Eddie Hodges (born 5 March 1947 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA) is a forme… Read Full Bio ↴Eddie Hodges (born 5 March 1947 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA) is a former child actor and recording artist who left show business as an adult.
Eddie Hodges was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S., on March 5, 1947. Hodges travelled to New York City with his family and on October 4, 1957, was a contestant on the TV game show Name That Tune. The story presented to the press at the time was that he was noticed by Rini Willson, the wife of playwright and composer Meredith Willson who was looking for a boy to cast in a new musical; however, the fact was that he had been auditioning for the part prior to being asked to appear on the game show, and that there was an agreement between the producers of the two productions that the boy chosen to play the role in the musical would be "discovered" on the television show.
Hodges' partner contestant on Name That Tune was Marine Corps test pilot Col. John Glenn, later an astronaut, United States Senator and presidential candidate.
Hodges made his professional acting debut on stage in Willson's 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man. He made his film debut in the 1959 film A Hole in the Head with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, in which Hodges and Sinatra performed a song called High Hopes. Hodges did not perform on Sinatra's hit recording of the song.
Hodges made eight feature films and numerous TV guest appearances. He is probably best remembered for the title role in Michael Curtiz's 1960 film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which is considered one of the best of the many attempts to film Mark Twain's classic. Both Hodges and his co-star as Jim, Archie Moore, received generally positive reviews for their performances. He also appeared in the 1963 Disney film Summer Magic.
Guest appearances on network TV productions included Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Cimarron Strip and The Dick Van Dyke Show, among others. He was also a Mystery Guest on What's My Line?
At the age of 14, Hodges recorded for Cadence Records and his biggest hit was "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door" in 1961. He also scored a minor hit with "(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love," a song written by Phil Everly and originally recorded by The Everly Brothers. He recorded for several other record labels. Before he left Hollywood, he was a union musician, record producer, song writer and music publisher. He collaborated with Tandyn Almer ("Along Comes Mary") with whom he wrote and published several songs and owned his own music publishing business. Hodges continues to write songs today but is no longer involved in the music business. He also appeared in the 1963 Disney film Summer Magic and the 1967 film The Happiest Millionaire.
Hodges was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. After he was discharged, he returned to Hollywood and became disillusioned with show business. He decided to return to his native Mississippi and entered the The University of Southern Mississippi where he received his B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Counseling. He became and is still a mental health counselor. He is divorced and has two grown children and three grandchildren. He occasionally gets in touch with his old show business friends and still writes songs. Hodges rode out Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and informed his fans that he was fine after being missing for 19 days when the utilities were restored.
Eddie Hodges was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S., on March 5, 1947. Hodges travelled to New York City with his family and on October 4, 1957, was a contestant on the TV game show Name That Tune. The story presented to the press at the time was that he was noticed by Rini Willson, the wife of playwright and composer Meredith Willson who was looking for a boy to cast in a new musical; however, the fact was that he had been auditioning for the part prior to being asked to appear on the game show, and that there was an agreement between the producers of the two productions that the boy chosen to play the role in the musical would be "discovered" on the television show.
Hodges' partner contestant on Name That Tune was Marine Corps test pilot Col. John Glenn, later an astronaut, United States Senator and presidential candidate.
Hodges made his professional acting debut on stage in Willson's 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man. He made his film debut in the 1959 film A Hole in the Head with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, in which Hodges and Sinatra performed a song called High Hopes. Hodges did not perform on Sinatra's hit recording of the song.
Hodges made eight feature films and numerous TV guest appearances. He is probably best remembered for the title role in Michael Curtiz's 1960 film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which is considered one of the best of the many attempts to film Mark Twain's classic. Both Hodges and his co-star as Jim, Archie Moore, received generally positive reviews for their performances. He also appeared in the 1963 Disney film Summer Magic.
Guest appearances on network TV productions included Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Cimarron Strip and The Dick Van Dyke Show, among others. He was also a Mystery Guest on What's My Line?
At the age of 14, Hodges recorded for Cadence Records and his biggest hit was "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door" in 1961. He also scored a minor hit with "(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love," a song written by Phil Everly and originally recorded by The Everly Brothers. He recorded for several other record labels. Before he left Hollywood, he was a union musician, record producer, song writer and music publisher. He collaborated with Tandyn Almer ("Along Comes Mary") with whom he wrote and published several songs and owned his own music publishing business. Hodges continues to write songs today but is no longer involved in the music business. He also appeared in the 1963 Disney film Summer Magic and the 1967 film The Happiest Millionaire.
Hodges was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. After he was discharged, he returned to Hollywood and became disillusioned with show business. He decided to return to his native Mississippi and entered the The University of Southern Mississippi where he received his B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Counseling. He became and is still a mental health counselor. He is divorced and has two grown children and three grandchildren. He occasionally gets in touch with his old show business friends and still writes songs. Hodges rode out Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and informed his fans that he was fine after being missing for 19 days when the utilities were restored.
The Water Is Over My Head
Eddie Hodges Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'The Water Is Over My Head' by these artists:
Rockin' Berries Well, I walked to the river Just to ease my troublin'…
The Rockin' Berries Well, I walked to the river Just to ease my troublin'…
The Rockin´ Berries Well, I walked to the river Just to ease my troublin'…
The Rockin’ Berries Well, I walked to the river Just to ease my troublin'…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Eddie Hodges:
(Girls Girls Girls) Made to Love My father looked at me one day, said Son, it's…
Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week We ain't a-gonna wash We ain't a-gonna wash We ain't a-gonna…
Bandit of My Dreams (Da da da da dat boom boom Bandit of my dreams) (Da…
High Hopes Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground There…
I I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
I Make Believe It's You When I'm on a date with her I make believe it's…
I'm Gonna Knock On You I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
i´m gonna knock on your door I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
i´m gonna knock on your door I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
I`m Gonna Knock On Your Door I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
I´m Gonna Knock On Your Door I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell Tap…
I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell…
Made to Love My father looked at me one day, said son, it's…
Mug Mates I got for coffee yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yes, go for…
Mugmates I got for coffee yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yes, go for…
Watch Your Footwork (Liv) Remember Harry Applegate (Tony) Yeah, he took Cordie …
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Samuel Hodges
Thanks for posting this - one of my favorites written by the great Al Kooper. The Rockin' Berries had a version of this one in the UK about the same time, not unusual for the 1960's. EH
daleyguy
Love Eddie. Should have been a big hit!
Ju Davies
Grande achado né, certamente somos pessoas de sorte, eu ando tentando tirar os acordes para o violão, mas como não sou expert tou tendo uma dificuldade imensa, enquanto isso vou tentando... abraços
William Lynn Roden
This is such a good song,
Should've gone higher.
Ju Davies
Olha eu ja tinha no meu computador a muito tempo, mas eu nao lembro exatamente como , pq eu costumo baixar muitas coletaneas.. mas acho que conhei ela na versão dos rockin berries... e tu como conheceu?
popsoundsoft
great great song
Jeff King
Great song
Hermínio Gomes
The Water Is Over My Head Well I walked to the river just to ease my troublin' mind And I thought about leavin' this cardboard world behind My paperdoll princess has just blown out on the door Leavin' nothing more than me. And now the water is over my head And I keep on sinkin' like my soul was lead And the world on my shoulders gettin' ready to crack But I'm in too deep and there ain't no turnin' back...no, no, no...turnin' back...no, no, no
barry Delisle
Love this out of ten this is a eight
BJBear36
The backing vocals were from the Los Angeles-based vocal group Danny & The Memories whose core members Danny Whitten, Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina evolved into a full-fledged band named The Rockets, and then after recording their only album in 1968 were enlisted by Neil Young to become his backing band, changing their name permanently to Crazy Horse!