Mary-Lou, She took my diamond ring.... who song/wrote it?
Steve
I'm looking for the singer and writer (if possible) of an old 50's
song that went like this:
Mary Lou, she took my diamond ring
Mary Lou, she took my watch and chain
She took the keys to my Cadillac car,
Jumped in my 'Caddy and she drove afar.
then she: "Got her a rich man, had a dozen kids,
Drove that 'Caddy till he flipped his lid..."
Sure appreciate info on that and the "Lone Star Beer" song if you know
that as well. Thanks, Steve
hyd...@wolfenet.com
Jim Davis
hyd...@wolfenet.com (Steve) wrote:
>I'm looking for the singer and writer (if possible) of an old 50's
>song that went like this:
> Mary Lou, she took my diamond ring
>Mary Lou, she took my watch and chain
>She took the keys to my Cadillac car,
>Jumped in my 'Caddy and she drove afar.
>then she: "Got her a rich man, had a dozen kids,
> Drove that 'Caddy till he flipped his lid..."
The singer was Ronnie Hawkins, a great singer on the Roulette label.
I don't know if he wrote it or not.
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Lisa Revell
In article <4np8u2$2...@sjx-ixn4.ix.netcom.com>, Jim Davis says...
>
>hyd...@wolfenet.com (Steve) wrote:
>
>>I'm looking for the singer and writer (if possible) of an old 50's
>>song that went like this:
>> Mary Lou, she took my diamond ring
>>Mary Lou, she took my watch and chain
>>She took the keys to my Cadillac car,
>>Jumped in my 'Caddy and she drove afar.
>
>>then she: "Got her a rich man, had a dozen kids,
>> Drove that 'Caddy till he flipped his lid..."
>
>The singer was Ronnie Hawkins, a great singer on the Roulette label.
>I don't know if he wrote it or not.
>
and S.Ling (it was recorded by Ronnie Hawkins in 1959)
Lisa
J Mac Mast
Steve wrote:
>
> I'm looking for the singer and writer (if possible) of an old 50's
> song that went like this:
> Mary Lou, she took my diamond ring
> Mary Lou, she took my watch and chain
> She took the keys to my Cadillac car,
> Jumped in my 'Caddy and she drove afar.
>
> then she: "Got her a rich man, had a dozen kids,
> Drove that 'Caddy till he flipped his lid..."
>
> that as well. Thanks, Steve
> hyd...@wolfenet.com
I believe the original was:
Mary Lou - Young Jessie (Modern 961) released June 1955
Never made the national or r & b charts but was a monster on the
west coast. Background vocals are the Cadets.
Ronnie Hawkins did a cover in 1959 for Roulette, but in my humble
oppinion if pales in comparison to the original. His version did make
both pop and r & b charts.
Mac
J Mac Mast
Sorry I hit send button before finishing!
Artist's real name: Obediah Jessie is credited as author of song.
Note: He also sang later with the Coasters on "Searchin'" and "Youngblood."
Hope someone else can help you with "Lonestar"
Mac
Doo-wop
I'm looking for the singer and writer (if possible) of an old 50's
song that went like this:
Mary Lou, she took my diamond ring
Mary Lou, she took my watch and chain
She took the keys to my Cadillac car,
Jumped in my 'Caddy and she drove afar.
then she: "Got her a rich man, had a dozen kids,
Drove that 'Caddy till he flipped his lid..."
Sure appreciate info on that and the "Lone Star Beer" song if you know
that as well. Thanks, Steve
hyd...@wolfenet.com
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Mary Lou ---------------------------- Ronnie Hawkins (1959)
Long John Morehouse
In note <4nrc9p$f...@sjx-ixn5.ix.netcom.com>, doo...@ix.netcom.com(Doo-wop )
writes:
>song that went like this:
> Mary Lou, she took my diamond ring
>Mary Lou, she took my watch and chain
>She took the keys to my Cadillac car,
>Jumped in my 'Caddy and she drove afar.
>
>then she: "Got her a rich man, had a dozen kids,
> Drove that 'Caddy till he flipped his lid..."
>
>Sure appreciate info on that and the "Lone Star Beer" song if you know
>that as well. Thanks, Steve
> hyd...@wolfenet.com
>
>
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Mike LaBorde
If I remember right the original was done by an artist called Young
Jessie.
David Silberberg
In article <4o6ms5$2...@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>,
mlab...@ix.netcom.com (Mike LaBorde) wrote:
>If I remember right the original was done by an artist called Young
>Jessie.
Also by Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks (soon to become The Band) in 1959, I
think....
David Silberberg Woman I love got 2 teeth solid gold
dav...@interaccess.com Got a lien on my body mortgage on my soul
Johnny Shines
Darrell Ybarrondo
>If I remember right the original was done by an artist called Young
>Jessie.
>
>
>
It's Ronnie Hawkins who did "Mary Lou". Originally released on
Roulette 4177 first charting on 8/17/59 #26 16 weeks on Billboard Hot
100.
Darrell
Norm Katuna
On 12/7/59 Billboard magazine reviewed Headline 1008, Joey Castle
-----"Wild love", and On Sun, 26 May 1996 20:54:05 GMT, on a totally
different subject, da...@cts.com (Darrell Ybarrondo), wrote:
::: On Sat, 25 May 1996 10:18:14 GMT, mlab...@ix.netcom.com (Mike
This is going to the group and to Darrell by e-mail.
Darrell:
Sorry to do this to you but you are wrong. Even though the writers
credits for Mary Lou show Ronnie Hawkins as co-writer HE STOLE THE
SONG AND GAVE HIMSELF CREDIT. It was originally done on Modern 961 in
1955 by Young Jessie. Writers credits go to Jessie-Ling. Same song.
We had a thread months ago where someone was trying to say that Ronnie
Hawkins wrote "Mary Lou" and "Forty Days". It was proven, with help
from me, that Hawkins had a habit of stealing songs and taking writers
credit for them, not all of his songs were stolen but he took credit
for a couple of his biggies.
Maybe stolen is a little harsh but this ranks right up there with
Chuck Berry taking writers credit for "My ding-a-ling".
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Norm Katuna
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WC Humphrey
I did not know Chuck Berry took writing credit for "my ding a-ling"
The song was by "The Bees" on Imperial.I believe Dave Barthelomew wrote it.
Berry only added a few verses and left out a few others. The irony of this
,is that it was his only number one song.
dave cruse
I'ts Young Jessie on Modern or maybe RPM? The flipside is "Don't Think I
Will" which is also great.
Steve De Rose
I have this on a cassette [Rhino 4-70966], "The Best Of Ronnie Hawkins &
The Hawks", as done by them. The liner notes state it was written by Young
Jessie Obie and 'Bihari'. Ronnie Hawkins had heard the song done by Roy
Orbison when the latter was on Sun.
Morris Levy paid for a _video_ of R. Hawkins camelwalking to "Mary Lou"
and called in some 'favors' to extract the maximum potential from the
single.
Steve 'Pudgy' De Rose 8=)>