‘Hippo’ was a splash in singer’s life
Children climbed up the trees in Gayla Peevey’s front yard to sneak a look.
She couldn’t go outside to play or skate at the roller rink. She couldn’t go to the store. Eventually, she couldn’t even go to school because her presence caused such a ruckus in her fifth-grade class.
In 1953, the young singer was already famous because of her performances on WKY-TV, but when "I Want a Hippo...
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