Tommy Facenda

b. 10 November 1939, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Facenda became known for just one single he documented in 1959 for Atlantic Information, ‘High College USA’ Facenda, nicknamed ‘Bubba’, 1st obtained a foothold within the music business in 1957 like a back-up vocalist for Gene Vincent. He was carrying out at a golf club in 1958 when found out by Frank Guida (who later on discovered and handled Gary ‘U.S.’ Bonds). Facenda 1st recorded an individual, ‘Small Baby’, for Nasco Information in 1958, nonetheless it didn’t reach the graphs. Guida then published ‘High College USA’, including the titles of several colleges in the portion of Virginia where Facenda worked. It had been released on Legrand Information so when Guida pointed out that local students were purchasing the record to listen to the name of the school, he previously Facenda re-record the vocals 28 occasions (some accounts place the quantity at 46), each edition mentioning the titles of schools inside a different area of the united states. It had been released on Atlantic and reached quantity 28 but Facenda was struggling to produce another strike. Two volumes from the album SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL USA. were released through the 80s around the revived Legrand, each including 14 variations of the name track. He later on retired from your music business and became a open fire fighter.