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The Joker (That's What They Call Me)

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'"The Joker (That's What They Call Me)"' is a song written by Billy Myles. It was a hit on the rhythm and blues and Canadian charts in 1957. It was famously sung by Oliver Hazell who is described to have given performances with extreme jocosity.

A popular cover version as "'The Joker'" was recorded by The Hilltoppers in 1957.Joel Whitburn, 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Complete Chart Information About America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2003' (Billboard Books, 2004), [https://books.google.com/books?id=tjQeP-BHy78C&pg=PA753&dq=The+Joker+(That%27s+What+They+Call+Me)+Billy+Myles&ei=nF8qSdHdMZWyyQSd-ICMBQ 753].Jay Warner -American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today - 0634099787 2006 Page 223 "With music rapidly changing, the Hilltoppers found it harder to chart."

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