The single was a commercial success, reaching number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was credited to Tom Jameson and manager Sherm Feller though Feller did not contribute to the song's composition, it was common practice for managers of the time to receive writing credits and publishing rights. 'Summertime, Summertime' was released as a single in July 1958. One deejay then shepherded the song to Epic Records, which was a subsidiary of Columbia Records. The song had gotten popular in the band's hometown of Boston, where local deejays began playing the song at record hops in the area. It’s still my favorite song.' Recording and release Serena stated: 'To think it’s lasted all these years is amazing. The band has reflected positively on the song.

He had a couple of copies made, and then he and Arthur took them around to several disc jockeys in the Boston area to see if they could interest the disc jockeys in playing them.' When he was satisfied that he had written the words and music exactly as he wanted them to be, he asked Jeannie and me if we would sing it.Īt Tom's insistence, the group practiced incessantly for weeks until he was satisfied that the band had perfected the arrangement. I thought my grandmother had a lot of patience to listen to it over and over, but she never complained. Tom was in the living room, where the piano was, as he composed 'Summertime Summertime', until every word and every note was exactly as he wanted it. I remember being upstairs while my grandmother lay resting on the couch downstairs. The band's first song was 'Summertime, Summertime', which Tom had written. The band was formed by Boston University student Tom Jameson and his sister Serena, who then recruited friends Jeannie Roy and Arthur Blair to join. 'Summertime, Summertime' was the Jamies' first single and first major hit. The song has since seen critical acclaim and has appeared in movies and advertisements. This song celebrates the ending of an academic year at high school and enjoying the summertime activities, including swimming, dancing, and romancing, telling the other students to join in the summertime fun, as a 'free for all'. It begins with the line 'It's Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime'. The song begins with a fugal introduction, which gets repeated in the coda. The single became a nationwide hit in 1958 after being released by Epic Records and would again become a hit in 1962 upon re-release.

Written by Boston-based student Tom Jameson, the song became popular in the local music scene after the band promoted their demo to deejays in the area. ' Summertime, Summertime' is a 1958 song by American singing group the Jamies. 1958 single by The Jamies 'Summertime, Summertime'

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