Tom Edwards

ABOUT

Tom Edwards (d. July 24, 1981, age 58) was a disc jockey at WERE in Cleveland, OH who became famous as a recording artist during the late 1950s. He is best known for the mostly-spoken double-sided novelty hit, "What Is A Girl?/What Is A Boy?" (1957), a spoof of "What Is A Boy" which became a hit in 1951 for both Jan Peerce and Arthur Godfrey.


Best known songs (with years) include:

  • What Is A Teenage Boy? (1957)
  • What Is A Teenage Girl? (1957)

Pop charts debut year: 1957

Years active: ca. late 1950s

Genres: Pop, novelty

Labels: Coral

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