The song “Love in Bloom” was first recorded by Bing Crosby with
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders for Brunswick Records. It
was introduced in the 1934 film She Loves Me Not by Bing Crosby
and Kitty Carlisle. 

Buddy Holly and The Cricketts

The song "Peggy Sue" went to number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart in
1957. It is ranked number 194 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2004 list of the
"500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It is also ranked as the 106th greatest song
of all time and the third best song of 1957 by Acclaimed Music. “Peggy Sue”
was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The Rock and Roll Hall
of  Fame and Museum included the song on its list of the "Songs That Shaped
Rock and Roll”.   

Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)

The song “Maybe” by the Ink Spots went to the #2 position on
the U.S. Pop Music Charts.

Capitol Records, who were looking for a young singer to rival Elvis Presley,
invited Gene Vincent to record the song “Be-Bop-A-Lula” at Owen Bradley‘s
studio in Nashville, Tennessee. It was released in June 1956 and immediately
sold well. The song was successful on three singles charts: it peaked at #7
on the Billboard pop music chart, #8 on the R&B chart, and also made the
top ten on the C&W Best Seller chart peaking at #5. In April 1957, Capitol
announced that over 2 million copies of the record had been sold to date.

Gene Vincent with His Blue Caps.

Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock)
(February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971)

             
              Dolly recorded her first single “Puppy Love” for Goldband
              Records at the age of 13. The song was written by Dolly
              Parton and her Uncle Bill Owens.

Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean turned 71 in January.