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Hey Schoolgirl: Tom and Jerry

Jerry Landis and Tom Graph began writing their own songs in 1955. Initially, their musical aspirations were unsuccessful. In 1957, in a last-ditch effort, they plunked down $7 to record a demo of Hey Schoolgirl. The song became their first hit. They were 15 years old. It was released on 45 rpm and 78 rpm vinyl records, with the flip-side song Dancin' Wild. The recording sold 100,000 copies, hitting #49 on the Billboard Magazine charts.

Their next hit, The Sound of Silence, was released in 1965 under their real names, Simon and Garfunkel.

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  2. brian's avatar brian Says:

    June 4, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    Thanks for this. Having read a few books on them, I knew they’d started out as Tom & Jerry but until now had never actually heard any of their recordings. Interesting ….

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      June 4, 2010 at 8:05 pm

      You’re welcome, Brian.

      After they had a few hit records and albums, they re-released the Tom and Jerry stuff so I had heard them before, but it has been a long time. It was fun to hear them again.


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