Author: thomas

It’s July, 1958

A day late this week because Sadie was away for the weekend. But most importantly… happy birthday darling Sadie! Yes, our little girl is two today. We started this a couple of weeks after she was born, which means we’ve nearly been at this for 24 months! Time really flies with a child, but even […]

It’s June, 1958

We’re already six months through our 1958 journey, let’s see what is charting this month: Songs of the month “All I Have To Do Is Dream” – Everly Brothers“Big Man” – Four Preps“Book Of Love” – Monotones*“Chanson D’Amour” – Art And Dotty Todd“Do You Want To Dance” – Bobby Freeman“Do You Want To Dance” – […]

It’s May, 1958

This week we find ourselves in May, 1958 where 16 new tunes make their way onto the Billboard charts for us to listen to… Songs of the month “A Wonderful Time Up There” – Pat Boone“All I Have To Do Is Dream” – Everly Brothers“Are You Sincere” – Andy Williams“Believe What You Say” – Ricky […]

It’s April, 1958

We totally jinxed it last week…as soon as I said it as feeling Spring like it started to rain and it hasn’t stopped since! So let’s escape 2022 and go back to April, 1958 to hear what it sounded like… Songs of the month “26 Miles” – Four Preps“A Wonderful Time Up There” – Pat […]

It’s March, 1958

Did we say it was feeling wintery just a week ago? Well a month has passed in our 1958 timeline, so maybe that’s why its suddenly feeling quite Spring like here in 2022? Either way, let’s listen to the sounds of March, 1958… Songs of the month “26 Miles” – Four Preps“A Wonderful Time Up […]

It’s February, 1958

It’s a mild midwinter here in July, 2022 and we’re feeling reflective. It might be the weather or it might be that Sadie has just decided she’s ready for a big girl bed and is out of her cot. It was just under 2 years ago we started on this journey through musical history. In […]