Sink the Bismark Single by Johnny Horton B-side “The Same Old Tale the Crow Told Me” Released 1960 Genre Country Length 3:12 Label Columbia Writer(s) Johnny Horton and Tilman Franks “Sink the Bismark” (later “Sink the Bismarck”) is a march song by country music singer Johnny Horton and songwriter Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit …
SONG & HIT DETAILS Artist Name: THE HOLLYWOOD ARGYLES Song Author: Dallas Frazier Year Recorded: 1960 SONG PROFILE Alley Oop Single by The Hollywood Argyles B-side “Sho Know a Lot About Love” Released 1960 Recorded 1960 Length 2:56 Label Lute 5905 Writer(s) Dallas Frazier Producer Gary S. Paxton Kim Fowley “Alley Oop” is a song …
Me and My Shadows – 1960 Me and My Shadows is the third album by singer Cliff Richard. Recorded with The Shadows, it was released in October 1960 and reached No. 2 in the UK album chart. No singles were to be officially released in the UK from the album. A pairing of album tracks …
Shakin’ All Over – 1960 “Shakin’ All Over” is a song originally performed by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. The song was written by frontman Johnny Kidd, and his recording of it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in August 1960. Kidd’s original recording was not a hit outside of Europe, and in …
Three Steps to Heaven (song) – 1960 “Three Steps to Heaven” is a song co-written and recorded by Eddie Cochran, released in 1960. The record became a posthumous UK number-one hit for Cochran following his death in a car accident in April 1960. In the US it did not reach the Billboard Hot 100. “Three …
Wonderful World (Sam Cooke song) – 1960 “Wonderful World” (occasionally referred to as “(What A) Wonderful World”) is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Released on April 14, 1960 by Keen Records, it had been recorded during an impromptu session the previous year, Cooke’s last recording session at Keen Records. He signed with RCA …
Only the Lonely – 1960 “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)” is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Orbison’s recording of the song, produced by Fred Foster for Monument Records, was the first major hit for the singer. As an operatic rock ballad, it was a sound unheard of …
A Rockin’ Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love) – 1960 “A Rockin’ Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)” is a song first recorded in 1958 by Priscilla Bowman, on the Abner Records label (ABNER DJ 1018). Bowman was given vocal backing by The Spaniels. In 1960, the song was …
The Girl of My Best Friend – 1960 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “The Girl of My Best Friend” is a song written by Sam Bobrick and Beverly Ross and first released in 1959 by Charlie Blackwell as the B-side to his single “Choppin’ Mountains”. It was made famous as a cover by Elvis Presley …
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (song) – 1960 “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” is a song which was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. It was recorded several times in 1927—first by Charles Hart, with successful versions by Vaughn De Leath and the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan. In 1950 the Blue …