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Ironically named 1960s group from England. Their top 40 U.S. hit is "My Baby's Dead." | Ironically named 1960s group from England. Their top 40 U.S. hit is "My Baby's Dead." | ||
| − | From | + | From comedian George Carlin's parody of fast-talking, say-nothing top 40 disc jockeys: "Wonderful WINO (Top-40 Disc Jockey)" off his 1967 debut album,''Take-Offs and Put-Downs''. Carlin sings some of their song. |
| − | Possibly a reference to real 1960s band The Nashville Teens who were also from England. | + | Possibly a reference to real 1960s band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nashville_Teens The Nashville Teens], who were also from England. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Danny and the Demonstrators]] | *[[Danny and the Demonstrators]] | ||
| − | + | Here's George Carlin performing the bit live on variety tv show ''The Hollywood Palace'' with Jimmy Durante in 1966. | |
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| + | [[Category:1966|Kansas City Boys]] | ||
[[Category:1967|Kansas City Boys]] | [[Category:1967|Kansas City Boys]] | ||
[[Category:Albums|Kansas City Boys]] | [[Category:Albums|Kansas City Boys]] | ||
[[Category:George Carlin|Kansas City Boys]] | [[Category:George Carlin|Kansas City Boys]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:24, 9 May 2019
Ironically named 1960s group from England. Their top 40 U.S. hit is "My Baby's Dead."
From comedian George Carlin's parody of fast-talking, say-nothing top 40 disc jockeys: "Wonderful WINO (Top-40 Disc Jockey)" off his 1967 debut album,Take-Offs and Put-Downs. Carlin sings some of their song.
Possibly a reference to real 1960s band The Nashville Teens, who were also from England.
See also
Here's George Carlin performing the bit live on variety tv show The Hollywood Palace with Jimmy Durante in 1966.
