"The Battle of New Orleans" was written by Jimmy Driftwood. Driftwood, who was a school principal with a passion for history, set a telling of this battle to music to get students interested in learning history. The Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
2. "Mack the Knife"
Answer: Bobby Darin
"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" was composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama "The Threepenny Opera". Bobby Darin was hesitant to release the song as a single, but in 1959 it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned him two Grammy Awards, for Record of the Year and Best New Artist.
3. "Personality"
Answer: Lloyd Price
"Personality" was a pop hit with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. The song was a number one U.S. R&B hit, staying in the top spot for four weeks. In 1961, both the Four Lads and Pat Boone covered the song.
4. "Venus"
Answer: Frankie Avalon
"Venus" was written by Ed Marshall. "Venus" was Avalon's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1976, Avalon released a new version of "Venus" which helped revive the singer's career and was Avalon's last Billboard Hot 100 hit at number 46.
5. "Lonely Boy"
Answer: Paul Anka
"Lonely Boy" was written and recorded by Paul Anka. Anka sang this song in the film "Girls Town". His single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, becoming Anka's first song to do so.
6. "Dream Lover"
Answer: Bobby Darin
"Dream Lover" was written by Bobby Darin. In addition to Darin's vocal, the song also features Neil Sedaka on piano. While recording it Darin decided to make some chord changes and add strings and voices.
7. "The Three Bells"
Answer: The Browns
"The Three Bells", is also known as "The Jimmy Brown Song", "Little Jimmy Brown" and "Jimmy Brown". It is based on the French song "Les Trois Cloches" written and composed by Jean Villard Gilles in 1939. The English lyrics were written by Bert Reisfeld.
8. "Come Softly to Me"
Answer: The Fleetwoods
"Come Softly to Me" was recorded by The Fleetwoods, made up of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel, the three of whom also wrote it. The single rose to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April.
9. "Kansas City"
Answer: Wilbert Harrison
"Kansas City" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The two nineteen-year-old R&B fans from Los Angeles had never been to Kansas City but were inspired by Big Joe Turner's records. "Kansas City" is one of Leiber and Stoller's most recorded songs, totaling more than 300 versions.
10. "Mr. Blue"
Answer: The Fleetwoods
"Mr. Blue" was written by DeWayne Blackwell. This hit for The Fleetwoods reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959. This gave them their second chart-topping hit of the year, along with "Come Softly to Me".
11. "Sleep Walk"
Answer: Santo & Johnny
"Sleep Walk" is an instrumental written by brothers Santo & Johnny Farina. It was the last instrumental to attain number one in the 1950s and earned Santo and Johnny a gold record.
12. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"
Answer: Paul Anka
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" was written by singer-songwriter Paul Anka. It was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. It was Anka's third top-five hit of 1959.
13. "Stagger Lee"
Answer: Lloyd Price
"Stagger Lee", also known as "Stagolee" was a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton, in St. Louis, Missouri in 1895. The song was first recorded in 1923, by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. This version by Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
14. "Donna"
Answer: Ritchie Valens
"Donna" was written and performed by Ritchie Valens. He wrote the song as a tribute to his high school sweetheart Donna Ludwig. It was Valens' highest-charting single, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
15. "Pink Shoe Laces"
Answer: Dodie Stevens
"Pink Shoe Laces" (or "Pink Shoelaces") was composed by Mickie Grant. Dodie Stevens was born on February 17, 1946. The song was recorded when she was 12 years old. The verses of the song are spoken rather than sung.
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