King-Trendall Broadcasting, which owned the rights to "Sgt. Preston" -- threatened to sue Stevens and this record was pulled off the market. It's always been a favorite of mine, along with "Wake Me" and "Alley Oop"
Ray Stevens - Sergeant Preston of the Yukon b /w Who Do You Love- released in the summer of 1960.
George Jones had a similar copyright problem.
"Yabba Dabba Doo The King Is Gone (So Are You)" charted #26 in 1989.
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George .."I had a song Yabba Dabba Doo that Hanna-Barbara made us take off the market. It was getting a lot of play and starting to be a big record for me; the kids just loved it because it was about The Flintstones and they made Columbia pull the record from the radio."
This song was popular on the radio in Montgomery, Alabama. I remember hearing it. Don't remember how long it lasted.
georgethedj 3 months ago
King-Trendall Broadcasting, which owned the rights to "Sgt. Preston" -- threatened to sue Stevens and this record was pulled off the market. It's always been a favorite of mine, along with "Wake Me" and "Alley Oop"
Thanks for putting it here!!
Rick Jolley
Colorado Springs
rickjolley 5 months ago
Ray Stevens is the best comedy singer ever!
MrKlp650 6 months ago
There will never be another like Ray.
GrayEagle48 11 months ago
Song reached number six in OKC on KOMA and WKY.
peppertree5706 1 year ago
gotta luv ray stevens
spencer1986molly 2 years ago
Ray Stevens - Sergeant Preston of the Yukon b /w Who Do You Love- released in the summer of 1960.
George Jones had a similar copyright problem.
"Yabba Dabba Doo The King Is Gone (So Are You)" charted #26 in 1989.
.
George .."I had a song Yabba Dabba Doo that Hanna-Barbara made us take off the market. It was getting a lot of play and starting to be a big record for me; the kids just loved it because it was about The Flintstones and they made Columbia pull the record from the radio."
srj
SkidRowJim 2 years ago
Even though this record of Stevens didn't chart nationally, it did make it into the top 10 here in Oklahoma City on top 40 station WKY. I have the
record as well as the survey to prove.
Larry N. Boyington, aka Larry Neal, former curator of the big 1520 KOMA
swtypieln 2 years ago
Amazing 3 years later this song returns as Ahab the Arab and becomes a Hit. You just have to be in the right place at the right time
sunrecords56 2 years ago
regardless of the pulling, here it is, there ray is (not dead yet, yeah), and where is the preston coopyright? who gives an eskimo pie!
mattybock 2 years ago