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-'''Vernon Greene''' was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group [[The Medallions]], with whom he recorded "The Letter"  and "Buick '59" (both from 1954), one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.
+[[File:Vernon Greene.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Vernon Greene.]]
-Green was 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".
+'''Vernon Greene''' (December 1, 1937 - December 24, 2000) was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group [[The Medallions]], with whom he recorded ''"The Letter"''  and ''"Buick '59"'' (both from 1954), one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit. When members of his group left, including [[Donald Woods]], Greene established another band in 1956, titled Vernon Green(e) and The Phantoms.
-Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]]. On [[KPPC, Pasadena]] he played three of their songs: "1959 Volvo" (1959), "Edna" (1955) and "Speedin'" (1955).
+Frank Zappa mentioned Vernon Greene in the 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"''.
 ==See Also==
-[http://www.electricearl.com/dws/medallions.html| Article about The Medallions & Vernon Greene]
+==External links==
 [[Category:Influences|Greene, Vernon]]

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-'''Vernon Greene''' was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group [[The Medallions]], with whom he recorded "The Letter" and "[[Dootone]]". They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.
+'''Vernon Greene''' was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group [[The Medallions]], with whom he recorded "The Letter"  and "Buick '59" (both from 1954), one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.
 Green was 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".
-Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]]. On [[KPPC, Pasadena]] he played three of their songs: "1959 Volvo", "Edna" and "Speedin'".
+Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]]. On [[KPPC, Pasadena]] he played three of their songs: "1959 Volvo" (1959), "Edna" (1955) and "Speedin'" (1955).
 [[Category:Influences|Greene, Vernon]]

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−	'''Vernon Greene''' was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group The ~~Medaillions~~, with whom he recorded "The Letter" and "[[Dootone]]". They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.	+	'''Vernon Greene''' was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group [[The Medallions]], with whom he recorded "The Letter" and "[[Dootone]]". They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.

	Green was 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".		Green was 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".

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-Vernon Greene was 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". He recorded "The Letter" with the - middle- to late-'50s vocal group - the [[Medallions]] ([[Dootone]]), one of FZ's favorite records (written by Green). They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.
+'''Vernon Greene''' was an American doowop singer and frontman of the group The Medaillions, with whom he recorded "The Letter" and "[[Dootone]]". They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.
-Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]].
+Green was 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".
 [[Category:Influences|Greene, Vernon]]
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	Vernon Greene was 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". He recorded "The Letter" with the - middle- to late-'50s vocal group - the [[Medallions]] ([[Dootone]]), one of FZ's favorite records (written by Green). They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.		Vernon Greene was 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". He recorded "The Letter" with the - middle- to late-'50s vocal group - the [[Medallions]] ([[Dootone]]), one of FZ's favorite records (written by Green). They also did "Buick '59", one of the sexiest, lustiest, (intentionally) funniest car songs ever cut by a doo wop outfit.
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		+	Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]].

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