1957- when I was a kid I knew 1957 as Fonzie’s (Happy Days) ultimate year.  The year of the rockabilly hood and probably the pinnacle year of the fifties, with ’56 running a close second.  In the first half of the decade, rock n’ roll was completely underground.  It was relegated to “race music” status and received very little mainstream exposure.  That began to change in ’55 but didn’t really hit until ’56 when rock n’ roll, soul music and Doo Wop began to dominate the charts.  By the end of the 50’s the biggest rock n’ roll stars had either died, joined the church/army or were riddled with scandal.  In ’57 those same stars were running on all four cylinders with Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry & Little Richard all releasing some of their best work.  Behind the big four were other rock n’ roll greats like the country & Doo Wop influenced Everly Brothers, the massively influential Bo Diddley, New Orleans hero Fats Domino, Sun Records stars Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins and the underrated teen idol Ricky Nelson.  All had multiple great songs in ’57, some of them their very best songs.

Excluding James Brown all of the original practitioners of American soul music were quite active in ’57 as well.  Jackie Wilson came out with “Reet Petite”, one of his signature songs, Sam Cooke moved from Gospel music to secular music and released his first chart hits including the great “You Send Me” & Ray Charles continued to release hit after hit with Atlantic Records.  Other Atlantic acts like The Drifters and Lavern Baker continued to have hits.  Outside of Fats Domino other New Orleans artists were active in ’57 like Lloyd Price, TV Slim, Huey “Piano Man” Smith & Professor Longhair.  The little known 5 Royales had a big year as well- they were only big on the R&B charts not ever really crossing over, but are an inspiration to many rock acts of both the fifties and sixties, both white and black.  Blues artists like Slim Harpo, Elmore James, Little Walter, Bobby Bland, Sonny Boy Williamson (II), Elmore James, Ann Cole, Jimmy Reed, Magic Sam & Howlin’ Wolf would all enjoy success in ’57, many of them recording for the great Chess label in Chicago.

Though Doo-Wop music wasn’t as dominant as it had been the previous two or three years, it was still all over the R&B & Pop charts in 1957- all of the below groups had hits that year, most of them one hit wonders.  Including the Diamonds, Del-Vikings, Five Satins, Lee Andrews & the Hearts, Bobbettes, Platter, Monotones, Solitaires, Hollywood Flames, Mell0-Kings, Shells, Little Joey & the Flips, Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords, Dubs & Pastels.

Outside of the country influenced Rockabilly music recorded by so many of the Sun Records artists ’57 also saw some great cuts by straight up country artists including Sun Records artist Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Ray Price, George Jones & Nashville’s newest star Patsy Cline, whose “Walkin’ After Midnight” would become a standard.  Outside of Elvis, Buddy, & Jerry Lee, there was tons more great rockabilly in ’57.  Eddie Cochran & Gene Vincent were the next two biggest acts, but other, even rawer and much more obscure artists like Warren Smith, Billy Riley, Dale Hawkins, Johnny Burnette, Joe Bennett, Kid Thomas, Big “T” Tyler & Wanda Jackson would come out with at least one great track.  Some were minor hits and others remained mostly undiscovered until future music enthusiasts dug them up years later.

Moving away from rock n’ roll, the legendary Frank Sinatra was in the middle of his most prolific era- releasing the “A Swingin’ Affair” album, among his very best.  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong followed up their self-titled album from 1956 with the also great “Ella & Louis Again”.  Nat King Cole nodded toward rock n’ soul music with the big hit “Send For Me” and jazz singer Mose Allison released perhaps his most famous song “Parchman Farm”

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Best of 1957 Volume 1 (3/10/02)

1.  Chuck Berry- Rock and Roll Music

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2.  Little Richard- Lucille

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3.  The ‘5’ Royales- Think

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4.  Bo Diddley- Hey! Bo Diddley

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5.  The Diamonds- Little Darlin’

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6.  Mickey & Sylvia- Love Is Strange

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7.  The Del-Vikings- Come Go with Me

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8.  Johnnie & Joe- Over the Mountain, Across the Sea

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9.  The Five Satins- To the Aisle

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10.  Sam Cooke- You Send Me

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12.  Slim Harpo- I’m a King Bee

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14.  Johnny Cash- Give My Love to Rose

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15.  Patsy Cline- Walkin’ After Midnight

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17.  Frank Sinatra- The Lady Is a Tramp

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18.  Fats Domino- Blue Monday

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19.  Buddy Holly- Everyday

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20.  Lee Andrews & the Hearts- Long Lonely Nights

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21.  Ricky Nelson- Waitin’ in School

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22.  The Coasters- Searchin’

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23.  Thurston Harris- Little Bitty Pretty One

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24.  Jackie Wilson- Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Wanna Meet)

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26.  Jerry Lee Lewis- Great Balls of Fire

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28.  Huey “Piano” Smith- Rockin’ Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu

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30.  Danny and the Juniors- At the Hop

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2.  Chuck Willis- C.C. Rider

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3.  Warren Smith- So Long, I’m Gone

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4.  Lavern Baker- Jim Dandy Got Married

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5.  The Monotones- Book of Love

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6.  Ricky Nelson- Stood Up

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7.  Johnny Cash- Home of the Blues

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8.  The Everly Brothers- Bye Bye Love

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9.  The Platters- I’m Sorry

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10.  Frank Sinatra- I Wish I Were in Love Again

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11.  Sam Cooke- I’ll Come Running Back to You

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12.  Buddy Holly- Words of Love

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13.  The ‘5″ Royales- Messin’ Up

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14.  Elvis Presley- Too Much

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15.  Chuck Berry- School Days

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16.  Bo Diddley- Say Bossman

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17.  The Solitaires- Walkin’ Along

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18.  The Diamonds- The Stroll

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20.  Mose Allison- Parchman Farm

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21.  Marty Robbins- A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)

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22.  Ella Fitzgerald & Louie Armstrong- A Fine Romance

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23.  The Mello-Kings- Tonite Tonite

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24.  The Del-Vikings- Whispering Bells

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28.  Roy Orbison- Devil Doll

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29.  Jerry Lee Lewis- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

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30.  Little Richard- Keep A-Knockin’

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31.  The Drifters- Fools Fall in Love

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4.  Little Walter- Boom, Boom Out Go the Lights

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5.  Sonny Boy Williamson (II)- Fattenin’ Snakes for Frogs

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6.  Elvis Presley- All Shook Up

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7.  Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- Lotta Lovin’

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8.  Bill Justis & His Orchestra- Raunchy

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9.  Billy Riley- Red Hot

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10.  Buddy Knox- Party Doll

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11.  Buddy Holly- Peggy Sue

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12.  Ann Cole with the Suburbans- Got My Mojo Workin’ (But It Just Won’t Work On You)

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13.  Richard Berry & the Pharaohs- Louie Louie

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14.  Roy Brown- Let the Four Winds Blow

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15.  Eddie Cochran- Twenty Flight Rock

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16.  Johnny Burnette- Rock Billy Boogie

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17.  Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones- Black Slacks

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19.  Little Joe & the Thrillers- Peanuts

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20.  Professor Longhair- No Buts, No Maybes

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21.  The ‘5’ Royales- Say It

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22.  Lloyd Price- Just Because

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23.  Magic Sam- All Your Love

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24.  Bo Diddley- Mona

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25.  Chuck Berry- Oh Baby Doll

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26.  Wanda Jackson- Fujiyama Mama

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27.  Ray Charles- Ain’t That Love

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28.  Roy Hamilton- Don’t Let Go

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29.  Sam Cooke- Summertime (Part 1)

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30.  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong- Love is Here to Stay

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31.  Frank Sinatra- Night and Day

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Best of 1957 Volume 4 (12/4/11)

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3.  Big ‘T’ Tyler- King Kong

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4.  Little Richard- Jenny Jenny

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5.  Buddy Holly- Oh Boy!

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6.  Professor Longhair- Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand

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7.  Fats Domino- The Big Beat

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8.  T.V. Slim- Flatfoot Sam

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9.  The Shells- Baby Oh Baby

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10.  Paul Anka- Diana

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11.  Elvis Presley- Treat Me Nice

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12.  Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords- Your Last Chance

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13.  Elmore James- It Hurts Me Too

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14.  Howlin’ Wolf- Somebody In My Home

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15.  Bo Diddley- Before You Accuse Me

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16.  Jimmy Reed- Honest I Do

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17.  Ricky Nelson- I’m Walkin’

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18.  Ray Price- My Shoes Are Walking Back to You

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19.  Jerry Lee Lewis- You Win Again

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20.  Marty Robbins- The Story of My Life

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21.  George Jones- Don’t Stop the Music

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22.  Ray Charles- Swannee River Rock

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23.  Chuck Berry- Deep Feeling

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24.  The Dubs- Don’t Ask to be Lonely

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25.  The Pastels- Been So Long

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26.  The ‘5’ Royales- Tears of Joy

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27.  Nat King Cole- Send for Me

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28.  Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- Cat Man

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30.  Cark Perkins- Your True Love

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31.  Bobby Helms- Jingle Bell Rock

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32.  Ella Fitzgerald & Louie Armstrong- They All Laughed

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