Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!parsec!ctvax!uokvax!emjej From: emjej@uokvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Re: Grammy Awards - (nf) Message-ID: <6095@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Mar-84 22:56:11 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.6095 Posted: Thu Mar 8 22:56:11 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 10:18:35 EST Lines: 15 #R:ihuxm:-91500:uokvax:4000009:000:681 uokvax!emjej Mar 7 13:00:00 1984 Today's rock fans apparently don't recognize anything over a few years old--I'm reminded of a truly strange fellow who ran a late night new wave show on KGOU here in Norman OK, who had a little phone-in contest in view of Wall of Voodoo's cover of "Ring of Fire." The question: when was "Ring of Fire" first recorded. The mingled humor/disgust of hearing people call in and say "1979?" was only exceeded by that of the fellow's cartridge that he played, with "YOOUUU LOSE!!!!!....What a maroon!!!" and people guffawing in the background. (No, I'm not sure when Johnny Cash first recorded "Ring of Fire"--some time around 1960, I think.) the possibly aged James Jones