Johnny Thunder

In 1963, Johnny Thunder, born Gil Hamilton, scored the only hit of his career. "Loop de Loop" was essentially a nursery rhyme set to music. The public loved it, and it assailed to the lofty perch of number four on the pop charts. Only "Hey Paula" at number one, "Walk Right In," and Bobby Vee's "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" at number three, prevented it from being the top record during the week of February 9, 1963. Born August 15, 1941, in Leesburg, Florida, Johnny Thunder started singing in church, high school, and on street corners. Nothing was happening in Florida in the ...