# Johnny Preston, country/pop singer has died

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 6, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-preston-country-pop-singer-has-died/573709 "2011-03-06T23:18:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-preston-country-pop-singer-has-died/573709/1 "2011-03-06T23:18:51Z")

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His big hit, [Running Bear](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3meEmDpaDU), was in 1960. I remember it well. [Obit](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/arts/music/06preston.html?hpw).

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-preston-country-pop-singer-has-died/573709/2 "2011-03-07T01:54:25Z")

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He wasn’t very old. Sad. Much as I loved _Running Bear_, _Feel so Fine_ was lots of fun to sing along to. RIP.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-preston-country-pop-singer-has-died/573709/3 "2011-03-07T05:10:53Z")

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I remember one of the local greasers had a '59 Chevy Impala with a decal of a naked woman running, and the words “Runnin Bare” under it.