Time for some real throwback music. Thus begins a three-part retrospective of the best and most Popular Songs of 1958. If you aren’t that familiar with the music of sixty years ago, give it a listen. You might be surprised how much you like it. If these golden oldies bring back memories for you, then all I can say is you’re welcome. I hope you will…enjoy! ~ JH
1) Perry Como & Dean Martin ~ “Return To Me”
2) The Everly Brothers ~ “All I Have To Do Is Dream / Cathy’s Clown” (The first of these two songs was a hit in 1958. The second one came two years later.)
3) Elvis Presley ~ “Don’t”
4) Ricky Nelson ~ “Stood Up”
5) Bobby Day ~ “Rockin’ Robin”
6) Chuck Berry ~ “Sweet Little Sixteen”
7) Pat Boone ~ “A Wonderful Time Up There”
8) Nat King Cole ~ “Looking Back”
9) The Four Preps ~ “26 Miles (Santa Cantina)”
10) Johnny Cash ~ “Guess Things Happen That Way”
11) Buddy Holly ~ “Peggy Sue”
12) David Seville ~ “Witch Doctor” (Fun fact: “David Seville” is a stage name for Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. This same guy later created “Alvin & The Chipmunks” and lent his stage name to the cartoon animals’ human “dad.”)
13) The Champs ~ “Tequila”
14) Danny & The Juniors ~ “At The Hop”
15) Sheb Wooley ~ “Purple People Eater”
16) Conway Twitty ~ “It’s Only Make Believe”
17) Pérez Prado ~ “Patricia”
18) The McGuire Sisters ~ “Sugartime”
19) Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington ~ “Tea For Two Cha-Cha”
20) The Kingston Trio ~ “Tom Dooley”
21) Andy Williams ~ “Are You Sincere?”
22) Don Gibson ~ “Oh, Lonesome Me”
23) Frankie Avalon ~ “De-De-Dinah”
24) Ricky Nelson ~ “Waitin’ In School”
25) Elvis Presley ~ “Don’t Ask Me Why”
