It’s September, 1958

It’s September in 2022 and also in our journey through time in 1958. Which means we have been at this for two whole years! We kicked it off on 29 August, 2020 and now here we are at issue 105!

We failed to post last week as we were travelling to see family, so here is a link to the August, 1958 playlist which you can listen to before you hear what September sounds like…

Songs of the month

“Are You Really Mine” – Jimmie Rodgers
“Bird Dog” – Everly Brothers
“Born To Late” – Poni-Tail
“Carol” – Chuck Berry*
“Chantilly Lace” – Big Bopper
“Devoted To You” – Everly Brothers
“Down The Aisle Of Love” – Quin-Tones*
“Everybody Loves A Lover” – Doris Day
“Fever” – Peggy Lee
“Firefly” – Tony Bennett*
“Ginger Bread” – Frankie Avalon
“Hard Headed Woman” – Elvis Presley
“How The Time Flies” – Jerry Wallace*
“If Dreams Came True” – Pat Boone
“It’s All In The Game” – Tommy Edwards*
“Just A Dream” – Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets
“La Paloma” – Billy Vaughn Orchestra*
“Lazy Summer Night” – Four Preps*
“Left Right Out Of Your Heart” – Patti Page
“Little Star” – Elegants
“Moon Talk” – Perry Como*
“My True Love” – Jack Scott
“Near You” – Roger Williams*
“Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” – Domenico Modugno
“No One Knows” – Dion And The Belmonts*
“Patricia” – Prez Prado
“Poor Little Fool” – Ricky Nelson
“Promise Me Love” – Andy Williams*
“Ramrod” – Duane Eddy*
“Rebel Rouser” – Duane Eddy
“Rockin’ Robin” – Bobby Day
“She Was Only Seventeen” – Marty Robbins*
“Somebody Touched Me” – Buddy Knox With The Rhythm Orchids
“Splish Splash” – Bobby Darin
“Stupid Cupid” – Connie Francis
“Summertime Blues” – Eddie Cochran
“Summertime Summertime” – Jamies*
“Susi Darlin'” – Robin Luke
“Tea For Two Cha Cha” – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra*
“Tears On My Pillow” – Little Anthony And The Imperials
“The End” – Earl Grant*
“The Ways Of A Woman In Love” – Johnny Cash*
“Volare” – Dean Martin
“Western Movies” – Olympics
“When” – Kalin Twins
“Willie And The Hand Jive” – Johnny Otis Show
“You Cheated” – Shields*

* = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On September 5 “The Huckleberry Hound Show” by Hanna-Barbera featuring Yogi Bear premiered on US TV. The first episode is below boo-boo!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DozqxTYCkzI

Meanwhile, we wouldn’t be here writing this if it wasn’t for Jack Kilby who, on September 12th, demonstrated his first integrated circuit (IC) to his supervisor.

And lastly, something I thought was a typo… September saw the beginning of the first “Cod War” between the United Kingdom and Iceland as Iceland’s new 12-mile fishing limits went into effect. Eleven British fishing trawlers ignored the ban, carrying out their operations within six miles of Iceland, the former limit, and four Royal Navy frigates entered the area to prevent the seizure of the British fishing boats by the Gæslan, Iceland’s Coast Guard.

What’d Sadie think?

Number one for the whole month was “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” by Domenico Modugno. Interesting as the Dean Martin version is also on the charts and I had assumed it would have been the more successful as he was a more well known artist.

Loved ’em
  • “It’s All In The Game” – Tommy Edwards
  • “No One Knows” – Dion And The Belmonts
  • “Near You” – Roger Williams
  • “Ramrod” – Duane Eddy
  • “She Was Only Seventeen” – Marty Robbins
  • “Tea For Two Cha Cha” – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Liked ’em
  • “Carol” – Chuck Berry
  • “Down The Aisle Of Love” – Quin-Tones
  • “Firefly” – Tony Bennett
  • “How The Time Flies” – Jerry Wallace
  • “Lazy Summer Night” – Four Preps
  • “Moon Talk” – Perry Como
  • “La Paloma” – Billy Vaughn Orchestra
  • “Promise Me Love” – Andy Williams
  • “The Ways Of A Woman In Love” – Johnny Cash
  • “The End” – Earl Grant

Leave ’em
  • “Summertime Summertime” – Jamies
  • “You Cheated” – Shields

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.