Who was/is Lew Burdette ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
Lew Burdette
Nitro, West Virginia may never rival Cleveland for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, but it's where Screamin' Jay Hawkins first screamed and it's the birthplace, c. 1927, of LEW BURDETTE, explosive baseball pitcher with the Milwaukee Braves and hero of the 1957 World Series when he led his team to victory over the New York Yankees. Randy Wood probably hoped Burdette's DOT single, Three Strikes And You're Out, would emulate the success of other celebrity signings like Tab Hunter. Burdette, however, didn't sell many records and his solitary outing may now rival the value of his highly collectable baseball cards. As a singer, Burdette was a hell of a pitcher, but Mary Lou, the flip of Three Strikes, is a neat enough impression of Sanford Clark.
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