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Clean-up.

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 In May 1981 Zappa was guest DJ at [[Dr. Demento]]'s radio show, where he played "Jungle Hop".
-On the bootleg record ''[[Frank Zappa's Jukebox]]'' Don & Dewey's ''Leavin' It All Up to You'' is one of the selected tracks.
+On the [[bootlegs|bootleg]] record ''[[Frank Zappa's Jukebox]]'' Don & Dewey's ''Leavin' It All Up to You'' is one of the selected tracks.
 ==See also==

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 On 22 November 1968 Zappa was a guest DJ at [[KPPC, Pasadena]] radio station, where he played three tracks by Don & Dewey in a row: "Miss Sue", "Little Love" and "[[Soul Motion]]".
-[[Don "Sugarcane" Harris|Don Harris]] played in Zappa's band in the early 1970s. While performing in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 5 July 1970 the Mothers played "Justine". <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Justine.html</ref> During a gig at NYC on 11 October 1971 "Jungle Hop" was quoted in the song ''Divan Ends Here''. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope//fz/songs/Jungle_Hop.html</ref>
+[[Don "Sugarcane" Harris|Don Harris]] played in Zappa's band in the early 1970s. While performing in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 5 July 1970 the Mothers played "Justine". <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/songs/Justine.html</ref> During a gig at NYC on 11 October 1971 "Jungle Hop" was quoted in the song ''Divan Ends Here''. <ref>http://donlope.net//fz/songs/Jungle_Hop.html</ref>
 In May 1981 Zappa was guest DJ at [[Dr. Demento]]'s radio show, where he played "Jungle Hop".

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 Zappa later name-checked Don & Dewey in the inner sleeve of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
-On 22 November 1968 Zappa was a guest DJ at [[KPPC, Pasadena]] radio station, where he played three tracks by Don & Dewey in a row: "Miss Sue", "Little Love" and "Soul Motion".
+On 22 November 1968 Zappa was a guest DJ at [[KPPC, Pasadena]] radio station, where he played three tracks by Don & Dewey in a row: "Miss Sue", "Little Love" and "[[Soul Motion]]".
 [[Don "Sugarcane" Harris|Don Harris]] played in Zappa's band in the early 1970s. While performing in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 5 July 1970 the Mothers played "Justine". <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Justine.html</ref> During a gig at NYC on 11 October 1971 "Jungle Hop" was quoted in the song ''Divan Ends Here''. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope//fz/songs/Jungle_Hop.html</ref>
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 ==External links==
 * [[Wikipedia:Don and Dewey]]
-* [http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/don_dewey.htm Articlen the rockabilly.nl page.]
+* [http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/don_dewey.htm Article on the rockabilly.nl page.]
 [[Category:Influences]]

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-'''Don & Dewey''' were name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
+[[File:Zappa Don & Dewey.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Frank Zappa holding Don & Dewey's 1970 compilation record ''They’re Rockin’ ‘Til Midnight, Rollin’ ‘Til Dawn!''.]]
-They are mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989): "[[Captain Beefheart|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels|Spaniels]], the [[The Nutmegs|Nutmegs]], the [[The Paragons|Paragons]], the [[The Orchids|Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."
+'''Don & Dewey''' were an American rock 'n' roll band, of which [[Don "Sugarcane" Harris|Don Harris]] and [[Dewey Terry]] were the members. Terry (born in 1937) and Harris (born in 1938) both hailed from Pasadena, California. Around 1954 they joined a band named The Squires, who released a record in 1955.<ref>http://www.uncamarvy.com/Squires/squires.html</ref> When The Squires split Don & Dewey recorded as a duo. Harris played electric violin and guitar, while Dewey performed guitar and keyboards. Between 1957 and 1959 Don & Dewey recorded many singles for the label Specialty, none of which became a hit: "Jungle Hop" (1957), "Leavin' It All Up to You" (1957), "Koko Joe" (written by Sonny Bono, 1958), "Justine" (1958), "Big Boy Pete" (1959), "Farmer John" (1959) and "The Jolly Green Giant". In 1960 they split. Yet many of their tracks would later be covered and become hit singles for other musicians. The Olympics brought "Big Boy" Pete to the hit parade in 1960. "I'm Leaving It Up to You" became a hit for Dale & Grace in 1963. The Premiers scored a hit with "Farmer John" in 1964.
-[[Don & Dewey]] cut numerous records for Specialty from 1957 to 1959 without registering a single hit, only to see other acts revive their songs to much greater acclaim. [[Don "Sugarcane" Harris|Don Harris]] and [[Dewey Terry]] were born and raised in Pasadena, CA, joining a group called the Squires and recording for Vita before branching off on their own. Their Specialty output included the savage rockers "Jungle Hop", "Koko Joe" (written by Sonny Bono), and "Justine", the latter pair later covered by the Righteous Brothers. Don & Dewey's Specialty discography also includes the original "I'm Leavin' It up to You", a hit for Dale & Grace; "Big Boy Pete," ditto for [[The Olympics]]; and "Farmer John", the Premiers' only smash. Don laid down his guitar for a violin during the '60s and, billed as "Sugarcane" Harris, sawed his rocked-out fiddle beside [[John Mayall]] and Frank Zappa. — Bill Dahl
+Don & Dewey had a short-lived reunion in 1964, playing briefly for [[Little Richard]]'s band. After that they each went their own ways. Harris passed away in 1999, Terry in 2003.
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-[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists]]
+[[Category:Rock Artists]]

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−	Don & Dewey were name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".	+	'''Don & Dewey''' were name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".

	They are mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989): "[[Captain Beefheart\|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels\|Spaniels]], the [[The Nutmegs\|Nutmegs]], the [[The Paragons\|Paragons]], the [[The Orchids\|Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."		They are mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989): "[[Captain Beefheart\|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels\|Spaniels]], the [[The Nutmegs\|Nutmegs]], the [[The Paragons\|Paragons]], the [[The Orchids\|Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."

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 Don & Dewey were name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
-They are mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989): "[[Captain Beefheart|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels|Spaniels]], the [[Nutmegs]], the [[Paragons]], the [[Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."
+They are mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989): "[[Captain Beefheart|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels|Spaniels]], the [[The Nutmegs|Nutmegs]], the [[The Paragons|Paragons]], the [[The Orchids|Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."
 [[Don & Dewey]] cut numerous records for Specialty from 1957 to 1959 without registering a single hit, only to see other acts revive their songs to much greater acclaim. [[Don "Sugarcane" Harris|Don Harris]] and [[Dewey Terry]] were born and raised in Pasadena, CA, joining a group called the Squires and recording for Vita before branching off on their own. Their Specialty output included the savage rockers "Jungle Hop", "Koko Joe" (written by Sonny Bono), and "Justine", the latter pair later covered by the Righteous Brothers. Don & Dewey's Specialty discography also includes the original "I'm Leavin' It up to You", a hit for Dale & Grace; "Big Boy Pete," ditto for the Olympics; and "Farmer John", the Premiers' only smash. Don laid down his guitar for a violin during the '60s and, billed as "Sugarcane" Harris, sawed his rocked-out fiddle beside [[wikipedia:John Mayall|John Mayall]] and Frank Zappa. — Bill Dahl