Running Bear

kimi

The song Running Bear at:  
https://tinyurl.com/yx9fvwgy

Born as John Preston Courville in Port Arthur, Texas,[4] of Cajun ancestry, Preston sang in high school choral contests throughout the state of Texas.[4] He formed a rock and roll band called the Shades, who were seen performing at a local club by J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.

Richardson offered Preston the chance to record a teenage tragedy song he had written, "Running Bear", which they did in Houston, Texas, in 1958.[5] The "Indian" sounds on the record were performed by Richardson and George Jones.[6] The record was released after the Big Bopper's death in the same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.[4] It entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October 1959, reaching number one in January 1960 and remaining there for three weeks.[4][6] It was a transatlantic chart-topper, reaching #1 in the United Kingdom in March 1960.[7] The sales of the record exceeded one million copies, earning Preston his first gold disc.[4]

https://tinyurl.com/yx9fvwgy

dreher

I can remember that song when it was originally released.  Listened to it on WOWO a 50,000 watt station out of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

kimi

dreher said:

I can remember that song when it was originally released.  Listened to it on WOWO a 50,000 watt station out of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Went through boot camp with two guys from Fort Wayne when this song came out in January 1960.  W.D. Creech and Robert J. Peppler.  Long time ago!

mogley98

Reminds me of an old Joke kid asked his Dad why his brother was called Running Bear, Dad says we name you after the first thing we see when you are born why do you ask this Two dogs humping?

Smitty500mag

dreher said:

I can remember that song when it was originally released.  Listened to it on WOWO a 50,000 watt station out of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

When I was a kid back in the 60s listening to radio I used to pick up WOWO at night in Nashville.

rufe-snow

When I in advanced training, in the Fort Gordon Signal school. After graduating from HS in 59, it was really popular. I tend to think, it came out earlier than that though. Because I remember it from basic, which would have been during the summer. 

Never forget that, "Running Bear and Little White Dove". I heard it so many times, got burned into my brain. 

dreher

I have heard of WOWO being picked up in Europe, Asia, Australia and oceans all over the world.  Service men would call in telling where they had heard "The Little Red Barn" morning show once they were back home.  With the right atmospheric conditions 50,000 watts goes almost anywhere!!

kimi

Del Rio Texas had one that would reach out across the miles, too!