I hope you remember J. P. Richardson. You may remember him as The Big Bopper and if you don’t recall that name, then hopefully you remember the song “Chantilly Lace.” Richardson would probably not be remembered today except for the … Continue reading →
In the world of rock and roll, it’s interesting that we start the Sixties decade with a country and western song. And “El Paso” kind of leans toward the western part of that phrase. Marty Robbins wrote this song as … Continue reading →
“Why” is the last song of the Fifties decade. It would be nice if the Fifties ended with a bang, but, instead, we go out on a slow note. It’s the second number this year for Frankie Avalon, the first … Continue reading →
This is the second country song that Guy Mitchell has made into a pop hit. His first was “Singing the Blues” which was number one in 1956. “Singing the Blues” was done originally by Marty Robbins and was a big … Continue reading →
This is the second number one this year by the Fleetwoods and it would be their last. The Fleetwoods were composed of Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, and Barbara Ellis. The best they would do after “Mr Blue” would be number … Continue reading →
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0062OLVHY Bobby Darin bragged that he would be as “big as Sinatra.” He didn’t quite make it that far, but he did pretty well. If he hadn’t died so young, maybe he would be ranked up there with Sinatra, Dean … Continue reading →
Instrumentals were popular in the Fifties and remained so well into the Sixties. “Sleepwalk” was the sixth number one instrumental of the rock era and the second in 1959. Instrumentals continued to be popular throughout much of the Sixties, but … Continue reading →
The song that celebrates the three great events in each of our lives, our birth, our marriage and our death, “The Three Bells” goes back to France in 1945. The song was originally called “Les Trois Cloches” (which means “The … Continue reading →
Now we have Elvis’ twelfth number one of his career. “A Big Hunk of Love” was written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wyche who also went by the name of Sid Jaxon. It was recorded by Elvis during the one … Continue reading →