The instrumental "Sleep Walk" was recorded at Trinity Music in Manhattan,
New York City, New York. It entered Billboard‘s Top 40 on August 17, 1959
and rose to the number-one position for two weeks in September (the 21st
and the 28th) and remained in the Top 40 until November 9. "Sleep Walk"
also reached number four on the R&B chart. It was the last instrumental to
hit number one in the 1950s and earned Santo & Johnny a gold record.
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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1959
RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959
"Poison Ivy" went to #1 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart. It was their third top-ten hit of that year following
"Charlie Brown" and "Along Came Jones."
RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1964
Come See About Me became third of five consecutively released songs
by The Supremes to top the Billboard pop singles chart . It was recorded
in Studio A The Hitsville U.S.A. building in Detroit, Michigan.
NUMBER-TWO ON THIS DAY IN 1957
When "So Rare" by The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaked at #2
in Billboard magazine, it became the highest charting song by a
Big Band during the first decade of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era. The
record stayed on the chart for 26 weeks. Sadly, Dorsey himself
would not live to see that success, as he had passed away on
June 12th due to lung cancer at the age of 53.
Jimmy Dorsey is considered to be one of the most important and
influential alto saxophone players of the Big Band and Swing era.
RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1963
The song “She Loves You” was recorded at EMI studios on July 1, less
than a week after it was written. The Mixing was done on July 4 and the
single was released in the U.S. on September 16. In November 2004,
Rolling Stone ranked "She Loves You" number 64 on their list of the
500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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