![]() He was a great impersonator and kept everyone at the chicken plant laughing as he'd do his impersonations of the popular stars of that time like Fats Domino, Elvis, The Coasters and the Chipmunks.īecause of payola laws, Clark was technically prohibited from having financial dealings with record companies, but he had a good relationship with the Philly label Cameo-Parkway, which took care of recording and releasing the new version. He held auditions, and found a young man named Earnest Evans, a chicken plucker who liked to sing on the job. Clark loved the song but was wary of Ballard, who was known for raunchy songs like "Sexy Ways" and "Work With Me Annie." Clark, who was a media mogul with interests in record labels and artists, went looking for his own artist to break the song. The kids' reaction was excellent and Buddy recommended the song to Dick Clark, who had his own show in Philadelphia, American Bandstand. In Baltimore a deejay named Buddy Deane had a TV dance party show ( The Buddy Deane Show) and played the song. ![]() "The Twist" went over very well live and Ballard thought it was a hit, but his record company (King Records) thought "Teardrops On My Letter" would do better (it made #87). Ruling the Bavarians out, even on the last matchday, is a risky business.Ballard's original version was the B-side to "Teardrops On Your Letter," a song that was covered by many country musicians. ![]() The atmosphere could not be more different in Munich, where coach Thomas Tuchel, whose team suffered a shock 3-1 home loss to RB Leipzig last week to surrender the lead in the title race, is trying to convince his players that all is not lost.Īnd Bayern are no strangers to dramatic title wins - in 2001 they bagged a stoppage time goal on the final day of the season to snatch the title from Schalke 04. "He feels sorry for that and he will do everything that we are champions on Saturday, but also for him." "What he has always been accused of is that he has never won the championship," Kehl said. It could also mark the biggest success of captain Marco Reus' long and injury-plagued career, with the 33-year-old being one of the most gifted players of his generation but having so far failed to win a league title. Victory against Mainz to secure the title would be a major achievement for Dortmund coach Edin Terzic, who had to endure a rollercoaster season with the team almost out of the race by the halfway mark. "When the players ride the bus to the stadium they will be cheered on by the crowds. ![]() "Basically I have a good feeling but I know that we have to perform really well one more time and then we will deserve it. "We just have to win one more time," said Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl, captain of the 2012-title winning team. The Ruhr valley club, who last won the Bundesliga under then coach Juergen Klopp in 2012, are one win away from making sure they lift the Meisterschale in front of a sold-out 81,000 home crowd on the last matchday of the season.ĭortmund are two points clear of Bayern Munich going into the last game and know that a draw or even defeat might still be enough to secure the title depending on Bayern's result in Cologne.īut in Dortmund there is no goal other than to win. BERLIN, May 25 (Reuters) - The stage is set in Dortmund for the most dramatic Bundesliga finale in more than a decade with Borussia fans desperate to see the team win their first league title in 11 years on Saturday against visitors Mainz 05. ![]()
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