Oct 04, 2016 the rockdoc tells the story of hang on sloopy as told by his friend rick derringer. By popular demand we have rerecorded and rereleased our biggest selling rocker arranged in the style of the mccoys hit recording of hang on sloopy. The ohio state university marching band plays hang on. Article on carmen ohio in the ohio article on hang on sloopy in the state alumni.
See more ideas about ohio state buckeyes, buckeyes and ohio state football. Catch all your breakfast favorites, dinerstyle classics and sandwiches named for student leaders and alumni at almost any hour of the day in this 1950s. The hang on sloopy designation, motto and trademark holds a unique place in the history of the ohio state university marching band, court. See more ideas about the mccoys, ohio state marching band and ohio state football.
Id love to see a book that did the same thing for college football, but i suspect that there are too many teams and too few changes. History taken from the pages of the script ohio book. But the history of the song from its roots in rhythm and blues to the. The ohio state university marching band earned its name as the best damn band in the land by developing many famous marching band innovations, including floating and animated formations, script writing, and the fast cadence with a high knee lift. How sloopy became a buckeye the ohio state university. It was written by wes farrell and bert russell and is named for dorothy sloop, a singer born in steubenville, ohio on september 26, 19 who used the name sloopy on stage. The history of the song hang on sloopy is almost as enigmatic as its title look it up on the interwebs if you have time. The ohio state university marching band plays hang on sloopy in 2014. This photographic retrospective of the ohio state university showcases its rich history and decades of. Ohios state rock song hang on sloopy ohio history central. Learn fun facts and history about the amazing buckeye state. Ohio state said that similarities are so obvious that confusion, is not only likely, but inevitable. Hang on, sloopy sloopy, hang on hang on, sloopy sloopy, hang on.
Hang on sloopy, the official rock song of the state of ohio, was first performed in 1965 and became an. The heroic story of the settlers who brought the american ideal west by david mccullough, the ohio frontier. Ohios state rock song hang on sloopy ohio history central a product. Some people say the inspiration for the song was a 51yearold columbus, ohio, singer named dorothy sloop, but this is really stretching things. Hang on sloopy ohio state marching band sheet music, music. The song has become a mainstay in the state of ohio, and with the ohio state university. When the rock band the mccoys covered it in 1965, the song peaked at number one on the us billboard hot 100 and number five on the uk singles chart.
Published on sep 2, 2015 john tatgenhorst 70 was honored by the ohio state university marching band on sept. Book of lists book of lists unlimited manage your account. As tony sanfilippo thumbs through the pages of the recently. Mad river mountain finally making snow, why ohio named. The 116th ohio general assembly passes a resolution making hang on sloopy the state s official rock song on nov. Cowritten by the mccoys guitarist rick derringer of celina, ohio, hang on sloopy, became the ohio state rock song in november 1985. Mad river finally making snow, why ohio has its 1st poet laureate, memorial back among elite with purse increase, a look back at the history of hang on sloopy.
Feb 28, 2019 ohio state said that similarities are so obvious that confusion, is not only likely, but inevitable. In 1985, the ohio general assembly approved hang on sloopy as ohios official rock song. All the girls i know they try to put my sloopy down. The ohio state university marching band, jon woods hang on sloopy. Ohio state football rick derringer sings hang on sloopy duration. The ohio state university marching band played hang on sloopy on oct. Whereas, hang on sloopy is of particular relevance to members of the baby boom generation, who were once dismissed as a bunch of longhaired, crazy kids, but who now are old enough and vote in sufficient numbers to be taken quite seriously.
It pictured each teams home and away uniforms for each year. What is the connection to hang on sloopy and ohio state. But, as professor ted mcdaniel explains, its important to understand how the song is an example of the appropriation of black music tradition. Just a week after the mccoyss version topped the billboard charts, the ohio state university marching band first played hang on sloopy in the shoe on oct. Oct 06, 2016 just a week after the mccoyss version topped the billboard charts, the ohio state university marching band first played hang on sloopy in the shoe on oct. Columbus poet william evans discusses family in new book. Hang on sloopy the ohio state university marching band performer, jon woods conductor format. People use sloopy as a nickname or term of endearment. The rockdoc tells the story of hang on sloopy as told by his friend rick derringer. History of carmen ohio, speech, agonis club of columbus luncheon held at. The song gained an association with ohio state university after its marching band began playing it at football games. The ohio state university marching band performs at ohio state football games and other events during the fall semester. A new biography of songwriter bert berns tells you. Lyrics for hang on sloopy by ohio state university marching band.
And beyond ohio stadium, a fondness for the song extends throughout the buckeye state, with fans at professional sporting events from cincinnati to cleveland dancing to hang on sloopy and chanting oh i o. Ohio state marching band 20 concert hang on sloopy 11 10 20 duration. The 50th anniversary of hang on sloopy is a special milestone for buckeye nation and the state of ohio. The song itself has become unofficially tied to the ohio state. But then the ohio state band began to play a brass, instrumental arrangement of the song that very autumn at buckeyes. Read about hang on sloopy from ohio state university marching bands hey. In 1788, the first permanent settlement was established at marietta, capital of the northwest territory the 1790s saw severe fighting with the indians in ohio. The hang on sloopy designation, motto and trademark holds a unique place in the history of. Popular ohio history books meet your next favorite book. Mar 01, 20 state of ohio revised code state rock song hang on sloopy, was a national hit in 1965 by the mccoys, from dayton, ohio. State of ohio revised code state rock song hang on sloopy, was a national hit in 1965 by the mccoys, from dayton, ohio.
Ohio state university marching band hang on sloopy. After a few months of consideration, ohio state university is taking its old friend sloopy to court. The hang on sloopy designation, motto and trademark holds. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The movie has a mysterious femme and a worldclass band. Breakfast entrees, breakfast sandwiches, delistyle sandwiches, entreespastaswraps, salad, soup, yogurtfruit, bagelsmuffinspastries experience a blast from the past in sloopy s diner.
Sep 03, 2015 the ohio state university marching band played hang on sloopy on oct. An alphabetical journey through the buckeye state childrens book. In 1985, the ohio state assembly passed a concurrent resolution see below naming it as the states official rock song. It was written by wes farrell and bert russell and is named for singer dorothy sloop 191998, who used the name sloopy on stage. Ohio is also the only state to have an official rock song. The 116th ohio general assembly passes a resolution making hang on sloopy the states official rock song on nov. Hang on sloopy, sloopy hang on hang on sloopy, sloopy hang on hang on sloopy, sloopy hang. Tradition continues while hang on sloopy celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, its important to look back at the songs origins and honor the artists who gave it life. Hang on sloopy is a 1964 song by wes farrell and bert berns, originally titled my girl. Youve heard the ohio state band play hang on sloopy, oh, a thousand times.
Hang on sloopy ohio state university marching band. The bands script ohio is considered by many to be the most memorable tradition in college band history. A rockumentary about the ohio state university and the entire state of ohios incredible 50year love affair with this rock song. The movie is a rockumentary about the ohio state university and the entire state of ohios incredible 50year love affair with this rock song produced in columbus, ohio by dave whinham and brian grady, the piece explores many untold and magical stories about how a random rock song, about a girl from a very bad part of town became to the state of ohio what sweet. They were really a kind of a onehit wonder, said meredith rutledge, assistant curator of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum in cleveland. Breakfast entrees, breakfast sandwiches, delistyle sandwiches, entreespastaswraps, salad, soup, yogurtfruit, bagelsmuffinspastries experience a blast from the past in sloopys diner. The ohio state university marching band otherwise known as the.
One could conclude easily that the incredibly successful 1965 debut performance of the mccoys hang on sloopy by the ohio state university marching band helped to popularize and, perhaps, immortalize the song at ohio state and beyond. Book from the ohio state university press captures universitys 150. The ohio state university marching band, jon woods hang. The strangeloves, the band composed of three brooklyn songwriters posing as australian sheep farmers, began playing a poppier modified version of the song, called hang on sloopy, live during. What does hang on sloopy mean in the ohio state buckeyes. They designated hang on sloopy as the state rock song by house concurrent resolution 16 on november 20, 1985, with clauses including. The ohio general assembly adopted an official rock song after joe dirck, a columnist for the columbus citizenjournal, wrote a column about the state of washington considering the adoption of its own rock song. Marching band the ohio state university marching and. Ted mcdaniel on the 50th anniversary of hang on sloopy. Book from the ohio state university press captures universitys 150year history. The ohio state university marching band performing script ohio at ohio stadium in the 1960s. Tatgenhorst was a percussion student when he arranged the mccoys 1965 hit. Hang on sloopy is a song from the mccoys in 1965, who were originally from dayton, oh.