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| From | JIMSOULS@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: atheletes who were musicians |
| Date | Sun, 9 Feb 2003 16:07:01 EST |
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Can't leave out Arthur Lee Maye, a former major league outfielder who died
last year. Besides spending more than a dozen years in the majors starting in
1959, he made some fine records in the 50's mainly as a member of the Crowns
(which sometimes included "Louie Louie" author Richard Berry). His best-known
recording, the ballad "Gloria," is on the Specialty Records box, as is its
rollicking flip "Oh Rooba-Lee." Several of his recordings can be heard online
by linking to the Harmony Group Website at
http://www.group-harmony.com/lee_maye.htm.
Another 60's Sixties baseball player, Jim Mudcat Grant, still sings from time
to time with his group, the Kittens. He performed in these parts a couple
years ago when former Tigers OF Willie Horton hosted a baseball clinic in
Kingsport, Tn.
Jim McGuinness
In a message dated 2/9/2003 12:00:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, David Bash
writes:
> Top 5 Athletes who were also "musicians"
>
> 1. Denny McLain
> 2. Terry Bradshaw
> 3. Meadowlark Lemon (Have you heard that Globetrotters album? Yeah, I know
> Meadowlark wasn't really on it...)
> 4. Nelson Briles (obscure early '70s pitcher who wrote and performed a song
> about Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's record)
> 5. Sandy Koufax (well, he did have a band named after him, didn't he????)
>
> Honorable Mention: Wilt Chamerlain...he must have been a great musician.
> After all, by his own admission he was great at everything else.
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