As UW Husky football kicks off its final Pac-12 season it’s a perfect excuse to look and listen back to some old local novelty songs.
As the University of Washington’s Husky football program kicks off its final Pac-12 season in Montlake tomorrow, it’s a perfect excuse to look and listen back to some old local novelty songs about the beloved college team.
The title comes from an otherwise unremarkable Husky linebacker conveniently named Charlie Browning, whose surname tees up a terrific football-themed rhyme.It’s Charlie Browning, it’s Charlie BrowningThe single, released by Seattle label Bolo Records, reportedly sold as many as 25,000 copies. However, catchy lyrics notwithstanding, come New Year’s Day 1964 in Pasadena, it was Illinois who prevailed 17-7.
And what did legendary Husky quarterback Sonny Sixkiller hear that night coming out of the dashboard radio of Bo Cornell’s old Chevy – replete with old Hollywood cowboys-and-Indians movie music and fake Native drumming?The Cherokee Tribe from which he cameAbout the eponymous song, Sonny Sixkiller has, let’s say, mixed feelings.
“So from that standpoint, I wasn’t really happy with the song just because of the narrative of it, but it was too late,” Sixkiller continued. “It was already on the air, so what was I gonna do?” “I’ve got several copies, by the way,” Sixkiller said, describing how the song still comes up when he speaks with Indigenous youth about his life and career and the choices those kids now face.
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