Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo

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   I was just reading the liner notes to Ace's excellent Golden Age of Americal Rock N Roll - Volume 9 CD and was taken aback by the following statement about Ooh Poo Pah Doo by Jessie Hill: "Although Billboard mistakenly listed Part 2 as the hit, it was Part 1 which actually charted."  Does anyone have any info to back up this assertion?  I always thought the instrumental was the hit (Part 2).  With all the mixing up of the sides on different CDs I'm now thoroughly confused!

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Ringmaster_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ringmaster_D Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo Posted: 24 January 2012 at 6:07pm
	I was just reading the liner notes to Ace's excellent Golden Age of Americal Rock N Roll - Volume 9 CD and was taken aback by the following statement about Ooh Poo Pah Doo by Jessie Hill: "Although Billboard mistakenly listed Part 2 as the hit, it was Part 1 which actually charted." Does anyone have any info to back up this assertion? I always thought the instrumental was the hit (Part 2). With all the mixing up of the sides on different CDs I'm now thoroughly confused!

Gary Mack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 February 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gary Mack Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 January 2012 at 6:50pm
	Fret not, ACE got it right! At least, that's the side I heard on Denver radio back in 1960, and at least two of Liberty Records' oldies comps from the 60s only feature Part One. And the hit was on Minit Records, which was distributed, and later acquired, by Liberty. I have to think they'd know which side was the right one. GM

Ringmaster_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ringmaster_D Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 January 2012 at 1:59pm
	The plot thickens! If this was the case nationally, should some sort of note be made in the database?

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 June 2013 at 4:58pm
	I'd like to revisit this to see if any of our other veteran Top 40 music experts remembers which side of Jessie Hill's "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" they heard (or played) on the radio. It appears we may have another El Chicano "Viva Tirado" type situation here where there's dispute as to whether Part 1 or Part 2 is the true hit 45 side. Edited by Todd Ireland

PopArchivist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote PopArchivist Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 29 minutes ago at 10:44pm
	According to the 45 prof, part 1 is the hit. The database should be updated accordingly to reflect that while Part 2 was listed, Part 1 got the airplay. From Bob Moke: Jessie Hill’s “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” remains one of Billboard’s more curious anomalies, adding “Part 2” to the listing on both the Hot 100 and R&B printed charts. Part 2 was merely a repetitive two-minute mostly-instrumental track, while the actual vocal of the familiar song was on Part 1 and received the airplay. Both Cash Box and Music Vendor showed the charted title as simply “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” with no specific side noted. Anyone want to chime in -- Paul Haney maybe?
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