As lead vocalist for the rock group Tommy Tutone, Tommy Heath had a 1982 killer hit with the oddly named song 867-5309/Jenny, which refers to a phone number to "call for a good time" as found on a men's room wall. Despite the unlikely sound of this set-up, the recording hit No. 1 on the rock chart.
The song's co-writer Jim Keller, also sang and was lead guitarist on this recording.
As might be expected, a lot of dim people and jokesters actually called this number looking for Jenny (and, presumably, a good time). A few lawsuits resulted, for a variety of reasons ranging from harassment to trademark infringement.
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