The Songs of John D. Loudermilk Quiz

Answer: Eddie Cochran

"Sittin' In The Balcony" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Eddie Cochran in 1957. It did not chart on the UK Singles Chart.

"Sittin' In The Balcony" peaked at numnber 38 for Johhny Dee (John D. Loudermilk) on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. It did not chart on the UK Singles Chart.

Don McLean sang a version of "Sittin' In The Balcony" on his 1989 album "For The Memories Vols I & II"

Danish singer Keld Heick sang a version of "Sittin' In The Balcony" in 2010.

Answer: Angela

"Angela Jones" peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 for US singer Johnny Ferguson in 1960. It did not chart on the UK Singles Chart. It was his only entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Angela Jones" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart for UK singer Michael Cox in 1960. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It was his only Top 40 entry on the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Ebony Eyes

"Ebony Eyes" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Everly Brothers in 1961.

The double A-Side "Walk Right Back"/"Ebony Eyes" became The Everly Brothers' third number one hit on the UK Singles Chart were it was number one for three weeks in 1961. Their other UK number one hits were "All I Have To Do Is Dream"/"Claudette" (1958), "Cathy's Clown" (1960) and "Temptation" (1961).

Answer: Language

"Language Of Love" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 for John D. Loudermilk in 1961. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1962.

John D. Loudermilk had five minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and a number of hits on the Billboard Country Chart but "Language Of Love" was his only entry on the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Norman

"Norman" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for US singer Sue Thompson in 1962. It did not chart on the UK Singles Chart. She had three Top 20 hits and four minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1961 and 1965.

"Norman" peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart for UK singer Carol Deene in 1962. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. She had four minor hits on the UK Singles Chart between 1961 and 1962.

Answer: George Hamilton IV

"Abilene" written by Bob Gibson/John D. Loudermilk peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 for George Hamilton IV in 1963. It did not enter the UK Singles Chart.

George Hamilton IV had three Top 20 hits and eight minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1956 and 1963. He had 17 Top 20 hits of which nine were Top Ten hits on the Billboard Country Chart between 1960 and 1978. On the Canadian Country Chart btween 1964 and 1980 he had 17 Top 20 hits of which 13 were Top Ten hits which included six number one hits.

Answer: Tobacco Road

"Tobacco Road" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart for The Nashville Teens in 1964. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

The Nashville Teens were a minor British invasion group and only had one other minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK they had another Top Ten hit with "Google Eye" also written by John D. Loudermilk and first recorded by actor/singer Sheb Wooley in 1962. Sheb Wooley (who played Pete Nolan on the TV series "Rawhide") had a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the self penned "The Purple People Eater" in 1958.

Answer: The Newbeats

"Everything's Alright" peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Newbeats in 1964. It did not enter the UK Singles Chart.

The US trio The Newbeats' biggest Billboard Hot 100 entry and only Top Ten hit at number two, was "Bread And Butter" in 1964. It peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart the same year. Their biggest UK and only Top Ten hit was "Run, Baby, Run (Back Into My Arms)" in 1971; it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.

Answer: The Raiders

"Indian Reservation" was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Raiders in 1971. It did not enter the UK Singles Chart.

The song was first recorded by Marvin Rainwater (who claimed to have quarter-blood Cherokee ancestry) as "The Pale Faced Indian" in 1959 but it did not chart. The first hit version was by UK singer Don Fardon, it peaked at number 20 as "(The Lament Of The Cherokee Nation) Indian Reservation" on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. As "Indian Reservation" it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart in 1970.

Orlando Riva Sound were a German Euro disco group founded by Anthony Monn and Rainer Pietsch in 1977. Their version of "Indian Reservation" peaked at number seven on the German Singles Chart in 1979.

Answer: Skeeter Davis

"Sun Glasses" was originally recorded by Skeeter Davis in 1965. It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart.

"Sunglasses" was next recorded by Sandy Posey in 1967. It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart.

"Sunglasses" was next recorded by Hilary in 1968. It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart.

"Sunglasses" was next recorded by Tracy Ullman in 1984. It peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in 1984. It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100.