1959’s Biggest Artists and Songs Bobby Darin (1st Best New Artist Grammy Winner, for 1958, awarded in 1959) Bobby’s career started with a songwriting partnership with Don Kirshner. His first hit was written after a bet that he could not write a song that started out with the words, “Splish Splash, I was takin’ a… Read More
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Oldies: Pre-Beatles The post-50s-pre-Beatles brought an amazing and often under-estimated, even forgotten, selection of quality popular music. This Era of Pop Music brought us the Girl Groups, Phil Spectre and the post-do-wop sound of rock and roll. After this era, the Beatles changed music again. Oldies – 1959-1963/4 The Top Instrumentals 1959-1963/4 1. Yakety Sax… Read More
Top 25 Songs 1955 – 1959 1. Don’t Be Cruel/ Hound Dog – Elvis Presley 2. Singing The Blues – Guy Mitchell 3. Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin 4. All Shock Up – Elvis Presley 5. Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets 6. The Wayward Wind – Gogi Grant 7.… Read More
The Number One Hits Of 1959: December 22, 1958 – January 18, 1959: The Chipmunks with David Seville – The Chipmunk Song January 19, 1959 – February 8, 1959: The Platters – Smoke Gets in Your Eyes February 9, 1959 – March 8, 1959: Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee March 9, 1959 – April 12,… Read More
1959 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1959: World Changing Event: Antarctic Treaty: 12 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union, signed a treaty that set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent The Top Song was Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin Influential Songs include: Sea… Read More
1959 Popular Song Chart 1. Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin 2. Kansas City – Wilbur Harrison 3. 16 Candles – The Crests 4. I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos 5. A Teenager In Love – Dion and the Belmonts 6. What’d I Say – Ray Charles 7. Sleep Walk – Santo… Read More
Funny you never realize the generation gap until you mention something from your past to a teenager. At fifteen, I wanted to be a “beatnik”. My idol was a chacter named Maynard G. Krebs from the 1959 TV show “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”. Maynard was played by Bob Denver. Maynard was American television’s… Read More
What happened in 1959? Fun Facts Quiz! 59 Trivia Questions for 1959 History 1. 375 people sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic and reached number 13 on the Billboard pop charts. Name that group. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2. To the nearest quarter, what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1959? 75… Read More
1959 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: May 4, 1959 Held at: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles & New York Host/Emcee: Mort Sahl Eligibility Year: January 1, 1958 – December 31, 1958 1959 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare), Domenico Modugno Album of the Year: The Music From Peter Gunn,… Read More
1959 Oscars 31st Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 6, 1959 Held at: Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California Host: Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven and Laurence Olivier Eligibility Year: 1958 Trailer – The Blob (1958)Watch this video on YouTube Gigi earned 9 nominations, winning all nine. Cuts were made to make the… Read More
