Post by david on May 21, 2011 7:51:55 GMT -5
November 22, 1958
US
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nEfuE8Pw4U
Audio only:
Fats Domino - Coquette
www.youtube.com/watch?v=di-yvQFAL-o
Roy Hamilton - Pledging My Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV6PoUVuYpQ
Roy Hamilton - My One and Only One
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCQdqXIy23E
The Nu Tornados - Philadelphia USA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPV_epYLGd0
Little Anthony and the Imperials - So Much
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB2RJ8MYJw4
Paul Anka, George Hamilton IV and Johnny Nash - The Teen Commandments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZk2Jo43BDI
Local hits entering national chart:
The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
The Everly Brothers - Love of My Life
UK
Lonnie Donegan - Tom Dooley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pfuq9VFR1Y
Connie Francis - I'll Get By
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrUfXMmsrHc
Audio only:
Cliff Richard - High Class Baby
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_x07kTZ7yE
WMGM (New York)
Audio only:
Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE
The Crests - 16 Candles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar5btDrZ9I4
The Four Knights - O Falling Star
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS-HLMnY2Sk
KFWB (Los Angeles)
Audio only:
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp6j5HJ-Cok
CHUM (Toronto)
Audio only:
Marty Robbins - Ain't I the Lucky One
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuvqbUgo8Qo
Not on YouTube:
US
Eydie Gorme - The Voice in My Heart
#1 this week:
US: The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
UK: Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon
France: The Kalin Twins - When
West Germany: Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - La Paloma
Norway: Louis Prima - Buona Sera
WMGM (New York): The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
KFWB (Los Angeles): The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
CHUM (Toronto): Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung
Pick of the week: Three brilliant singles in this batch, which I'll rate La Bamba, Stagger Lee and Lonely Teardrops as a close 1-2-3. But that's just the start, as there's also 16 Candles, So Much, Coquette, High Class Baby and O Falling Star.
More versions of Stagger Lee:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scedJs6hC8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAmDxxLV_vw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xQPFZw4mpE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zuUVkP9D-w
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKCb9eAUFNk
More versions of La Bamba:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjAvQ22_05I
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dhi4I3_nJo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YicJPLT1dWU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK2HANwsUWg
US
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nEfuE8Pw4U
Audio only:
Fats Domino - Coquette
www.youtube.com/watch?v=di-yvQFAL-o
Roy Hamilton - Pledging My Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV6PoUVuYpQ
Roy Hamilton - My One and Only One
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCQdqXIy23E
The Nu Tornados - Philadelphia USA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPV_epYLGd0
Little Anthony and the Imperials - So Much
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB2RJ8MYJw4
Paul Anka, George Hamilton IV and Johnny Nash - The Teen Commandments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZk2Jo43BDI
Local hits entering national chart:
The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
The Everly Brothers - Love of My Life
UK
Lonnie Donegan - Tom Dooley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pfuq9VFR1Y
Connie Francis - I'll Get By
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrUfXMmsrHc
Audio only:
Cliff Richard - High Class Baby
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_x07kTZ7yE
WMGM (New York)
Audio only:
Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE
The Crests - 16 Candles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar5btDrZ9I4
The Four Knights - O Falling Star
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS-HLMnY2Sk
KFWB (Los Angeles)
Audio only:
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp6j5HJ-Cok
CHUM (Toronto)
Audio only:
Marty Robbins - Ain't I the Lucky One
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuvqbUgo8Qo
Not on YouTube:
US
Eydie Gorme - The Voice in My Heart
#1 this week:
US: The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
UK: Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon
France: The Kalin Twins - When
West Germany: Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - La Paloma
Norway: Louis Prima - Buona Sera
WMGM (New York): The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
KFWB (Los Angeles): The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
CHUM (Toronto): Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung
Pick of the week: Three brilliant singles in this batch, which I'll rate La Bamba, Stagger Lee and Lonely Teardrops as a close 1-2-3. But that's just the start, as there's also 16 Candles, So Much, Coquette, High Class Baby and O Falling Star.
More versions of Stagger Lee:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scedJs6hC8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAmDxxLV_vw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xQPFZw4mpE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zuUVkP9D-w
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKCb9eAUFNk
More versions of La Bamba:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjAvQ22_05I
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dhi4I3_nJo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YicJPLT1dWU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK2HANwsUWg