"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", The Four Preps (1957)

26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
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I heard this song ONCE in the late 1960's and thought "what a great song - what's it's name?" - I assumed it was "Santa Catalina".

Years went by and I could never find it.

Then one night I was in a Super America gas station on Broadway and
University and it was playing on the 'Muzak'.

I looked round for anyone who could tell me its name - but no luck.

It wasn't until I saw it on a K-TEL oldies TV commercial in the 1980s that I FINALLY found out its real name!

No other song has ever frustrated me so much :-)

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