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Fact #126484

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Short story:

Trains And Boats And Planes by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas enters the UK pop singles chart at No35. It will peak at No12. The song is composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Full article:

Mick Green (session guitarist) : I saw Kramer as an English Ricky Nelson, and I wanted to play James Burton licks with him. I used my dad's mandolin on Trains And Boats And Planes, and I'd not heard that on a rock record before.
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