In 1981, California-based power pop band Tommy Tutone released the enduring one-hit wonder–“867-5309/Jenny.” In addition to topping Billboard’s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, “Jenny” enumerated the single most famous phone number in radio history. According to songwriters Jim Keller and Alex Call, both the number and the titular protagonist were fictional. But some pop songs … Continue reading 867-5309…and the Poor Schmucks Who Actually Owned the Number