Monday, 11 January 2010

The Wonder Years : 1958


  1. The Champs - Tequila
  2. Luiz Gonzaga - Xamego
  3. Esquerita - Rockin' The Joint
  4. The Big Bopper - White Lightnin'
  5. Link Wray - Rumble
  6. Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
  7. Ricky Nelson - There's Good Rockin' Tonight
  8. Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser
  9. Sam Cooke - So Long
  10. Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon!
  11. Nat King Cole - The Very Thought Of You
  12. Don Gibson - Oh Lonesome Me
  13. Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid
  14. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - New York Town
  15. The Poni-Tails - Born Too Late
  16. The Everly Brothers - Maybe Tomorrow
  17. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
  18. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - It's So Easy
  19. Wanda Jackson - Just Call Me Lonesome
  20. Coasters - Yakety Yak
  21. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
  22. Dale Hawkins - Juanita
  23. Elvis Presley - King Creole
  24. Machito - Congo Mulence
  25. Jaques Brel - Le Colonel
  26. Peggy Lee - Fever
  27. Helen Merrill - Bye Bye Blackbird
  28. Bobby Darin - Judy, Don't Be Moody
  29. Ella Fitzgerald - Isn't It A Lovely Day
  30. Billie Holiday - I'm a Fool to Want You
In this year 21 people died in an air disaster in Munich, Germany including 7 Manchester United footballers.
Brazil win the Fifa World Cup in Sweden.
Nikita Khrushchev becomes president of Russia.
Sir Edmund Hillary reaches the South Pole.
The Hula Hoop is launched, 100 million are sold.

Popular films in this year include Vertigo, King Creole, Gigi, Bridge on the River Kwai and South Pacific.

We said hello to singers Michael Jackson, Toyah, Paul Weller, Gary Numan, Kate Bush, Madonna and Prince. Actors Gary Oldman, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins and Viggo Mortneson. Actresses Michelle Pfeiffer, Holly Hunter, Jamie Lee Curtis and Miranda Richardson.

We said goodbye to footballer Billy Meredith, Julia Lennon and singer Martha Powell.

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