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"Summertime's Calling Me"
"Summertime's Calling Me"
Single by The Catalinas
A-side	"Summertime's Calling Me"
Released	December 1975
Recorded	December 1975
Genre	Beach Music
Length	2:53 (single version); 3:07 (album version)
Label	Sugarbush Records (#114)
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Barker; Wayne Jurnegan
Producer(s)	Johnny Barker
	The Sugarbush single release is shorter than the version released now (which runs 3:07) and the organ is more pronounced in the single version.

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Summertime's Calling Me is a song written by Johnny Barker (September 8, 1945-October 25, 2023^[2]), then of the beach music band The Catalinas, in December 1975. Originally released as a 45rpm single on Sugarbush Records, the song initially had slow growth on the beach music scene.^[3] Today, however, it is regarded as one of the most influential and favorite beach music songs of all time (ranging between #s 4-7 depending on the source).^[4]^[5]

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Summertime's Calling Me on Youtube

[1] Johnny Barker's website which lists Wayne Jurnegan as a co-writer

[2] Obituary for Johnny Barker; retrieved May 1, 2024.

[3] Fessa John Hook's beach music page features a notation about Summertime's Calling Me not being a hit in 1975 nor 1976

[4] The Catalinas' website which lists Summertime's Calling Me as#4

[5] On the Beach All-time Beach Music Top 40 Countdown which lists Summertime's Calling Me as #7

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+| name       = Summertime's Calling Me
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+| genre      = Beach Music
+| length     = 2:53 (single version)<br>3:07 (album version)
-| Recorded       = December 1975
-| Genre          = Beach Music
+| label      = Sugarbush Records (#114)
+| writer     = Johnny Barker<br>Wayne Jurnegan<ref>[http://www.johnbarker.org/index.html Johnny Barker's website which lists Wayne Jurnegan as a co-writer]</ref>
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+| producer   = Johnny Barker
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+| misc       = The Sugarbush single release is shorter than the version released now (which runs 3:07) and the organ is more pronounced in the single version.
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+}}'''Summertime's Calling Me''' is a song written by Johnny Barker (September 8, 1945-October 25, 2023<ref>[https://www.brightfunerals.com/tributes/John-Barker Obituary for Johnny Barker; retrieved May 1, 2024.]</ref>), then of the [[beach music]] band [[The Catalinas]], in December 1975. Originally released as a [[45rpm]] [[Single (music)|single]] on [[Sugarbush Records]], the song initially had slow growth on the beach music scene.<ref>[http://www.beachshag.com/ImagesSoundsResources/BeachShag.html Fessa John Hook's beach music page features a notation about Summertime's Calling Me not being a hit in 1975 nor 1976]</ref>  Today, however, it is regarded as one of the most influential and favorite beach music songs of all time (ranging between #s 4-7 depending on the source).<ref>[http://www.thecatalinas.com/page3/index.html The Catalinas' website which lists Summertime's Calling Me as#4]</ref><ref>[http://waxmuseum.net/OTB%20Top%2040%20Countdown.html On the Beach All-time Beach Music Top 40 Countdown which lists Summertime's Calling Me as #7]</ref>
-| This single    = Summertime's Calling Me
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-| Misc           = The Sugarbush single release is shorter than the version released now (which runs 3:07) and the organ is more pronounced in the single version.
-}}'''Summertime's Calling Me''' is a song written by Johnny Barker, then of the [[beach music]] band [[The Catalinas]], in December 1975.  Originally released as a 45R.P.M. single on Sugarbush Records, the song initially had slow growth on the Beach Music scene.  Today, however, it is regarded as one of the most influential and favorite Beach Music songs of all time (ranging between #s 4-7 depending on the source).
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKVjzlv8VKM]
-* [http://www.thecatalinas.com/Catalinas/myweb/history.htm History page on the Catalinas website]
+==External links==
-* [http://www.thecatalinas.com/Catalinas/myweb/Recordings.htm]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKVjzlv8VKM Summertime's Calling Me on Youtube]
-* [http://waxmuseum.net/OTB%20Top%2040%20Countdown.html On The Beach All-time Beach Music Top 40 Countdown]
-* [http://www.legendsofbeach.com/fr_home.cfm Johnny Barker's biography on the Legends of Beach website]
-* [http://www.beachshag.com/ImagesSoundsResources/BeachShag.html Fessa John Hook's beach music page features a notation about Summertime's Calling Me not being a hit in 1975 nor 1976]
 [[Category:1975 singles]]
+[[Category:1975 songs]]