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To: Fiji Hill

Bewitched—Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (1950) - #24 for the year
Born to Be With You—The Chordettes (1956) - #37 on the year

Stalin Kicked the Bucket—Ray Anderson (1953) - you got me there completely! My mom would like this I’m sure.

Good Golly, Miss Molly—The Playboys (1955) - wow, completely different from Little Richard! And not mentioned at all through Wiki (including the Playboys).

Follow the Rock—The Baybops (1958) - wow you got me totally. I like it - and it’s a tribute to the current scene which was so popular then.


43 posted on 04/25/2020 2:54:32 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
"Good Golly, Miss Molly" was released on the Cat label, a short-lived subsidiary of Atlantic Records. As far as I know, only one song from that label, "Sh-Boom" by the Chords, charted nationally, but I like just about everything that came out on Cat.

In the lyrics of "Follow the Rock" by the Bay Bops, I have found references to 25 song titles--and there may even be a couple more. They are as follows:

  1. Long Tall Sally--Pat Boone (1956)
  2. Up on the Mountain--The Magnificents (1956)
  3. Suddenly, There’s a Valley--Gogi Grant (1955)
  4. Roll Over Beethoven--The Four Chaps (1956)
  5. Shake a Hand--Faye Adams (1953)
  6. Speedo--The Cadillacs (1956)
  7. Blue Suede Shoes--Carl Perkins (1956)
  8. The Flying Saucer--Buchanan & Goodman (1956)
  9. Maybelline--Chuck Berry (1956)
  10. Rock Around the Clock--Wally Mercer (1952)
  11. My Boy Flat Top--Dorothy Collins (1955)
  12. Band of Gold--Don Cherry (1956)
  13. Stranded in the Jungle--The Jayhawks (1956)
  14. Fools Fall in Love--The Drifters (1957)
  15. 1,000 Miles Away--The Heartbeats (1956)
  16. Blueberry Hill--Fats Domino (1956)
  17. Rock and Roll Waltz--Kay Starr (1956)
  18. Why, Baby, Why?--Pat Boone (1957),br>
  19. All Shook Up--Elvis Presley (1957)
  20. Pledging my Love--Johnny Ace (1955)
  21. Party Doll--Buddy Knox (1957)
  22. 99 Ways--Tab Hunter (1957),br>
  23. Teenage Crush--Tommy Sands (1957)
  24. Marianne--Terry Gilkyson & the Easy Riders (1957)
  25. Don’t Be Cruel--Elvis Presley (1956)

61 posted on 04/25/2020 5:00:47 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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