The song "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke is the A-side to "Summertime". It
was Cooke’s debut single and was a huge success, becoming a number- 
one hit on both Billboard‘s Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard
Hot 100. The song was named as one of the 500 most important rock and
roll recordings by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In April 2010, the song
ranked #115 in Rolling Stone magazine’s The 500 Greatest Songs of All
Time.

The song "Come See About Me" was recorded by The Supremes for
the Motown label. It became third of five consecutively released songs
by The Supremes to top the Billboard pop singles chart. The Supremes
disbanded in 1977 after 18 years.

The song "Ode to Billie Joe" was written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry, a
singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It became a number-
one hit in the U.S., and a big international seller. Billboard ranked the record
as the No. 3 song for 1967. The song is ranked #412 on Rolling Stone‘s list
of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It also generated eight Grammy
nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one win for arranger
Jimmie Haskell.

Bobby Gentry in Capitol Studio C, Hollywood, CA.

Bobby Gentry (Roberta Lee Streeter) will be 72
on July 27.

The song "Peggy Sue" was written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman
Petty. It was originally called "Cindy Lou", named for Buddy’s niece, but was
later changed to "Peggy Sue" in reference to Crickets drummer Jerry Allison‘s
girlfriend (and future wife), Peggy Sue Gerron. The song went to #3 on the
Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957. It is currently ranked as the 106th greatest
song of all time, as well as the third best song of 1957, by Acclaimed Music.

Norman Petty in the Clovis recording studio control room.

The song “At the Hop” reached number one on the charts on January 6,
1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles of 1958. It also hit
number one on the R&B Best Sellers list. Somewhat more surprisingly,
the record reached #3 on the Music Vendor country charts.