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867-5309
"867-5309/Jenny" is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Keller's band Tommy Tutone. It was released on the album '' Tommy Tutone 2'' (1981) through Columbia Records. It peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Rock Top Tracks chart in April 1982. The song led to a fad of people prank calling unsuspecting victims by dialing 867-5309 and asking for "Jenny". Creation According to lead guitarist Jim Keller, interviewed by ''People'' in 1982: "Jenny is a regular girl, not a hooker. Friends of mine wrote her name and number on a men's room wall at a bar. I called her on a dare, and we dated for a while. I haven't talked with her since the song became a hit, but I hear she thinks I'm a real jerk for writing it." The band's lead singer Tommy Heath had a different version of the song's origin, but also with a real girl and number. He claims the number belonged to a girl he knew, and that he wrote it on a bathroom wall in a motel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Keller
Jim Keller is an American musician, producer, manager, publisher, and composer whose work in the music business spans more than 40 years. He was the co-founder, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band Tommy Tutone based in San Francisco, California, and was co-writer of that band's most famous single, 867-5309/Jenny. Since 1992, Keller has worked with Philip Glass, first running Glass's publishing company and eventually managing his career as director of Dunvagen Music. In 1999, Keller founded St. Rose Music as a publishing and management company for friends and associates. Their roster has grown to include Nico Muhly, Rachel Portman, Angélica Negrón, the music theater works of Tom Waits, Jeff Beal, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Ravi Shankar, and Anoushka Shankar. Career In 1978, Keller and Tommy Heath began playing around the greater San Francisco area with a variety of backup musicians under the billing Tommy Tutone. By 1979, Heath and Keller were invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Tutone
Tommy Tutone is an American power pop band, known for its 1981 song " 867-5309/Jenny", which peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The band's lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and occasional keyboardist is Tommy Heath. He is the only active original member currently touring as Tommy Tutone. Heath grew up in Philadelphia, Texas, and Montana before moving to San Francisco during the Summer of Love to become a hippie. There, he formed the band with Jim Keller and Terry Nails in 1978, naming it after his nickname. The band's first single, " Angel Say No", was released in 1980 and reached the top 40, and they opened for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on his US tour for '' Damn the Torpedoes''. The band's second album, '' Tommy Tutone 2'', was released in 1981 and featured "867-5309/Jenny". The song became so popular that people in the United States still prank call the number and ask for Jenny today. In 2006, VH1 named it the 36th-greatest song of the 1980s. , Heath is living i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Tutone 2
''Tommy Tutone 2'' is the second album by rock band Tommy Tutone, released in 1981. It features its biggest hit, "867-5309/Jenny". The first two albums by the band were re-released by the Collectable label as a two-albums-on-one-CD release in 1997. John Cowsill of the Cowsills appears on backing vocals and plays percussion on the album. In October 2006, VH1 listed "867-5309/Jenny" as the 36th-greatest song of the 1980s. Track listing Side one #"867-5309/Jenny" (Alex Call, Jim Keller) – 3:46 #"Baby It's Alright" (Tommy Heath, Keller) – 3:23 #"Shadow on the Road Ahead" (Rita Abrams, Heath) – 3:36 #"Bernadiah" (Heath, Keller) – 5:29 #"Why Baby Why" (Heath, Keller) – 2:58 Side two #"Which Man Are You" (Heath, Keller) – 2:50 #"No Way to Cry" (Heath) – 3:07 #"Steal Away" (David Gilman, Keller) – 3:50 #"Tonight" (Brian Dalton, Heath) – 2:41 #"Only One" (Keller) – 3:24 #"Not Say Goodbye" (Keller) – 3:26 Personnel *Tommy Heath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Heath
Thomas Allen Heath (born March 31, 1947) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and occasional keyboardist of the band Tommy Tutone, who are most famous for their 1981 single, "867-5309/Jenny." A common misconception is that "Tommy Tutone" is Heath's stage name, rather than the name of the band. The band was originally known as "Tommy and the Tu-tones", which was shortened to "Tommy Tutone". Heath left the band after the release of their third album, 1983's ''National Emotion''. In 1994, Heath released the album ''Nervous Love'' under the Tommy Tutone name, but without the involvement of any of the other original band members. The band is back on tour in 2024 with a new studio album planned for release in the fall. Tommy is currently managed by Chris Redburn. Heath has said of the enduring popularity of "867-5309/Jenny" overshadowing the band's other output, "I'm proud to be a one-hit wonder. I'd rather be a three-hit wonder, but it's better tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Say No
"Angel Say No" is a song by American rock band Tommy Tutone and the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1980). A new wave song, it peaked at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1980. Composition Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote the song "recalls Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the leader and frontman of the Rock music, rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s sup ...'s earlier sides with its lean but muscular arrangement and pleading lyric". The lyrics find the narrator urging a woman to heed his warnings. Track listing Personnel ;Tommy Tutone *Tommy Heath – rhythm guitar, lead vocals, keyboards *Jim Keller – lead guitar, backing vocals *Terry Nails – bass, backing vocals *Micky Shine – drums, backing vocals, percussion ;Production *Ed Thacker – production, engineering *Brian Leshon – production *Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Call (singer)
Clover was an American country rock band formed in Mill Valley, California and active from 1967 to 1978. Clover are best known as the backing band for Elvis Costello's 1977 debut album ''My Aim Is True'' (recorded in the UK), and for its members going on to greater success with Huey Lewis and the News, the Doobie Brothers, and Lucinda Williams. History Formed by members of the band Tiny Hearing Aid Company, Clover's sound moved on from Bay Area psychedelia to the burgeoning country rock sound, similar to Creedence Clearwater Revival. The original line-up was based out of San Francisco, and was a quartet consisting of Alex Call (lead vocals, guitar), John McFee (guitar, pedal steel), John Ciambotti (bass) and Mitch Howie (drums). 1970 saw their debut self-titled album released on Fantasy Records. A 1971 follow-up titled '' Niner'' appeared on the same label. Later the band moved to the UK, and the line-up was shuffled somewhat. By late 1976, Clover's new drummer was Micky Shine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Playboy Playmates Of 1978
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1978. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Debra Jensen (born March 12, 1958, in Orange County, California) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Phillip Dixon. After her Playmate appearance, Debra married KISS drummer Peter Criss; the two eventually divorced. February Janis Schmitt (born March 14, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. Schmitt worked as a bunny at the Playboy Club in St Louis. March Christina Smith (born October 4, 1957, in Miami, Florida) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1978. She also appeared in The Girls of Summer Special Editions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Founded in 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, RCA Records and Arista Records. History Beginnings (1888–1929) The Columbia Phonograph Company was founded on January 15, 1889, by stenographer, lawyer, and New Jersey native Edward D. Easton (1856–1915) and a group of investors. It derived its name from the District of Columbia, where it was headquartered. At first it had a local monopoly on sales and service of Edison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostitute
Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, Non-penetrative sex#Manual sex, manual sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer. The requirement of physical contact also creates #Medical situation, the risk of transferring infections. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services, commercial sex or, colloquially, hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world. A person who works in the field is usually called a prostitute or ''sex worker'', but other words, such as hooker and whore, are sometimes used Pejorative, pejoratively to refer to those who work in prostitution. The majority of prostitutes are female and have male clients. Prostitution occurs in a variety of forms, and prostitution law, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. These videos are typically shown on music television and on streaming video sites like YouTube, or more rarely shown theatrically. They can be commercially issued on home video, either as video albums or video singles. The format has been described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip", "video clip", or simply "video". While musical short, musical short films were popular as soon as recorded sound was introduced to theatrical film screenings in the 1920s, the music video rose to prominence in the 1980s when American TV channel MTV based its format around the medium. Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
