Paul and Paula Voice Your Choice

Paul and Paula were actually Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson. Ray was from Joshua, Texas while Jill was born in McCaney, Texas. I'll bet you didn't know that prior to Hey Paula being released on Phillips Records, as were all their subsequent records, Hey Paula first appeared on LeCam Records in 1962. The artists credited on the label were Jill & Ray. What a name and label change can do for a career! In late December 1962 (December 29th to be precise) Hey Paula was released on Phillips by Paul and Paula and went to Number One for three weeks and it also achieved Gold Record sales status. Pretty good debut I'd say!

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Voice Your Choice spotlight is on Paul and Paula. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Young Lovers or First Quarrel. I'll play the winner on next week's show.