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- Artist
- The Jayhawks
- Year
- 1956
- Song
- Stranded in the Jungle
- Chart
- 18
The Jayhawks was a L.A. doo wop group from the late 50s. They were best known for recording the original version of 1956's novelty hits "Stranded in the Jungle". Their version charted at lower position than the Cadets' - at no.18. Unfortunately, the band could not come up with another hit, and finally dissolved soon after.
- Artist
- The Gadabouts
- Year
- 1956
- Song
- Stranded in the Jungle
- Chart
- 39
The Gadabouts was another doo wop group who briefly gained their fame from the cover of the Jayhawks' "Stranded in the Jungle". Their version was released on Mercury Records. However, this version did not become as successful as the Jayhawks' or the Cadets'. They disappeared from the music chart as quickly as they came.
- Artist
- The Five Blobs
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- The Blob
- Chart
- 33
This weird name belonged to a music studio group formed by a session musician Bernie Lee back in the late 1950s to record only one song, "The Blob". This Champs-style, saxophone dance song from 1958's horror flick with the same name became an unexpected fluke Top40 hit in 1958. There was no follow-up works for this studio band.
- Artist
- Jim Bakus & Friends
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Delicious!
- Chart
- 40
Jim Backus was a famous actor/voice actor, who was most memorable as a voice of "Mr. Magoo". In late 1950s, he cut one of the silliest record of all time under the name Jim Bakus & Friends. This (literally) laughing recording of a (supposedly) couple's conversation at the dining restuarant about their food unbelievably entered Top40 chart on Billboard in 1958.
- Artist
- John Zacherle
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Dinner With Drac
- Chart
- 6
A TV host John Zacherle was best known for his role as 'Roland', a host of WCAU's 'Shock Theater' from 1950s. In 1958, he cut the horror-comedy record "Dinner With Drac" with the help from his Philadelphia broadcaster friend, Dick Clark. The song became a surprised Top10 hit and carved Zacherle's name onto the music history. However, he did not pursue this new-found success and continue to work on television world.
- Artist
- The Daddy-O's
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Got A Match?
- Chart
- 39
Not to be confused with a modern hip-hop artist with the same name, this Daddy-O's was actually a pop/rock band from the late 1950s. They earned a short publicity when their nonsensical novelty record "Got A Match?" became a Top40 hit in 1958.
- Artist
- Gerry Granahan
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- No Chemise, Please
- Chart
- 23
Garry Granahan was one of the most influential pop/rock producer of the East Coast in the 50's and 60's. Although he produced hits for many artists, he could only produce one of his own. The novelty tune "No Chemise, Please" became a Top40 hit on Billboard pop chart in 1958. He later became a vice president for Dot Records and Paramount Records.
- Artist
- Sheb Wooley
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- The Purple People Eater
- Chart
- 1
Sheb Wooley was a well-known actor in the 1950s and early 1960s. He also made his name in the traditional country music and cowboy songs. His biggest hit was a novelty tune "The Purple People Eater", this comedy song about a rock-star-wannabe alien topped the pop chart for six weeks in 1958. He has never been seen on pop chart ever again.
- Artist
- Royal Teens
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Short Shorts
- Chart
- 3
The Royal Teens was formed in 1957 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. They released two singles without any success. In 1958, their producer decided to use leftover time to record an instrumental piece called "Short Shorts". This novelty tune quickly hit the airwaves and soon became a Top5 hit. However, the band could not kept up with this accidental success and soon split by the end of 1950s.
- Artist
- The Olympics
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Western Movie
- Chart
- 8
The Olympics was a doo wop band from Los Angeles in the late 1950s. They were known for the Westerns-theme novelty record with gun-shot effects "Western Movie". It became a Top10 hit in 1958. The band tried to follow this success with strings of novelty songs, but none could repeat the success of that one song. They were soon faded into obscurity by the mid 1960s.
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