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Bertha Lou

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"Bertha Lou" is a rockabilly song, first recorded in 1957 by Johnny Faire.^[1] It was written by Johnny Burnette and John Marascalco. It was also recorded by Dorsey Burnette and Clint Miller; Miller's version reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. Reworkings of the song such as "Twinkie Lee", "Snacky Poo", and Bob Dylan's "Rita May" followed.^[2]

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^ "Reviews of New Pop Records: Johnny Faire". Billboard. December 9, 1957. p. 50.
^ Gracyk, Theodore (1996). Rhythm and Noise: An Aesthetics of Rock. Duke University Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780822317340.

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