 {for 2 weeks} and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100...
    Between 1958 and 1962 the Waterbury, CT trio had ten Top 100 records; with "Beep Beep" being their only Top 10 record, their next two biggest hits were "Jo-Ann" {#19 in 1958} and "What Is Love?" {#15 in 1959}...
    Their last charted record was a little diddy called "Keep Your Hands in Your Pockets", it stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at #88 {It’s on You Tube}.
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