submitted by ghostsniper via Comments

I have a teeny story about this I’ll relate at the bottom.

Henry Gross, a tremendous vocalist
“Simone” from 1973.

Simone though I know
How you’ve tried not to show
That you’ll leave me on my own some day
Here in my heart I can say

Simone we’ve begun
And darling you’re the one
I’ve been saying up these words to say
All my life, for today

Oh my darlin’, come and heal me
‘Cause I need to be your loving man
Oh my darling can you feel me
‘Said I’m giving you the best I can
Oh darling, take my hand

Simone I believe
In a while you will see
How very fine our love can be
Come build your dreams, next to me

Oh my darling, come and heal me
‘Cause I need to be your loving man
Oh my darling can you feel me
‘Said I’m giving you the best I can

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It was a Friday night and I didn’t have a date so I was driving around in my 66 Mustang convertible with the top down and the radio playing. There was a 6 pak of Bud on the seat and I was throwing the empties over my head and I was 18 years old.

The radio just played Henry Gross’s “SkinKing” song, which I never heard before but liked it, and then they came on with the question, “Who was the singer on the song “Nantucket Sleigh Ride”?*, which I happened to know. If you were the 3rd person to call in with the correct answer you’d win Henry Gross’s “Yellow” album.

I was driving down Highway 41 and was passing the Villa’s and lo and behold there was a phone booth out in the middle of know where. I dropped that dime and was the 3rd caller and got the answer correct. 53 years later I still have that album.

*BTW: Lesley West, Mountain.