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| name = I Remember Buddy Holly |
| name = I Remember Buddy Holly |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[Bobby Vee]] |
| artist = [[Bobby Vee]] |
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| cover = Bobby Vee - I Remember Buddy Holly.png |
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| released = December 1963 |
| released = December 1963 |
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| genre = [[Rock and roll]] |
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⚫ | '''''I Remember Bobby Holly''''' is the eleventh studio album by American singer, [[Bobby Vee]],<ref name="AMG" /> and was released in December 1963 by [[Liberty Records]].<ref name="AMG" /> [[Ernie Freeman]] arranged the album, while [[Snuff Garrett]] produced it. It is a [[tribute album]] to the songs of [[Rock and roll]] and [[Rockabilly]] singer [[Buddy Holly]], whom Vee listed among his influences. After Holly was killed on February 3, 1959, along with [[Ritchie Valens]], [[the Big Bopper]], and pilot Roger Peterson when their plane crashed in Iowa on their way to [[Fargo, North Dakota]], Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour, which led to the launch of his recording career.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Schuck |first1=Raymond I. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ri4TR522ONQC&dq=bobby+vee+plane+crash&pg=PA17 |title=Do You Believe in Rock and Roll?: Essays on Don McLean's "American Pie" |last2=Schuck |first2=Ray |date=2012-10-06 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0036-9 |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | | rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1= Mirror |first1= Record | date=21 March 1964 |title=Bobby Vee: ''I Remember Buddy Holly'' |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/64/Record-Mirror-1964-03-21-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=[[New Record Mirror]] |issue=121 |page=12|access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''''I Remember Bobby |
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The album features a collection of Holly's greatest hits, including "[[Maybe Baby (song)|Maybe Baby]]", "[[That'll Be the Day]]", "[[Oh, Boy! (The Crickets song)|Oh, Boy!]]", "[[Everyday (Buddy Holly song)|Everyday]]" (which he previously recorded and appeared on his 1960 album, ''[[Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites]]''), "[[Raining in My Heart]]" (which he also previously recorded and appeared on his 1962 album, ''[[Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vee album)|Take Good Care of My Baby]]''),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aquila |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=krH6EAAAQBAJ&dq=i+remember+buddy+holly+bobby+vee&pg=PA345 |title=That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63 |date=1989 |publisher=Schirmer Books, Collier Macmillan Publishers |isbn=9-780252-069192 |location=New York, NY, London, UK |pages=345 |language=en}}</ref> and a song titled "Buddy's Song" which Holly wrote, but never recorded.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ko6LDgAAQBAJ&dq=i%20remember%20buddy%20holly%20bobby%20vee&pg=PA61 |title=The Music Of Bobby Vee |date=2016-04-13 |publisher=[[Lulu.com]] |isbn=9781365054129 |pages=61}}</ref> |
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The album debuted on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' albums chart chart in the issue dated December 21 of that year and remained on the album chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 54.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ko6LDgAAQBAJ&dq=bobby%20vee%20i%20remember%20buddy%20holly&pg=PA62 |title=The Music Of Bobby Vee |date=2016-04-13 |publisher=[[Lulu.com]] |isbn=9781365054129 |pages=62}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoffmann |first=Frank W |url=https://archive.org/details/cashboxalbumchar0000hoff/page/388/mode/2up |title=The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974 |date=1988 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-2005-6 |location=Metuchen, N.J. |pages=388}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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⚫ | Bruce Eder of [[AllMusic]] called it "inevitable development", and stated that the album |
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⚫ | | rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="NRM">{{Cite magazine |last1= Mirror |first1= Record | date=21 March 1964 |title=Bobby Vee: ''I Remember Buddy Holly'' |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/64/Record-Mirror-1964-03-21-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=[[New Record Mirror]] |issue=121 |page=12|access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
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| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=1020 |isbn=9781846098567 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0000unse_v3u2/page/1020/mode/2up |accessdate=22 August 2024}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Bruce Eder of [[AllMusic]] called it an "inevitable development", and stated that the album contains "Vee's underrated vocal ability and Garrett's killer production work, which successfully encompasses pop/rock, rockabilly, straight-ahead rock & roll, and some surprisingly sophisticated balladry".<ref name="AMG"/> |
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[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] proves "[Vee] salute to late great holly, by giving his own treatments with an assit from the Eligibles.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA25&dq=bobby%20vee%20i%20remember%20buddy%20holly%20billboard&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=bobby%20vee%20i%20remember%20buddy%20holly%20billboard&f=false |title=Billboard |date=1963-12-21 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref> |
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''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called it "[Vee's] salute to late great Holly, by giving his own treatments with an assist from the Eligibles".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=bobby+vee+i+remember+buddy+holly+billboard&pg=PA25 |title=Billboard |date=1963-12-21 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref> |
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''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' gave a positive review, writing that Vee delivers the songs in a "successful Holly manner" with "these twelve favorites".<ref name=":13">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox25unse_13/page/22/mode/2up |title=Cash Box |date=1963-12-21 |publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co. |isbn= |location= |pages=22}}</ref> |
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The ''[[Record Mirror|New Record Mirror]]'' felt that Vee makes a "tribute to Buddy in the only possible way – by recording an album of his great songs".<ref name="NRM"/> |
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⚫ | South Pasadena Review called it "wonderful tribute" and stated that "He had wanted to make an album in tribute to Buddy for some time and finally has gotten around.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1964-01-01 |title=South Pasadena Review from South Pasadena, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/607241294/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''South Pasadena Review'' called it a "wonderful tribute" and stated that "He had wanted to make an album in tribute to Buddy for some time and finally has gotten around" to it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1964-01-01 |title=South Pasadena Review from South Pasadena, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/607241294/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Track listing == |
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== Track listing == |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Side one |
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| all_writing = [[Buddy Holly]], except where noted. |
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| extra_column = Performer(s) |
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| title1 = [[That'll Be the Day]] |
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| length1 = 2: |
| length1 = 2:15 |
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| writer1 = [[Jerry Allison]], [[Norman Petty]] |
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| title2 = [[It Doesn't Matter Anymore]] |
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| title2 = [[Walk Right Back]] |
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| writer2 = [[Paul Anka]] |
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| title3 = [[Peggy Sue]] |
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| extra2 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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| writer3 = [[Jerry Allison]], [[Norman Petty]] |
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| title3 = Linda Lu |
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| writer3 = [[Ray Sharpe]] |
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| writer4 = [[Norman Petty]] |
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| extra3 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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| title5 = [[It's So Easy! (The Crickets song)|It's So Easy!]] |
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| length5 = 2:04 |
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| writer5 = [[Norman Petty]] |
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| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Juan Tizol]]|[[Duke Ellington]]|[[Irving Mills]]}} |
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| extra4 = The Ventures |
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| title5 = What Else Is New |
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| writer6 = [[Bob Montgomery (songwriter)|Bob Montgomery]], [[Norman Petty]] |
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| extra5 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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| length6 = 3:32 |
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| writer6 = {{hlist|[[Beverly Ross]]|[[Fred Neil]]}} |
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| extra6 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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=== Side two === |
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| headline = Side two |
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| title1 = [[Oh, Boy! (The Crickets song)|Oh, Boy!]] |
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| length1 = 2:01 |
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| writer1 = [[Sonny West (musician)|Sonny West]], Bill Tilghman, [[Norman Petty]] |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Snuff Garrett|Thomas Lesslie Garrett]]|[[Bobby Vee|Robert Thomas Velline]]}} |
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| title2 = [[Raining in My Heart]] |
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| title2 = [[Honeycomb (song)|Honeycomb]] |
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| writer2 = [[Felice Bryant]], [[Boudleaux Bryant]] |
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| title3 = [[Think It Over]] |
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| extra2 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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| writer3 = [[Norman Petty]] |
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| title4 = [[Maybe Baby (song)|Maybe Baby]] |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Eugene Church]]|Thomas Williams}} |
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| writer4 = [[Norman Petty]] |
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| extra3 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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| title5 = [[Early in the Morning (Bobby Darin song)|Early in the Morning]] |
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| length5 = 2:07 |
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| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Don Wilson (musician)|Don Wilson]]|[[Mel Taylor]]|[[Nokie Edwards]]|[[Bob Bogle]]}} |
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| title6 = Buddy's Song |
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| title5 = [[I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter]] |
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| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Fred E. Ahlert]]|[[Joe Young (lyricist)|Joe Young]]}} |
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| extra5 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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| title6 = If I'm Right Or Wrong |
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| writer6 = {{hlist|[[Jackie DeShannon]]|[[Sharon Sheeley]]}} |
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| extra6 = Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:1963 albums]] |
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[[Category:Liberty Records albums]] |
Latest revision as of 11:51, 9 October 2024
I Remember Buddy Holly | ||||
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Released | December 1963 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 25:35 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
Bobby Vee chronology | ||||
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I Remember Bobby Holly is the eleventh studio album by American singer, Bobby Vee,[1] and was released in December 1963 by Liberty Records.[1] Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it. It is a tribute album to the songs of Rock and roll and Rockabilly singer Buddy Holly, whom Vee listed among his influences. After Holly was killed on February 3, 1959, along with Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson when their plane crashed in Iowa on their way to Fargo, North Dakota, Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour, which led to the launch of his recording career.[2]
The album features a collection of Holly's greatest hits, including "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day", "Oh, Boy!", "Everyday" (which he previously recorded and appeared on his 1960 album, Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites), "Raining in My Heart" (which he also previously recorded and appeared on his 1962 album, Take Good Care of My Baby),[3] and a song titled "Buddy's Song" which Holly wrote, but never recorded.[4]
The album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart chart in the issue dated December 21 of that year and remained on the album chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 54.[5][6]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
New Record Mirror | [7] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
Bruce Eder of AllMusic called it an "inevitable development", and stated that the album contains "Vee's underrated vocal ability and Garrett's killer production work, which successfully encompasses pop/rock, rockabilly, straight-ahead rock & roll, and some surprisingly sophisticated balladry".[1]
Billboard called it "[Vee's] salute to late great Holly, by giving his own treatments with an assist from the Eligibles".[9]
Cashbox gave a positive review, writing that Vee delivers the songs in a "successful Holly manner" with "these twelve favorites".[10]
The New Record Mirror felt that Vee makes a "tribute to Buddy in the only possible way – by recording an album of his great songs".[7]
South Pasadena Review called it a "wonderful tribute" and stated that "He had wanted to make an album in tribute to Buddy for some time and finally has gotten around" to it.[11]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Buddy Holly, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That'll Be the Day" | Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 2:15 |
2. | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | Paul Anka | 1:58 |
3. | "Peggy Sue" | Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | 2:18 |
4. | "True Love Ways" | Norman Petty | 2:37 |
5. | "It's So Easy!" | Norman Petty | 2:04 |
6. | "Heartbeat" | Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty | 2:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh, Boy!" | Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty | 2:01 |
2. | "Raining in My Heart" | Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant | 2:50 |
3. | "Think It Over" | Norman Petty | 1:47 |
4. | "Maybe Baby" | Norman Petty | 2:04 |
5. | "Early in the Morning" | Bobby Darin, Woody Harris | 2:07 |
6. | "Buddy's Song" | 1:51 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d ""I Remember Buddy Holly" - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Schuck, Raymond I.; Schuck, Ray (2012-10-06). Do You Believe in Rock and Roll?: Essays on Don McLean's "American Pie". McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0036-9.
- ^ Aquila, Richard (1989). That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63. New York, NY, London, UK: Schirmer Books, Collier Macmillan Publishers. p. 345. ISBN 9-780252-069192.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 61. ISBN 9781365054129.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 62. ISBN 9781365054129.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ a b Mirror, Record (21 March 1964). "Bobby Vee: I Remember Buddy Holly" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 121. p. 12. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1020. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1963-12-21. p. 25.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1963-12-21. p. 22.
- ^ "South Pasadena Review from South Pasadena, California". Newspapers.com. 1964-01-01. Retrieved 2024-04-25.