Music’s Iconic Phone Number Leads to Cancer Helpline
In the days of remembering phone numbers, this one stands the test of time. This iconic number has a new use. If you call 867-5309, you won't get Jennie, but a cancer help line.
Cancer Affects Us All
In an interview with People, he said, If you call music's most famous phone number, Jenny won't answer — but a cancer support expert will.
The number 867-5309, made famous by Tommy Tutone's 1981 hit "867-5309/Jenny," is now a hotline for people impacted by cancer.
"I have some family members who are struggling with cancer," Tommy Tutone's singer Tommy Heath, 78, tells PEOPLE exclusively, adding that he is also dealing with "minor" skin cancer.
And, he says, the disease creeps up when you least expect it.
"I'm out on tour with a lot of bands and suddenly somebody's not there," he explains. Cancer, he says, is "affecting us all."