The Ohio House this week voted unanimously to make “Hang On Sloopy” the official rock song of Ohio. The bill now goes to the Ohio Senate. The 1964 hit performed by Dayton rock band The Vibrations ...
Take back what you know about THE state rock song. Officially, “Hang on Sloopy” doesn’t appear in the Ohio Revised Code. “I think everyone kind of didn’t realize it was an oversight and why it wasn’t ...
Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded "Hang On Sloopy," had a hit with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and earned a Grammy Award for producing ...