Buddy Holly was born in 1936, and died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. His hometown was Lubbock, Texas. He has a New Mexico connection: he recorded his first hits at the Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico.

Hanhurst lists a singing call, \”That\’ll Be the Day\” on Top (25348), but I don\’t know for sure it\’s the Buddy Holly song. There’s also “Every Day” on Ranch House 901, but it’s not in print.

Maybe your round dance cuer uses other Buddy Holly songs: “Peggy Sue”, “Oh Boy”, “Maybe Baby”, “It’s So Easy”.

Buddy Holly also did a song called “You’re So Square”, about his attraction to a Lawrence Welkie. He also recorded a version of “Wait ‘Til the Sun Shines, Nellie”.

Relevant Records

• Every Day (Ranch House 901)

In 1971, the last episode of the Beverly Hillbillies was shown. The show first aired on September 26, 1962.

The Beverly Hillbillies theme song was done as a singing call in 1984 (K 1297) (Maybe that\’s Kalox?). It\’s also used in a couple of medleys, including Theme Time and Couch Potato.

Since the Beverly Hillbillies both started and stopped in September, you could do Beverly Hillbillies stuff all through the month.

Relevant Records

• Theme Time (Cardinal 36A)
• Couch Potato (RMR 701)

Road songs

Relevant Records

• Bobby McGee (Roofers 113)

Relevant Records

• Ice Cream Sodas and Lollipops (Blue Star 2268)

• Find songs with “hot dog” in them.
• Songs about food

Relevant Records

• I Feel Lucky (Red Boot 3033)

lyricist, songwriter w/Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, Sound of Music; died Aug 23, 1960

Use songs from musicals.

This was Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Two Chicago radio DJs came up with the idea of having people bring unwanted disco records to the stadium. The spurned records would be burned between doubleheader games with the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Lead by the chant, “Disco Sucks!”, most of the records weren’t burned, but sailed through the stands during the game — nearly inciting a riot. Some fans started their own fires and mini-riots. There was so much commotion that the ballplayers couldn’t even finish the last game of the doubleheader; the White Sox forfeited.

Relevant Records

• I’m So Excited (Chaparral 214)
• Copa Ca Patter (Blue Star 2391B)
• Newtron Dance (Chaparral 321)
• Macho Man (Lou-Mac 212)
• Y.M.C.A. (Lou Mac 206)
• Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (ESP 710)
• Rasputin (ABC 12)
• She Works Hard for the Money (Hi Hat 5209)
• Walking on Sunshine (Ocean Wave )
• New Attitude (Rhythm 198)

Yakety Yak, by The Coasters, became the number one song in the U.S.A., according to Billboard magazine. It was the first stereo record to reach the top of the charts.

Relevant Records

• Yakety Yak (Rhythm 187)