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    Is there one group whose version of Hang On Sloopy is recognized as the official state song of Ohio?

    Question #129676. Asked by burnsbaron. (Feb 23 13 4:53 AM)


    tjoebigham

    		It just may be the 1965 version by the McCoys that was a smash hit. The Vibrations covered it first, but it was the McCoys' cover that made it a hit. The song got its name from soul singer Dorothy "Sloopy" Sloop from Steubenville, Ohio.

    http/www.songfacts.com/hangonsloopy

    Feb 23 13, 5:19 AM
    jofussdad

    		Also to be noted is that it's 16 year-old Rick Derringer's vocals and guitar on the McCoys' version. Rick would later become famous as a solo act and with Edgar Winter's White Trash groups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_On_Sloopy

    Feb 23 13, 9:46 PM

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