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By Isaac Schmiesing, ONU student pharmacist
With Karen L. Kier , Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team
As the official rock song of Ohio and with an association to The Ohio State University, Hang on Sloopy is one of the most well-known songs in Ohio. Interestingly, the version most fans and people have come to know, and love is not considered to be the original song.
In 1964, this song was originally written by the Vibrations, a rhythm and blues group, titled My Girl Sloopy where it reached 26 on the Billboard chart. It is thought the inspiration came from Dorothy Sloop, an Ohio University jazz singer from Steubenville, Ohio.
Throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, different versions of Hang on Sloopy were performed all over Ohio with notable bands including the Yardbirds, with legendary guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. The most popular version of this song was released by the McCoys, for which it reached #1.
