A song which became one of 1977’s biggest hits actually had a much longer history than most listeners ever realized.
Originally recorded more than a decade earlier, "Da Do Ron Ron" had previously made the Top 5 before being revived in a new era. Shaun Cassidy gave it a fresh wave of popularity and introduced it to a whole new generation of fans.
Cassidy took his updated version of the Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector hit to the top of the Billboard Top 200. The song reached No. 1 in May of 1977, cementing his place as a teen idol superstar.
The song appeared fated for the Hardy Boys star from the start. According to Stereogum, as written in Fred Bronson's Billboard Book Of Number 1 Hits, Cassidy was exposed to the song in kindergarten when his bus driver played a top-40 station while students to school.
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When Cassidy reached the top of the charts with his version, he and his mother, Shirley Jones, became the first mother and son to have separate top-charting hits on the American singles chart, according to Songfacts. Jones hit No. 1 as part of the Partridge Family with "I Think I Love You " in 1970.
Before Cassidy turned the song into a smash hit, The Crystals had already taken it to No. 3 on the charts 14 years earlier. In the original version, the lyrics were sung from a woman’s perspective about her love for “Bill,” while Cassidy’s rendition updated the story by changing the name to “Jill.”
Dolores "La La" Brooks sang lead on the song. She said in an interview, "When I went to the studio to do 'Da Doo Ron Ron,' Phil had taught me the song. When I walked in the studio, all the musicians were there, and after they finished putting down the track, I sat there for hours."
"When the track was finished, Phil said, 'La La, go in the booth and put down the song now.' I went in there and put down the song."
Cassidy followed up the success of "Da Do Ron Ron" with two more Top 10 hits: "That's Rock and Roll," which peaked at No. 3, and "Hey Deanie," which topped out at No. 7.
View this post on InstagramShaun Cassidy recently completed his Road to Us concert tour.
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