CHERRY PIE
“Cherry Pie” is a song written by Joe Josea and performed by Skip & Flip. It reached #11 on the Billboard pop chart and #27 on the US R&B chart in 1960. Skip & Flip’s version was ranked #79 on Billboard magazine’s Top Hot 100 songs of 1960. (More from Wikipedia)
The Sun Herald newspaper obit mentions Kim Fowley’s work with a #11 hit by Skip and Flip called “Cherry Pie”; also, with Gary S. Paxton – aka “Flip” in the other band – Fowley had a Number One hit in 1960 that was released under the name the Hollywood Argyles called “Alley Oop”, based on the comic strip character Alley Oop.
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