{"id":7996,"date":"2011-07-02T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=7996"},"modified":"2011-07-02T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T21:11:53","slug":"deduction-tv-watchers-and-rhythm-bones-fans-this-ones-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/deduction-tv-watchers-and-rhythm-bones-fans-this-ones-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Watchers and Rhythm Bones Fans, This One’s for You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As seen on TV<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve taken the opportunity provided by falling ill on a holiday weekend to plow through a stack of unlistened-to 78 RPM records today. \u00a0In the pile, I found a disc that actually somewhat startled me. \u00a0It was a disc featuring one of the most familiar songs in North American recorded music — certainly one that is at the top of the recognizability list for music played on television. \u00a0I had never really stopped to think about its origins, or the fact that this weird little tune is probably one of the most familiar pieces of music to any kid who grew up after the dawn of the television age — but there it was, spinning ’round my battery-powered wrecka playa. \u00a0A quick InterWeb search led me to this blurb about the performing artist, which I found humorously obscure:<\/p>\n

“Williams was discovered by the (label’s) president in a Chinese restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Tempo Records first approached another bones player, Ted Goon, known as\u00a0Mr. Goon-Bones,\u00a0but Ted had a conflict at the time. Before Ted got his conflict resolved, Tempo discovered Williams and his first hit record hit the airwaves.” (Ted Goon died in 2003 at the age of 92. Ted was an Honorary member of the Rhythm Bones Society and lived in California just a few miles from the home of Williams.)”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My challenge to you is to deduce the song in question from the information gleaned in the above text. \u00a0Do us all a favor and don’t cheat by searching for the entire text string on Google or something lame like that. \u00a0There are some clues that are in plain sight:<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0“Williams”<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Rhythm bones<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0Familiarity to TV watchers from the 1950s until today<\/p>\n

I’ll give you one more: \u00a0the fact that this artist was discovered in Los Angeles may throw you off the trail.<\/p>\n

Go to it! \u00a0And, just remember — if you’re completely stumped, you get just as much credit for an imaginative answer as you do for a correct one.<\/p>\n

I look forward to your responses.<\/p>\n

HVB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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