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John Tatgenhorst, who arranged 'Hang on Sloopy' for Ohio State marching band, dies at 85
They proceeded to perform it for the very first time on Oct. 9, 1965, exactly one week after The McCoys’ version ... Thanks to Tatgenhorst, "Hang On Sloopy" will live on in infamy in the great ...
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How Sloopy became a Buckeye
"My Girl Sloopy" by the Vibrations was an R&B hit in 1964... In the summer of '65, he was working at the Ohio State Fair when he heard "Hang on Sloopy" playing over the midway speakers. The percussion ...