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This week's #TuneTuesday theme is #GuitarsAndStrings. Lots of great songs to choose from, so I ended up listing the first five that came into my mind:

Johnny Watson: Johnny Guitar (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAGMLKPhg5A

Dick Dale & the Del-Tones: King Of The Surf Guitar (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQA0CJlfN3Y

Duane Eddy & the Rebelettes: (Dance With The) Guitar Man (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9OLsh9RmTU

Brenda Lee: Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORlNiIe3k94

Johnny Preston: (I Want A) Rock And Roll Guitar (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtl70cOYSA

#JohnnyGuitarWatson #DickDale #DuaneEddy #Blossoms #BrendaLee #JohnnyPreston

Johnny Guitar Watson - Johnny Guitar

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50+ Music Mar 4

15 years ago today, #JohnnyPreston, American pop singer (Running Bear), died at 71.
#RIP 💐🥺😭

50+ Music Mar 3

Running Bear 🏃‍♀️‍➡️
#JohnnyPreston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3meEmDpaDU

Running Bear - Johnny Preston - Original recording 1959.

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50+ Music Oct 26, 2025

"Running Bear" is a #teenageTragedySong written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. #theBigBopper) and sung most famously by #JohnnyPreston in 1959. The 1959 recording featured background vocals by #GeorgeJones and the session's producer Bill Hall, who provided the "#Indian #chanting" of "uga-uga" during the three verses, as well as the "Indian war cries" at the start and end of the record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y_4_h_yfGw