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Special May 2020 Edition - http://arlington.yorkritetexas.org/OES-pgs.htm Vol.2 Ed. 4 We hope you are enjoying these Cinco de Mayo (a little late) Special Editions. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is not Mexican Independence Day, a popular misconception. It is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France Grab a pencil and piece of at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. paper. How many words can While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de you make using the letters in Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican “Sock Monkey”? culture and heritage. We found 31! Doo Wap Quiz (cont’d) 11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher: (a) Little Richard (b) Frankie Lymon (c) Tony Orlando 12. Paul Anka's ''Puppy Love'' is written to what star? (a) Brenda Lee (b) Connie Francis (c) Annette Funicello 13. The Everly Brothers were..... (a) Pete and Dick (b) Don and Phil (c) Bob and Bill 14. The Big Bopper's real name was: (a) Jiles P. Richardson (b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr. (c) Marion Michael Morrison 15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called... (a) Decca (b) Cameo (c) Motown 16. Edd Brynes had a hit with ''Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb''. What TV show was he on? (a) 77 Sunset Strip (b) Hawaiian Eye (c) Surfside Six 17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married: (a) Carol Lynley (b) Sandra Dee (c) Natalie Wood 18.. They were a one hit wonder with ''Book Of Love'': (a) The Penguins (b) The Monotones (c) The Moonglows 19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called ''Till I ______ You.'' (a) Loved (b) Kissed (c) Met 20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?'' (a) Suzie Q (b) Peggy Sue (c) Maybelline Answers to Do to Answers 19. (b) Kissed Kissed (b) 19. Phil and Don (b) 13. 20. (c) Maybelline (c) 20. Monotones The (b) 18. Dee Sandra (b) 17. Strip Sunset 77 (a) 16. Motown (c) 15. (a) 14. Annette (c) 12. 11. (a) Little Richard Richard Little(a) 11. --------------------- Jiles ~ May the Lord watch between me P. Richardson Richardson P. and thee while we are absent, from - wap Funicello one another ~ Quiz Quiz WEB SITE: www.arlington.yorkritetexas.org/OESindex.htm.

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Fordham University Masthead Logo DigitalResearch@Fordham Oral Histories Bronx African American History Project 4-7-2006 Merchant, Jimmy Merchant, Jimmy. Interview: Bronx African American History Project Fordham University Follow this and additional works at: https://fordham.bepress.com/baahp_oralhist Part of the African American Studies Commons Recommended Citation Merchant, Jimmy. 7 April 2006. Interview with the Bronx African American History Project. BAAHP Digital Archive at Fordham. This Interview is brought to you for free and open access by the Bronx African American History Project at DigitalResearch@Fordham. It has been accepted for inclusion in Oral Histories by an authorized administrator of DigitalResearch@Fordham. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Interviewee: Jimmy Merchant Interviewers: Alessandro Buffa, Loreta Dosorna, Dr. Brian Purnell, and Dr. Mark Naison Date: April 7, 2006 Transcriber: Samantha Alfrey Mark Naison (MN): This is the 154th interview of the Bronx African American History Project. We are here at Fordham University on April 7, 2006 with Jimmy Merchant, an original and founding member of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, who has also had a career as an artist. And with us today, doing the interviews, are Alessandro Buffa, Lorreta Dosorna, Brian Purnell, and Mark Naison. Jimmy, can you tell us a little about your family and where they came from originally? Jimmy Merchant (JM): My mom basically came from Philadelphia. My dad – his family is from the Bahamas. He – my dad – was shifted over to the south as a youngster. His mother was from the Bahamas and she moved into the South – South Carolina, something like that – and he grew up there.
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