On this day in Rock and Roll History - March 12, 1965 Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham And The Pharaohs was released as a single on the MGM label. The song was actually a reworking of the 1962, Big Bo & The Arrows' tune "Hully Gully Now", and would prove to be Sam The Sham's biggest hit, rising to #2 in America and selling over three million copies. Because the lyrics were hard to understand, some radio stations refused to play it, but the record stayed on the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, the longest time f