WMCA Weekly Survey for January 17, 1958

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Gary Pfeifer and Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

TW  LW
 1   1  AT THE HOP - Danny & The Juniors (ABC-Paramount)
 2  10  GET A JOB - The Silhouettes (Ember)
 3   5  DON’T LET GO - Roy Hamilton (Epic)
 4   3  LA DEE DAH - Billy & Lillie (Swan)
 5   7  THE STROLL - The Diamonds (Mercury)
 6   2  BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ - The Hollywood Flames (Ebb)
 7   4  MARCH FROM THE RIVER KWAI AND COLONEL BOGEY - Mitch Miller & His 
        Orchestra (Columbia) / Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra (London)
 8  12  THE SWINGIN’ SHEPHERD BLUES - The Moe Koffman Quartette (Jubilee) / 
        David Rose & His Orch. (M-G-M)
 9  14  YOU ARE MY DESTINY - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)
10   6  WAITIN’ IN SCHOOL - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
11  13  GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)
12  --  MAYBE - The Chantels (End)
13  --  WITCHCRAFT - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
14  11  HEY, SCHOOLGIRL - Tom & Jerry (Big)
15   9  TEAR DROPS - Lee Andrews & The Hearts (Chess)
16  16  PEGGY SUE - Buddy Holly (Coral)
17  19  I’LL COME RUNNING BACK - Sam Cooke (Specialty)
18  18  FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS - Sam Cooke (Keen)
19  --  DEDE DINAH - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)
20  --  SHORT SHORTS - The Royal Teens (ABC-Paramount)
21  --  THIS IS THE NITE - The Valiants (Keen)

WAX TO WATCH
    THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE - The Everly Brothers (Cadence)
    CLICK-CLACK - Dicky Doo & The Don’ts (Swan)
    COME TO ME  Johnny Mathis (Columbia)
    GETTIN’ READY FOR FREDDIE - The Shepherd Sisters (Mercury)
    LAST SONG AND DANCE - Kay Starr (RCA Victor)
    ALL OF THESE... AND MORE - Frankie Laine (Columbia)
    SUGARTIME - The McGuire Sisters (Coral)
    ANGEL SMILE - Nat “King” Cole (Capitol)
    THUMB THUMB - Frankie Lymon (Roulette)
    YELLOW DOG BLUES - Joe Darensbourg & His Dixie Flyers (Lark)
    FLIRTY GIRTIE - The Jiv-A-Tones (Felsted)
    DON’T - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
    LITTLE GYPSY - The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)
    LITTLE PIGEON - Sal Mineo (Epic)
    BELONGING TO SOMEONE - Patti Page (Mercury)
    SWINGIN’ DADDY - Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids (Roulette)
    CROWDED CLASSROOM - The Strollers (Warner Bros.)
    CATCH A FALLING STAR - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
    IN MY HEART - Jimmy Lewis & The Volumes (Ivy)
    SHE GOT EYES - Kip Tyler (Challenge)
    OH JULIE - The Crescendos (Nasco)

DEE JAY’S CORNER...

>From early morning -- that’s us, 6:00 am to 9:30 am -- ’til late
at night, WMCA introduces all the new discs to you. Tomorrow’s
possible top raters -- like “Oh Julie” by the Crescendos, or
“Little Gypsy” by the Ames Bros. -- are heard today on the 570
radio spot! So, if you want to be really up to date in ’58, stay
with WMCA, where you hear all the new hits first!
    Roger Gallagher
    Joe O’Brien


   DJ's:
   Roger Gallagher & Joe O'Brien
   Bob Callan
   Ernie Stone
   Bert Knapp
   Alun Williams
   Dave Leeds
   Murray Kaufman
   Ed Welch
   

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