The song "Surf City" was co-written by Jan Berry and Brian Wilson. It
became the first surf song to become a national number-one hit.
The song "Surf City" was co-written by Jan Berry and Brian Wilson. It
became the first surf song to become a national number-one hit.
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto in New York)
(May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973)
Darin started as a songwriter for Connie Francis, and recorded his own
first million-seller "Splish Splash" in 1958. This was followed by "Dream
Lover", "Mack the Knife", and "Beyond the Sea". In 1962, he won a
Golden Globe for his first film Come September, co-starring his first
wife, Sandra Dee.
Recorded March 5,1959
"Satisfaction" became a big hit, giving the Stones their
first number one in the US.
This Chris Montez song went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Chris Montez (Ezekiel Christopher Montanez) turned 72 in January.
The song “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was released in June 1956 on Capitol Records’
single F3450, 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.