Musical trivia time
18 July 2016
How did this Mexican friar come to inspire an Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash jam session?
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Well, Mojica wrote the song. But I presume there’s some other link that is less obvious……so let me guess….Elvis was filming Fun in Acapulco while Mojica was filming something or other?
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