June 1, 1985 –
David Lee Roth’s cover of two Louis Prima songs – Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody peaks at No. 12 on the Billboard Charts on this date.
Roth’s love of quirky songs from a bygone era stems from his childhood, when he would listen to the underground radio station KPPC out of Pasadena, California. In their “anything goes” format, they played lots of fun, adventurous songs by the likes of Cab Calloway and Louis Prima.
The Haus of Dcaligari 