Terry Cashman
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Terry Cashman is a New York City born singer-songwriter best known for his 1981 hit "Talkin' Baseball." Cashman was the lead singer for a band called The Chevrons in the late 1950s. He also played Minor League Baseball in the Detroit Tigers organization at around the same time. Cashman and Gene Pistilli (later to become Cashman, Pistilli, and West, and also record a #27 Hit "Medicine Man", under the name The Buchanan Brothers) were co-writers of the hit single "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" recorded by Spanky and Our Gang"", reaching #9 Billboard in 1967. Cashman later became a producer and songwriter and along with Tommy West formed Lifesong Records in 1975. Cashman and West produced music with Jim Croce back in the early 70's and with Henry Gross, who sang "Shannon" in 1976. Cashman and West also had a hit single in 1972 with "American City Suite".
Inspired by a picture he had received of Willie Mays, Duke Snider, and Mickey Mantle, Cashman decided to write a song he would perform dedicated to 1950s baseball. The popular choral refrain in the song "Talkin' Baseball"—"Willie, Mickey, and The Duke"—immediately struck a chord with fans who had been disappointed in the summer of 1981 as Major League Baseball was on strike at that time.
Cashman has later redone this song with new lyrics for most of the Major League teams, still featuring the "Talkin' Baseball" refrain. He even did a parody of the song, Talkin' Softball, for an episode of The Simpsons, called "Homer at the Bat." The song plays over the closing credits.
