"Which singer/songwriter wrote the song, ""Hello Mary Lou"" based on a song called, ""Merry, Merry, Lou"", which became a big hit for Ricky Nelson in 1961?"
Hello Mary Lou royalties, while Champion received a share of the publishing. The song was also recorded, in French, by Petula Clark as "Bye Bye Mon Amour" and was covered by LMP on their album "A Century of Song" as their selection for 1961. Hello Mary Lou "Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney first recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960, and later by Ricky Nelson in 1961. Nelson's version, issued as the B-side of his No. 1 hit "Travelin' Man", (Imperial 5741), reached No. 9 on the "Billboard" music charts on May 28, 1961. In the United
Hello Mary Lou earlier song, "Merry, Merry Lou", written by Cayet Mangiaracina and recorded by his band, The Sparks, in 1957 on a single released by Decca Records. It was covered by Bill Haley & His Comets as "Mary, Mary Lou" and released as a single later in 1957, also by Decca. Mangiaracina would later become ordained as a Catholic priest. When "Hello Mary Lou" was released, the publisher of "Merry, Merry Lou", Champion Music (an arm of Decca Records), sued for plagiarism and a settlement was reached. Mangiaracina was given co-writing credit for "Hello Mary Lou" and a share of the song's