As the spring sun seems to be persisting in September, 1958 we find ourselves turning our ears back to October, 1958 to hear what it sounded like…
Songs of the month
“Are You Really Mine” – Jimmie Rodgers
“Bird Dog” – Everly Brothers
“Born Too Late” – Poni-Tails
“Call Me” – Johnny Mathis*
“Carol” – Chuck Berry
“Chantilly Lace” – Big Bopper
“Devoted To You” – Everly Brothers
“Firefly” – Tony Bennett
“For My Good Fortune” – Pat Boone*
“Forget Me Not” – Kalin Twins*
“How The Time Flies” – Jerry Wallace
“I Got A Feeling” – Ricky Nelson*
“It’s All In The Game” – Tommy Edwards
“It’s Only Make Believe” – Conway Twitty*
“Itchy Twitchy Feeling” – Bobby Hendricks*
“Just A Dream” – Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets
“Little Star” – Elegants
“Lonesome Town” – Ricky Nelson*
“Mexican Hat Rock” – Applejacks*
“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
“Promise Me Love” – Andy Williams
“Pussy Cat” – Ames Brothers*
“Rockin’ Robin” – Bobby Day
“Somebody Touched Me” – Buddy Knox And The Rhythm Orchids
“Stupid Cupid” – Connie Francis
“Summertime Blues” – Eddie Cochran
“Susie Darlin'” – Robin Luke
“Tea For Two Cha Cha” – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
“Tears On My Pillow” – Little Anthony And The Imperials
“Ten Commandments Of Love” – Harvey And The Moonglows*
“The Day The Rains Came” – Jane Morgan*
“The End” – Earl Grant
“The Secret” – Gordon Macrae*
“This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin'” – Ruth Brown*
“To Know Him Is To Love Him” – Teddy Bears*
“Tom Dooley” – Kingston Trio*
“Topsy I” – Cozy Cole*
“Treasure Of Your Love” – Eileen Rodgers*
“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 October 16th, (a personal favourite) composer Benjamin Britten’s “Nocturne,” premieres. Watch a more recent live performance below.
On the 18th, “Tennis for Two”, a game invented by William Higinbotham and considered to be the first video computer game, visible on an oscilloscope was introduced at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, at Brookhaven, New York in the United States, at the annual Visitors’ Day Exhibit.
I tried to find some QEII relevant news to acknowledge that her majesty passed away this week here in 2022, but the closest I could find was that in October the 1st women were appointed to the British House of Lords. It actually looks like the first three life peers were appointed between August and October. Anyway RIP Queenie.
On October the 23rd The Smurfs first appear in the story “Johan and Pirlouit” by Belgium cartoonist Peyo.
In this story, Johan and Pirlouit meet our little blue buddies, The Smurfs, for the very first time. The Smurfs are three apples tall and live during the medieval era. Peyo has stated that the Smurfs were inspired by the trolls of Nordic fairy tales, and that the Smurfs’ blue pallor was selected because it was a color he thought children would like.
What’d Sadie think?
It’s the whole month at the top for “It’s All In The Game” by Tommy Edwards. Which I assume isn’t the inspiration for Electronic Art’s famous, “It’s in the Game!” slogan, but I do hear it every time I read the title.
Loved ’em
- “Call Me” – Johnny Mathis
- “It’s Only Make Believe” – Conway Twitty
- “Itchy Twitchy Feeling” – Bobby Hendricks
- “Lonesome Town” – Ricky Nelson
- “To Know Him Is To Love Him” – Teddy Bears
- “This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin'” – Ruth Brown
- “Topsy I” – Cozy Cole
Liked ’em
- “For My Good Fortune” – Pat Boone
- “Forget Me Not” – Kalin Twins
- “Ten Commandments Of Love” – Harvey And the Moonglows
- “The Day The Rains Came” – Jane Morgan
- “Tom Dooley” – Kingston Trio
- “Treasure Of Your Love” – Eileen Rodgers
- “I Got A Feeling” – Ricky Nelson
- “Pussy Cat” – Ames Brothers
- “The Secret” – Gordon Macrae
Leave ’em
- “Mexican Hat Rock” – Applejacks
It wasn’t a favourite of the week, but a live performance from the year of release is too rare not to share so here’s Ricky Nelson performing, “I got a feeling”.
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.