The country music performer Jud Strunk was born Justin Roderick Strunk, Jr. on June 11, 1936, in Jamestown, New York. He was a singer-songwriter akin to Jimmy Buffett (except Strunk sang about his adopted state of Maine rather than Key West and the tropics) who played the tenor banjo and piano. He also was an actor specializing in comedy. In 1960, ...
On the Apollo 17 lunar mission, a tape copy of his hit single "Daisy A Day" was brought along by the astronauts, making it the first recorded song ever played on the moon.
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After leaving show business, he started a business restoring antique airplanes. He died in a crash while test-flying one of the planes he was restoring.
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During the season (1972-1973) that he was on Laugh-In (1967), he had a hit single with "Daisy a Day", which went to #14 in Billboard in early '73.
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Ran for the Maine senate in 1970, losing by only one vote.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Laugh-In
1972-1973
TV Series
Regular Performer
Bewitched
1970
TV Series
Bellboy / Maitre d'
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hee Haw
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1974 writer - 1 episode, 1974
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1973 writer - 1 episode, 1973
The Graham Kennedy Show
1973
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1972 writer - 1 episode, 1972
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