Shaun Cassidy's bright, hand-clapping remake of "Da Doo Ron Ron" spent one week at No. 1, and it turned a 1963 girl-group record into the signature hit of his career.
Long before Cassidy got to it, "Da Doo Ron Ron" belonged to the Crystals. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, the original hit No. 3 in June 1963, driven by Spector's Wall of Sound and the lead vocal of Dolores 'La La' Brooks. Cassidy, then starring as a teen sleuth on ABC's The Hardy Boys, kept the irresistible title but flipped one detail. The girl in the original sang about a boy named Bill. Cassidy sang it about a girl named Jill.
A Record He Shares With His Mom
The No. 1 did something no act had pulled off before. Cassidy's mother, Shirley Jones, had already reached the top of the Hot 100 in 1970 with the Partridge Family on "I Think I Love You," the best-selling single of that year. When "Da Doo Ron Ron" hit the summit seven years later, the two became the first mother and son to each land a Billboard No. 1, a distinction they still hold today.
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