Released 1958 Format 7″ Genre Pop Length 2:20 Label Roulette Writer(s) Carl Cicchetti, Donald Claps Beep Beep (song) “Beep Beep” is a novelty song by The Playmates. It describes an apparent competition between the drivers of a Cadillac and a Nash Rambler on the road, leading to a surprise revelation as to why the Rambler …
Blue Blue Day “Blue Blue Day” is a 1958 single by Don Gibson. “Blue Blue Day” went to number one for two weeks on the Country & Western Best Seller charts and remained on the charts for a total of six months. The song also was Don Gibson’s second of four Top 40 entries, where …
Problems (song) Released 1958 Format Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Genre Rock and roll Length 1:54 Label Cadence Writer(s) Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant “Problems” is a song released in 1958 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 2, while reaching No. 5 on Canada’s …
Believe What You Say Released March 10, 1958 Genre Rock & Roll Length 2:04 “Believe What You Say” is a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette and performed by Ricky Nelson. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the R&B chart, and #10 on the country chart in 1958. …
That’ll Be the Day (album) Released April 1958 Recorded January 26, July 22, November 15, 1956 Genre Rockabilly Length 25:06 Label Decca Producer Owen Bradley That’ll Be The Day is the final studio album from Buddy Holly. Decca, Holly’s first major record label, after failing to produce a hit single from Holly’s early recordings, packaged …
High School Confidential (Jerry Lee Lewis song) Released May 20, 1958 Format 7″, 45 rpm Genre Rock and roll, rockabilly, country Length 2:27 Label Sun 296 Writer(s) Ron Hargrave, Jerry Lee Lewis Producer(s) Sam Phillips “High School Confidential” is a song written by Ron Hargrave and Jerry Lee Lewis (and copyrighted in both their names …
Broken Hearted Melody Published 1958 Writer(s) Hal David Composer(s) Sherman Edwards “Broken Hearted Melody” is a popular song first published in 1958. The words were written by Hal David and the music by Sherman Edwards. The song became a major hit for Sarah Vaughan in 1959, peaking at #7 in the Billboard Charts and #5 …
It’s Just a Matter of Time (song) Origin and original success “It’s Just a Matter of Time” Single by Brook Benton Released February 1959 Format single Recorded 1958 Genre pop, rhythm and blues Length 2:28 Label Mercury 71394 Writer(s) Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis Producer(s) Belford Hendricks Brook Benton singles chronology “Crazy In Love …
Maybe Baby (song) Released 1958 Recorded 29 September 1957, Tinker Air Force Base, Midwest City, Oklahoma Genre Rock and roll Label Brunswick 9-55053 Writer(s) Buddy Holly and Norman Petty Producer(s) Norman Petty “Maybe Baby” is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and the producer Norman Petty and recorded by Holly and the Crickets in …
Here Comes Summer Single by Jerry Keller B-side “Time Has a Way” Format Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Recorded 1958 Genre Pop Length 2:05 Label Kapp (U.S.) “Here Comes Summer” was a 1958 song, which was written and performed by Jerry Keller. The song was released on Kapp Records in the United States and London Records …