[simpson96]

*music ping*

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That sounds a LOT like "Down in the Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal. His "moonwalk" in this video is great and presages Michael Jackson by a few decades.

[newfreep]

IIRC, Gene Pitney wrote “Hello Mary Lou” that was a big hit for Rick Nelson. It was the “B” side of Ricky’s #1 hit, “Travelin’ Man”

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember that song very well. Always liked Gene Pitney.

I also remember this one...with George Jones.

He’s got fishin’ lines strung across the Louisiana River
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He set crops in the swamp catchin’ everythin’ he can
Gotta make a livin’ he’s a Louisiana man.…

[rktman]

One of the worst renditions I’ve seen or heard of this song was in the movie “The Committments”. Couldn’t find a clip of it though. One of my all time favorite music based movies.

[Buttons12]

The folks played that a lot when I was little. Dusty Springfield also did a great version.
Loved “Liberty Valance” too. The movie wasn’t so much.

[Fiji Hill]

Dave Dudley would have stayed at the motel, stuck to the three B's (bed, bath and Bible) and then continued on to Tulsa:

Well, it seems like a month since I kissed my baby goodbye.
I could have a lot of women, but I'm not like some of the guys.
I could find one to hold me tight,
But I could never make believe it's all right.

Six Days on the Road--Dave Dudley, 1963)
This is my favorite song from the 1960's.

[Boogieman]

Great tune. Billie Joe Royal’s orchestration on “Down in the Boondocks” was very obviously inspired by the arrangement of this tune.

I do also like Dusty Springfield’s version of the tune. She puts a lot of soul into it.

[SaxxonWoods]

A great voice. My favorite by him is “Town Without Pity”.

[PghBaldy]

I know it’s an old thread, but was thinking of him today for some reason. He also sang in Italian:

Gene Pitney- Quando vedrai la mia ragazza - Festival di San Remo 1964 https://youtu.be/lSlYI9VPyqs