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October 1955

The last German prisoners of war are released from the Soviet Union.
Buddy Holly opens a Bill Haley (and the next day a Presley) concert in Lubbock, Texas.
Bill Haley appears with Elvis Presley in concert at a Cleveland high school
Emile Zatopek runs world record 15 mile

 

 

 

 
 
 

When Boyd Bennett and the Rockets recorded the rock & roller "Seventeen," early 1955, King Records was unsure of the record's commercial appeal, yet they eventually released it, which proved to be fortunate. "Seventeen" rocketed to number five on the pop charts, eventu-ally becoming one of the best-selling records in the label's history. Not only was the origi-nal successful, but the song spawned several cover ver-sions, making Bennett and his co-author John Young several million dollars. The Rockets couldn't replicate their success with "Seventeen" no matter how many times they tried. And throughout 1957 and 1958 they tried a lot, recording several regional hits that never made it nationally.

 
 
Source: AMG Allmusic Guide
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October 1955

Pos

From

Title

Artist

Label

Wks

1

9

Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing *

Four Aces

Decca

20

2

1

The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Mitch Miller

Columbia

19

3

5

Autumn Leaves

Roger Williams

Kapp

23

4

15

Moments To Remember

Four Lads

Columbia

23

5

2

Ain't That A Shame

Pat Boone

Dot

18

6

0

The Shifting Whispering Sands

Billy Vaughn

Dot

13

7

10

Tina Marie

Perry Como

RCA

13

8

20

The Bible Tells Me So

Don Cornell

Coral

12

9

6

The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Johnny Desmond

Coral

14

10

8

Seventeen *

Fontane Sisters

Dot

11

11

0

Black Denim Trousers

Cheers

Capitol

8

12

0

The Shifting Whispering Sands

Rusty Draper

Mercury

13

13

0

Only You *

Platters

Mercury

18

14

0

He

Al Hibbler

Decca

20

15

4

Maybelline *

Chuck Berry

Chess

10

16

3

Rock Around The Clock *

Bill Haley & His Comets

Decca

22

17

11

Wake The Town And Tell The People

Les Baxter

Capitol

11

18

7

Seventeen *

Boyd Bennett & His Rocket

King

13

19

0

My Bonnie Lassie

Ames Brothers

RCA

7

20

0

Suddenly There's A Valley

Gogi Grant

Era

9
Most hits on these charts were frequently played on Aardvark Early Sixties "Green Dot" radio.
Green Dot * means the song was in rotation at Aardvark Early Sixties radio on http://www.live365.com
(Aardvark Early Sixties radio siezed it's broadcasting late March 2008)

Red Dot * means the song is in rotation at DooWop Jukebox Gold http://www.nedsys.nl/doowop

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