Information from this story was sourced from websites. In october 1965, the song hit number 1 on the american charts. Bill making hang on sloopy official state rock song gets house ok. An ohio state university football tradition was born on oct. A rockumentary about the ohio state university and the entire state of ohio s incredible 50year love affair with this rock song. History taken from the pages of the script ohio book. But then the ohio state band began to play a brass, instrumental arrangement of the song that very autumn at buckeyes football games in. Hang on sloopy ohio state university marching band. Ohio state has always been a beast when it comes to churning out players to the next level. How sloopy became a buckeye the ohio state university. When the rock band the mccoys covered it in 1965, the song peaked at number one on the us billboard hot 100 and number five on the uk. State beverage with god all things are possible beautiful ohio hang on sloopy flint. Over the course of a century, the band evolved, changing with the times.
Hang on sloopy, sloopy hang on hang on sloopy, sloopy hang on sloopy lives in a very bad part of town and everybody yeah, tries to put my sloopy down well, sloopy i dont care what your daddy do cause you know sloopy girl im in love with you and so i say now hang on sloopy, sloopy hang on hang. The song gained an association with ohio state university after its marching band began playing it at football games. A staple of the marching bands repertoire is the ohios official. The ohio state university marching band otherwise known as the best damn. The dayton philharmonic orchestra is lead by conductor neal gittleman in a virtual performance of hang on sloopy, the unofficial fight song of the ohio state university buckeyes.
Book of lists book of lists unlimited manage your account. Hang on sloopy the ohio state university marching band performer, jon woods conductor format. The ohio state university marching band is one of the few allbrass and percussion bands in the country, perhaps the largest of its type in the world. See more ideas about ohio state buckeyes, buckeyes and ohio state football. It was written by wes farrell and bert russell and is named for singer dorothy sloop 191998, who used the name sloopy on stage. Ohios state rock song hang on sloopy ohio history central a product of. When the rock band the mccoys covered it in 1965, the song peaked at number one on the us billboard hot 100 and number five on the uk singles chart. Bert berns and wes farrell cowrote the song, using a singer from steubenville, dorothy sloop who performed under the stage name sloopy as inspiration. Ohio state university marching band topic playlists. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. You are bidding on an excellent condition signed copy of the 1973 book, you win with people.
The ohio state university marching band visited the ohio house yesterday, entertaining lawmakers before a vote without opposition to make. And beyond ohio stadium, a fondness for the song extends throughout the buckeye state, with fans at professional sporting events from cincinnati to cleveland dancing to hang on sloopy and chanting oh i o. In 1985 the ohio state legislature added the song to the long list of official state symbols, at. Hang on sloopy wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Ohio state university celebrates 50 years of hang on sloopy.
After a few months of consideration, ohio state university is taking its old friend sloopy to court. The ohio state university marching band, jon woods hang. John tatgenhorst 70 was honored by the ohio state university marching band on sept. During crucial game situations, timeouts, and the end of the third quarter, one can count on hearing hang on sloopy as if a prayer. While hang on sloopy once topped pop charts, it likely would have been forgotten if not. The ohio general assembly adopted an official rock song after joe dirck, a columnist for the columbus citizenjournal, wrote a column about the state of washington considering the adoption of its own rock song. I didnt see the mp3 version so i uploaded one myself i dont own any of it, just the enjoyment that comes out of it. The ohio state university marching band plays hang on. The buckeyes compiled a 52 record and outscored opponents 10855. Lsu took the crown this year with a whopping 14 players tied for the most with ohio state in 2004, but in. Sloopy is a favorite of the ohio state university marching band sloopy was first performed at the ohio state illinois football game on october 9, 1965, by the ohio state university marching band. And beyond ohio stadium, a fondness for the song extends throughout the buckeye state, with fans at professional sporting events from cincinnati to cleveland dancing to hang on sloopy and chanting ohio. The 116th ohio general assembly passes a resolution making hang on sloopy the state s official rock song on nov.
But then the ohio state band began to play a brass, instrumental arrangement of the song that very autumn at buckeyes. What is the connection to hang on sloopy and ohio state. Hang on sloopy written by the mccoys, the tune hang on sloopy became an ohio state university favorite during sporting events. This century old photo is the first known pic of the ohio. According to the resolution, john tagenhorst, then an arranger for the ohio state university marching band, created the nowfamous arrangement of sloopy, which was first performed at the ohio state vs. The 50th anniversary of hang on sloopy is a special milestone for buckeye nation and the state of ohio. But the history of the song from its roots in rhythm and blues to the. Ohio state rock song hang on sloopy bert russell berns wes. The history of the ohio state university marching band betarho. Hang on sloopy with images ohio state football, ohio. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
Columbus poet william evans discusses family in new book. Hang on sloopy ohio state marching band sheet music, music. But, as professor ted mcdaniel explains, its important to understand how the song is an example of the appropriation of black music tradition. Listen to your favorite songs from hang on sloopy vol. Hang on sloopy is a 1964 song by wes farrell and bert russell, originally titled my girl. Ohio state marching band script ohio at michigan game 11272010 by jirowfan.
They were really a kind of a onehit wonder, said meredith rutledge, assistant curator of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum in cleveland. Ohio state football finishes with second most picks in. Ohio state coach woody hayes history, famous quotes, all time record, photo gallery woody hayes early on it was always short sleeves and a tie, no matter the weather. The 1914 ohio state buckeyes football team represented ohio state university in the 1914 college football season. Hang on sloopy is a 1964 song by wes farrell and bert berns, originally titled my girl sloopy. State rock song hang on sloopy, was a national hit in 1965 by the mccoys, from dayton, ohio. In 1985, hang on sloopy was named the official rock song of the state of ohio. The ohio state university marching band performing script ohio at ohio stadium in the 1960s. The strangeloves, the band composed of three brooklyn songwriters posing as australian sheep farmers, began playing a poppier modified version of the song, called hang on sloopy. A staple of the marching bands repertoire is the ohio s official state rock song, hang on sloopy first played on october 9, 1965 at the ohio state vs.
Hang on sloopy is a 1964 song by wes farrell and bert berns, originally titled my girl. Columbus, ohio when the buckeyes take on the hokies monday night, it will mark the 50th season the ohio state band has marched to hang on sloopy. Hang on sloopy, the official rock song of the state of ohio, was first performed in 1965 and became an. Listen free to ohio state university marching band hang on sloopy fight the team, buckeye demo and more. Script ohio, the ohio state university marching band, 1979. Just a week after the mccoyss version topped the billboard charts, the ohio state university marching band first played hang on sloopy in the shoe on. Cowritten by the mccoys guitarist rick derringer of celina, ohio, hang on sloopy, became the ohio state rock song in november 1985. Today, hang on sloopy is the song of choice by the team and fans alike. Tatgenhorst was a percussion student when he arranged the mccoys 1965 hit hang on sloopy. In 1985, the ohio general assembly approved hang on sloopy as ohio s official rock song. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Heres who donated the most money to ohio state this year.
It also is the unofficial fight song of the ohio state university buckeyes and can be. The ohio state university marching band, jon woods hang on sloopy. Ohio is the only state to have an official rock song. The first instrumental musical organization on campus was a 12piece fife and drum corps organized in 1878.
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