867-5309: number from 1980s hit song Jenny now routes callers to cancer support

Music’s most famous number is being repurposed to offer resources for patients and caregivers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The telephone number immortalized in the enduring Tommy Tutone hit song 867-5309/Jenny has started connecting callers to a cancer support line – as one ad touting the news says it was time that music’s most famous digits “did some good”. Cancer Support Community (CSC)’s Instagram page announced the campaign with a series ...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas