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\"\"<\/a>Whenever I want to stump someone with a pop music-related trivia question, I ask:<\/p>\n

“Who was the youngest person to have a Top 10 record?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Answer: Barry Gordon. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We’re cousins. My father and his father were “best men” at each other’s weddings.<\/p>\n

He was seven years old when “Nuttin’ For Christmas” hit the charts. Somewhere I must still have my copy, with “Santa Claus Looks Just Like Daddy” on the flip side.<\/p>\n

I’d listen to this as a kid, and I still remember the subtle “uh-oh” that follows “I spilled some ink on Mommy’s rug.”<\/p>\n

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