DEBUT PEAK B-side Price Label & Number A *ACADEMICS, The White doo-wop vocal group formed in New Haven, Connecticut: Dave Fisher (lead), Billy Greenberg, Marty Gantner, Ronnie Marone and Richie “Goose” Greenberg. Fisher later formed folk group The Highwaymen (1961 hit “Michael”). Fisher died on 5/10/2010 (age 70). Darla, My Darlin’ ...................................................................At My Front Door $300 Ancho 103 THE ACADEMICS featuring Ronnie Marone 1/25/58 5 Loomis Temple Of Music / New Haven, CT *ADAMS, Jerri Born on 5/30/1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Female singer. Every Night About This Time 2/22/58 9 1 WTOR / Torrington, CT (Alan Field) My Heart Tells Me................................................................................... Columbia 41111 Ray Ellis (orch., above 2) 3/1/58 2 2 WADK / Newport, RI (Steve May) 3/15/58 4 3 WICE / Providence, RI (Jim Mendes) 3/22/58 6 4 WHIM / Providence, RI (Bob Bassett) ALAIMO, Chuck, Quartet Rockin’ In G .......................................................................Hop In My Jalop [I] MGM 12636 5/31/58 9 WRVM / Rochester, NY (John Holliday) *AL & DICK Prolific songwriting team of Al Hoffman (born on 9/25/1902 in Minsk, Russia; died on 7/21/1960, age 57) and Dick Manning (born on 6/12/1912 in Belarus, Russia; died on 4/11/1991, age 78). Wrote such hits as “Allegheny Moon” and “Hot Diggity.” I’ll Wait..................................................................Junior Miss (With A Senior Kiss) Carlton 452 Jimmy Lytell (orch.) 4/19/58 9 WJWL / Georgetown, DE (Bob Smith) *ALEXANDRIA, Lorez Born Dolorez Alexandria Turner on 8/14/1929 in Chicago, Illinois. Died on 5/22/2001 (age 71). Female jazz singer. This Year’s Kisses .............................................Polka Dots And Moonbeams [L] Federal 12313 with King Fleming Sextet 1/18/58 10 WHIM / Providence, RI (Bob Bassett) *ALLEN, Joe, & His Alley Cats Born in Balitmore, Maryland. R&B singer/songwriter. Baby, Baby, Baby....................................................................I Cried Enough $75 Jalo 201 4/5/58 9 WITH / Baltimore, MD (Jack Gale) ANDREWS SISTERS, The Torero .............................................................................................Sunshine Capitol 3965 5/10/58 1 1 WVIP / Mount Kisco, NY (Ed Robbins) 6/14/58 4 2 KOCS / Ontario, CA (Lamar Sherlock) 6/14/58 7 3 WBIG / Greensboro, NC (John Ademy) 6/28/58 4 4 KDB / Santa Barbara, CA (Len Ross) *ANGEL SISTERS Female vocal group from Houston, Texas. Why Doesn’t He Ask Me (To Go Steady).................................Tonight, Tonight $40 Cue 1200 Jimmy Duncan (orch.) 5/3/58 1 1 KXYZ / Houston, TX (Larry Kane) 6/7/58 3 2 WRR / Dallas, TX (Carl Reves) 6/7/58 8 3 KBCS / Grand Prairie, TX (Chuck Duncan) 6/14/58 6 4 KNUZ / Houston, TX (Ken Grant) ANKA, Paul When I Stop Loving You (That’ll Be The Day)............You Are My Destiny (#7 BB) ABC-Paramount 9880 2/22/58 1 1 KXLL / Missoula, MT (Don Strauss) 2/22/58 5 2 WCMI / Ashland, KY (Ken Jones) ANNETTE Meetin’ At The Malt Shop ..................................................................Zorro $40 Disneyland 105 although the label shows “From Walt Disney’s Serial Annette,” she does not perform on the A or B-side; the rare picture sleeve is valued at $600 6/21/58 3 KXYZ / Houston, TX (Larry Kane) ANTHONY, Don Only God Knows ..........................................................It’s Time To Waltz Again AMP 3 2001 2/1/58 10 WCAM / Camden, NJ (Jack Lamar) ANTHONY, Ray, and His Orchestra Lonely Night In Paris.............................................................Young Ideas [I] Capitol (promo) issued only as a promo 45 1/18/58 10 1 WMIL / Milwaukee, WI (Bob Kelly) Haul Off And Rock ........................................................................... [EP] Capitol EAP 1-958 from the EP Rock ‘N Roll with Ray Anthony (other cuts: Jailhouse Rock / Be-Bop Baby / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine) 1/25/58 5 2 WAGS / Bishopville, SC (Cal Johnson) 1/25/58 10 3 WDOC / Prestonburg, KY (Charles Spradlin) 2/15/58 6 4 WDLC / Port Jervis, NY (Tom Hopkins) 3/8/58 8 5 KLPW / Union, MO (Chuck Otte) The Big Record ..............................................................Till There Was You [I] Capitol 3897 3/29/58 10 6 WRSA / Saratoga Springs, NY (Earl Thomas) 4/19/58 7 7 KHJ / Los Angeles, CA (Bob Osterberg) 1 DEBUT PEAK B-side Price Label & Number *PERKINS, Roy “Boogie-Boy” Born Ernie Suarez on 4/26/1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. R&B singer/songwriter/pianist. Drop Top........................................................That’s What The Mailman Had To Say $300 RAM 121 issued later in 1958 on Mercury 71278 3/22/58 8 KVOR / Colorado Springs, CO (Eddie Dillon) PERKINS, Tony Indian Giver..........................................................................Just Being Of Age RCA Victor 7155 Joe Reisman (orch.) 4/12/58 5 1 CJOY / Guelph, ON (Jack Gracie) No, No, No 6/14/58 10 2 Lyric News / Indianapolis, IN The Prettiest Girl In School................................................................... RCA Victor 7244 Neal Hefti (orch., above 2) 6/21/58 8 3 WKBW / Buffalo, NY (Larry Brownell) PETERSON, Ray Shirley Purley......................................................................Let’s Try Romance $50 RCA Victor 7165 Shorty Rogers (orch.); Jack Halloran Singers (backing vocals) 3/1/58 5 WAVZ / New Haven, CT (Jimmy Peters) *PHILLIPS, Charlie Born on 7/2/1937 in Clovis, New Mexico. Male singer/guitarist. Sugartime..............................................................................One Faded Rose $50 Coral 61908 Buddy Holly (guitar) 1/11/58 1 KCLV / Clovis, NM (Jerry Rasco) *PICARDI, Lou Born Louis Picciano in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. Died on 10/25/2011 (age 80). Former big band singer. You Need A Sweetheart ....................................................Make Up Your Mind Roulette 4036 1/11/58 3 KLPW / Union, MO (Chuck Otte) PIERCE, Webb Holiday For Love..................................................................Don’t Do It Darlin’ $15 Decca 30419 with The Jordanaires; #3 Country hit (BB) 2/1/58 10 WALL / Middletown, NY (Joe Ryan) *PINKY, Bill, And The Turks Born on 8/15/1925 in Dalzell, South Carolina. Died on 7/4/2007 (age 81). R&B singer. Original member of The Drifters. After The Hop .....................................................................Sally’s Got A Sister Phillips 3524 4/12/58 9 WHEY / Memphis, TN (George Klein) *PITTMAN, Barbara Born on 4/6/1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. Died on 10/20/2005 (age 67). Rockabilly singer. Cold Cold Heart.....................................................................Everlasting Love $50 Phillips 3527 Bill Justis (orch.) 6/7/58 8 WHEY / Memphis, TN (George Klein) *PLAIDS, The White male doo-wop vocal group from Nashville, Tennessee: Jerry Cavender, Jerry Carmen, Evlis Branson and Richard South. Till The End Of The Dance .....................................................My Pretty Baby Nasco 6011 4/19/58 6 1 WSIX / Nashville, TN (Noel Ball) 6/28/58 6 2 WCTT / Corbin, KY (Arch Wyatt) PLATTERS, The Indiff’rent..............................................................................Helpless (#38 CB) Mercury 71246 1/25/58 10 WEKR / Fayetteville, TN (Bob Parks) PLAYMATES, The Give Me Another Chance............................................Let’s Be Lovers (#45 CB) Roulette 4056 Hugo Peretti (orch.) 5/3/58 9 KPOA / Honolulu, HI (Tom Moffatt) *POE, Bobby Born on 4/13/1933 in Vinita, Oklahoma. Died on 1/22/2011 (age 77). Rockabilly singer/songwriter. Nicknamed “The Poe Kat.” Later started a radio industry tip sheet called “The Poe Music Survey.” Rock & Roll Record Girl ....................................................Rock & Roll Boogie $350 White Rock 1112 5/31/58 1 1 WRR / Dallas, TX (Bill Ward) / (Carl Reves) 6/7/58 1 3 KBCS / Grand Prairie, TX (Chuck Duncan) 6/21/58 4 4 KXYZ / Houston, TX (Larry Kane) *PORTO, Billy Born in Boston, Massachusetts. White doo-wop singer. Ruby Ruby ..............................................................................Foolish Dreams Mercury 71205 1/18/58 7 WBOS / Boston, MA (Arnie Ginsburg) POURCEL, Franck, and His French Strings Kisses .................................................................................Armen’s Theme [I] Capitol 3870 Jo Krasko (alto sax) 2/15/58 10 1 WDCR / Hanover, NH (C.B. 3/29/58 9 2 WINN / Louisville, KY (Bill Gerson) 4/12/58 8 3 Record Shop / Buffalo, NY *POWELL, Sandra Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pop singer. My Jimmie......................................................................Next Thing To Paradise Singular 714 6/14/58 9 WHMS / Charleston, WV (Bob Barron) *POWERS, Johnny Born John Pavlik on 5/25/1938 in East Detroit, Michigan. Rockabilly singer/guitarist. Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips................................................Rock Rock $3000 Fox 916 JOHNNY POWERS with the band of Stan Getz & Tom Cats 5/17/58 3 1 KENE / Toppenish, WA (Don Downing) / (Ray Hamilton) 41 DEBUT PEAK B-side Price Label & Number *TERRY, Mark White male singer. Nobody’s Darlin’ .........................................................The Prisoner’s Song [N] $200 Kem 2746 Dean Elliott (orch.); pressed on red vinyl 1/11/58 10 1 WRON / Ronceverte, WV (Tom Johnson) 2/15/58 10 2 WTSA / Brattleboro, VT (Ed Ellis) 3/22/58 7 3 KRKD / Los Angeles, CA (Tom Brennen) *THOMAS, Cliff Born on 6/18/1941 in Jackson, Mississippi. Died of cancer on 3/7/2008 (age 66). Rock and roll singer/guitarist. Backed by his brother Ed and sister Barbara. I’m On My Way Home..............................................................Treat Me Right Phillips