We start 1958 with one of the true classics of rock and roll. Danny and the Juniors started out singing together in high school, calling themselves the Juvenairs. They did the usual high school events, singing at dances, parties, and … Continue reading →
“April Love” is Pat Boone’s fifth number one and he would have one more in 1961. I have mentioned already that Pat was second only to Elvis Presley in record sales in the Fifties. The song was written by Sammy … Continue reading →
Samuel Cooke was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, the son of a preacher man. He had a relatively short career, but he did have a lasting impact on rock and roll and soul music. He is known as the … Continue reading →
Sometime in the mid-2000s, my wife and I went to Wendover, Nevada to see Johnny Mathis sing in person. He was getting up there in age. He was born in 1935, so he was pushing Seventy or in his Seventies, … Continue reading →
If you’re following this blog, you know that the last Elvis number one was “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” which was from his first color movie, Loving You. His next movie was Jailhouse Rock and, of course, it was … Continue reading →
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FNEYOA “Wake Up Little Susie,” was only the second Everly Brothers song to hit the pop chart. Their first was “Bye, Bye Love” and it reached number two. One point higher and that song would be part of this project. … Continue reading →
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007AW69TM Buddy Holly was born, Charles Hardin Holley, in Lubbock, Texas in 1936. His mother just called him Buddy. During High School, he put together a band called “The Tunes.” They played various places wherever they could get work and … Continue reading →
Born James Frederick Rodgers in 1933 in Camas, Washington, Jimmie had a pretty normal childhood. His mother was a piano teacher and so he learned at an early age to play. He majored in music at Vancouver Clark College in … Continue reading →
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00772I9V6 You might not know, but Paul Anka is Canadian, being born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1941. At the age of fifteen, he traveled to Los Angeles to visit his uncle Maurice Anka. While here, he became acquainted with the … Continue reading →
This is the first number one by a female artist since August 4, 1956 when the Platters hit number one. (The Platters had a female singer as part of their group.) Another female artist would not hit number one until … Continue reading →