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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.
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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.
  
Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]].
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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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Zappa played their song "The Letter" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]]. On [[KPPC, Pasadena]] he played three of their songs: "1959 Volvo", "Edna" and "Speedin'".  
  
 
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[[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Greene, Vernon]]
 
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[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Greene, Vernon]]
 
[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Greene, Vernon]]
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[[Category:Favorite Artists|Greene, Vernon]]

Revision as of 13:40, 28 November 2010

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.

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'".