King of the House Inc.
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A short music film shot in 1975 has turned into an online sensation. That's the year Rick Derringer updated "Hang On Sloopy," a song that had been a #1 hit for his band, The McCoys, a decade before. That online video has been viewed by more than 25 million people and that number grows every day. It is not so much the song that has captivated viewers. It is the mysterious dancing girl who appears in the video. "Sloopy Girl's" true identity has remained a mystery. Theories abound. But they are mainly based on gossip, online rumors, mislabeled photos, wrong information, urban legends and myths. That situation changes today.
The story of the Sloopy dancer must be told by Lisa Leonard Dalton. In 1975, she was a teenager, living in LA (Woodland Hills) with her parents, when she appeared as "Sloopy Girl." Lisa has provided photo evidence, a convincing timeline, and more than a dozen witnesses claim she is the authentic Sloopy dancing girl. Witnesses include her former male dance partner in the '70s, her high school classmates, friends and relatives.
This documentary tells Lisa's story with a backdrop of the sights, sounds and pop culture of the musically diverse 1960s and '70s era. The goal was to collect evidence and to verify facts. In so doing we are preserving one tiny, but shining, moment in Rock 'n' Roll history.
Soon an in-depth article about "Sloopy Girl" with photos, specifics of the 1975 film shoot, a full interview with Lisa, and statements by several witnesses, who know for a fact that Lisa was the mystery dancer, will be posted at Puget Sound Media. When the article is ready, I will provide a notification at this channel.
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