{"id":11370,"date":"2011-12-26T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=11370"},"modified":"2011-10-31T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T04:03:53","slug":"cousin-youngest-singer-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/cousin-youngest-singer-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"MY COUSIN WAS THE YOUNGEST SINGER TO HAVE A TOP 10 RECORD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/45rpm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3606\" title=\"45rpm\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/45rpm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>Whenever I want to stump someone with a pop music-related trivia question, I ask:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Who was the youngest person to have a Top 10 record?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Answer: <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Barry Gordon. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re cousins. My father and his father were &#8220;best men&#8221; at each other&#8217;s weddings.<\/p>\n<p>He was seven years old when &#8220;Nuttin&#8217; For Christmas&#8221; hit the charts. Somewhere I must still have my copy, with &#8220;Santa Claus Looks Just Like Daddy&#8221; on the flip side.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d listen to this as a kid, and I still remember the subtle &#8220;uh-oh&#8221; that follows &#8220;I spilled some ink on Mommy&#8217;s rug.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/31413647?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever I want to stump someone with a pop music-related trivia question, I ask: &#8220;Who was the youngest person to have a Top 10 record?&#8221; Answer: Barry Gordon. We&#8217;re cousins. 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