Whose most successful single was a cover of a song written by a retired baseball pitcher?
Lee Mallory Lee Mallory (January 10, 1945 – March 21, 2005) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was part of such projects as The Millennium and Sagittarius. His most successful single was a cover of the Phil Ochs/Bob Gibson song "That's The Way It's Going To Be". The song, produced by Curt Boettcher, reached #86 on the charts and was a surprise hit in Seattle. A CD by the same name was released in 2002, with many songs and demos Mallory had recorded during the 60s. Lee Mallory helped start it all: the California Sound of the 1960s.
Ting-A-Ling "Ting-A-Ling" is a 1952 song by The Clovers. "Ting-A-Ling" was The Clovers' final number one on the "Billboard" R&B chart; however, the group continued its chart success throughout the 1950s. It was covered by Buddy Holly and released on the 1958 posthumous album "That'll Be the Day". Holly's former band, the Crickets, also covered the song (featuring Earl Sinks on vocals) for their 1960 effort, "In Style With the Crickets".