Which song provided a hit in 1958 for both English comedian Charlie Drake and US singer Bobby Darin?
"This is Darin This Is Darin is an album by Bobby Darin, released in 1960. It was on the Billboard charts for 50 weeks and peaked at number six. Richard Wess arranged and conducted the material for the album. Music critic J.T. Griffith wrote in his Allmusic review ""This Is Darin showcases his confident phrasing with some moments of humor and a few trademark ""hut hut""s (six in the first song!)... Gone is the bobby-sock rock of ""Splish Splash"" and even the crossover appeal of ""Mack the Knife."" In its place is a more mature Bobby Darin aiming for adult—not"
"Bobby Darin's version released in late 1959 is the best known by many, reaching No. 6 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, No. 15 on the US R&B Chart, and No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart. in early 1960. Before Bobby Darin's, two recordings reached the Top 40 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Benny Goodman's version charted in 1948, and was featured in the Cary Grant/Betsy Drake romantic comedy ""Every Girl Should Be Married"". Roger Williams' recording reached No. 37 in 1955. Deana Martin recorded ""Beyond the Sea"" in 2013. The song was released on her album, ""Destination Moon"", in"
"of Charlie Drake"" exist, but the complete episode is also missing. The Charlie Drake Show The Charlie Drake Show is the name of four British comedy programmes that aired from 1958 to 1968. Starring comedian Charlie Drake, two of the programmes aired on ITV and two on the BBC. The first programme to use the title ""The Charlie Drake Show"" was a one-off 60 minute sketch and stand-up that aired on ITV on Sunday 31 August 1958 at 8.30pm. Made in black-and-white, the programme was produced by Kenneth Carter. The episode no longer exists in the archives and is presumed"
"with some lyrical adjustments in 1965. In the United States, Robin Luke's original version of ""Susie Darlin'"" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the Hot R&B Sides chart in 1958. Outside of the United States, Luke's version of ""Susie Darlin'"" peaked at No. 1 on the CHUM Chart and No. 23 in the UK that same year. Another charting version of ""Susie Darlin'"" was Tommy Roe's version, which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 35 in 1962. Susie Darlin' ""Susie Darlin'"" is a 1958 single by Robin Luke. Luke's rendition peaked"
"Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1962. It reached number 96 on the ""Billboard 200"" and remained there for 11 weeks. Darin recorded the album as a tribute to Ray Charles. His version of ""What'd I Say"" was a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Guest soloists included Nino Tempo, Plas Johnson and Darlene Love. Darin once said, ""I'm proud to say that I was on the Ray Charles bandwagon when it was just a baby carriage. In fact, two singers—Fats Domino and Ray"
"The Charlie Drake Show The Charlie Drake Show is the name of four British comedy programmes that aired from 1958 to 1968. Starring comedian Charlie Drake, two of the programmes aired on ITV and two on the BBC. The first programme to use the title ""The Charlie Drake Show"" was a one-off 60 minute sketch and stand-up that aired on ITV on Sunday 31 August 1958 at 8.30pm. Made in black-and-white, the programme was produced by Kenneth Carter. The episode no longer exists in the archives and is presumed lost. Two years later a sitcom, called ""The Charlie Drake Show"","
"Boyd. In 1962, Darin began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including ""Things"" (US No. 3/UK #2) (1962), ""You're the Reason I'm Living"" (US No. 3), and ""18 Yellow Roses"" (US No. 10). The latter two were recorded by Capitol Records, which he joined in 1962, before returning to Atlantic four years later. Darin left Capitol in 1964. In 1966, he had his final UK hit single, with a version of Tim Hardin's ""If I Were A Carpenter"", which peaked at No. 9 (No. 8 in the US). He performed the opening and closing songs on the"
"Ray Charles unless otherwise noted. Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1962. It reached number 96 on the ""Billboard 200"" and remained there for 11 weeks. Darin recorded the album as a tribute to Ray Charles. His version of ""What'd I Say"" was a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Guest soloists included Nino Tempo, Plas Johnson and Darlene Love. Darin once said, ""I'm proud to say that I was on the Ray Charles bandwagon when it was just a baby carriage. In fact,"
"Instrumental versions were done by Ray Conniff His Orchestra and Chorus, Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, Richard Clayderman, Django Reinhardt. English lyrics, unrelated to the French lyrics, were later written by Jack Lawrence and entitled ""Beyond the Sea"". The English version has been recorded by many artists, including Benny Goodman, Mantovani, Roger Williams and Gisele MacKenzie, but Bobby Darin's version released in 1959 is the best known by many, reaching #6 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song reached the top 40 twice prior to the Darin version (Goodman's version in 1948, Williams's in 1955). More recent versions include"
"Darin's ""Queen of the Hop"" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and also charted in the UK, ""Dream Lover"", a multi-million seller, reached #2 in the US and became a UK #1, and ""Mack the Knife"" (August 1959) went to #1 in both the US and the UK, sold over 2 million copies and won the 1960 Grammy Award for 'Record of the Year'. ""Beyond the Sea"", an English-language version of the Charles Trenet hit ""La Mer"", became his fourth consecutive US/UK Top 10 hit. Darin later signed with Capitol Records and left for"
"Morris on the music hall stage, and in the 1930 film, ""Elstree Calling"", the original lyric being ""He's only a workin' man"". Charlie Drake Charles Edward Springall (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006), known professionally as Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. With his small stature (5' 1""/155 cm tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick, he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally known for his ""Hello, my darlings!"" catchphrase. Born Charles Edward Springall in the Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London, he took his mother's maiden name"
"1957; it initially concentrated on singles and featured an ""across the board"" roster of pop, rock & roll, rhythm & blues and rockabilly artists and its first releases were by Jay Holliday, Johnny Houston and The Glowtones. After a slow start, Atco had considerable success with The Coasters and Bobby Darin. Darin's early releases had not been successful and Abramson planned to drop him, but Ertegun offered him another chance, and the session he produced yielded ""Splish Splash"", which Darin had written in 12 minutes and which sold 100,000 copies in the first month and became a million-seller. During 1958–59"
"by Johnny Horton. It did however reach No.1 in the U.K. for four weeks during June and July 1959. In addition to Darin's vocal, the song features Neil Sedaka on piano. A picture sleeve, featuring a portrait of Darin, was also issued for this record in the U.S. The song is featured in the 1991 movie ""Hot Shots!"" starring Charlie Sheen. A remake of the song performed by Dion is also played in full, during the end credits. The song was also used in the 1973 movie That'll be The Day and in Barry Levinson's 1982 debut film ""Diner"". A"
"age of eight, and after leaving school toured working men's clubs. After serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, Drake turned professional and made his television début in ""The Centre Show"" in 1953. He then joined his wartime comrade Jack Edwardes to form a double act, named 'Mick and Montmorency'. In 1954 he appeared with Bob Monkhouse in the film, ""Fast and Loose"". He appeared in the television shows ""Laughter in Store"" (1957), ""Drake's Progress"" (1957–58), ""Charlie Drake In…"" (1958 to 1960) and ""The Charlie Drake Show"" (1960 to 1961), being remembered for his opening catchphrase"
"soundtrack of the 1965 Walt Disney film ""That Darn Cat!"". ""Things"" was sung by Dean Martin in the 1967 TV special ""Movin' With Nancy"", starring Nancy Sinatra. Bobby Darin is not related to James Darren. This confusion sometimes arises because their names are pronounced similarly, they were born in 1936, they started their careers as teen idols with similarly styled songs, they both later sang some of the same standard pop-jazz ballads, and they are both associated with Gidget. James Darren starred in ""Gidget"" films as Gidget's (Sandra Dee) love interest. In real life, Darin was the love interest: he"
"an important release in the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's career. This LP proves that not every rocker suffers the ""sophomore slump."" That's All (Bobby Darin album) That's All is an album by American singer Bobby Darin released in 1959 and arranged by Richard Wess. It was on the ""Billboard"" LP charts for 52 weeks and peaked at number seven. It also includes Darin's US #1 hit ""Mack the Knife"". Darin won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best New Singer. Music critic JT Griffith called ""That's All"" Darin's ""most important record"" in his Allmusic review, also"
"separate ways that year, but Marvin did not let the Marvin & Johnny name die. Jesse Belvin had received his discharge from the U.S. Army by this time and he rejoined Phillips. In July 1956, Phillips and Belvin broke up again as Phillips began a solo career billed as Long Tall Marvin. Aladdin Records released ""My Dear My Darling"" in September 1956 and credited it to Marvin & Johnny. In May 1958, an old Marvin & Johnny recording of ""Yak Yak"" b/w ""Pretty Eyes"" was released on Aladdin. George Carlin performed ""Cherry Pie"" following a monologue on the Gladys Knight"
"pop—credibility... This Is Darin is highly recommended if you have long since tired of the Swingers soundtrack and want to discover Darin's more traditional fare."" This is Darin This Is Darin is an album by Bobby Darin, released in 1960. It was on the Billboard charts for 50 weeks and peaked at number six. Richard Wess arranged and conducted the material for the album. Music critic J.T. Griffith wrote in his Allmusic review ""This Is Darin showcases his confident phrasing with some moments of humor and a few trademark ""hut hut""s (six in the first song!)... Gone is the bobby-sock"
"My Boomerang Won't Come Back ""My Boomerang Won't Come Back"" was a novelty record by British comedian Charlie Drake which became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1961. The tune concerns a young Aboriginal lad (with Drake's signature Cockney accent) cast out by his tribe due to his inability to toss a boomerang. After months of isolation (and fighting off ""nasty bushwackin' animals""), the local witch doctor takes pity on the lad and informs him """"if you want you boomerang to come back/well, first you've got to throw it!"""" He does, and proceeds to bring down an"
"That's All (Bobby Darin album) That's All is an album by American singer Bobby Darin released in 1959 and arranged by Richard Wess. It was on the ""Billboard"" LP charts for 52 weeks and peaked at number seven. It also includes Darin's US #1 hit ""Mack the Knife"". Darin won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best New Singer. Music critic JT Griffith called ""That's All"" Darin's ""most important record"" in his Allmusic review, also writing it ""broadened his appeal and secured his imortality [sic]... [It] might not be a new fan's first Darin purchase. However, it is"
"which used the same melody and music arrangement but failed to chart. ""Mr. Custer"" was also a success in the UK Singles Chart for Charlie Drake in 1960, his third such chart hit. Novelty/country singer-songwriter Ray Stevens covered this song for his 1969 album ""Gitarzan"". Mr. Custer ""Mr. Custer"" is a march novelty song, sung by Larry Verne, and written by Al De Lory, Fred Darian, and Joseph Van Winkle. It was a song in the United States in 1960, topping the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart for the issue dated October 10, 1960, and remained there for one week."
"If I Were a Carpenter (Bobby Darin album) If I Were a Carpenter is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1966. It was a significant change in direction for Darin considering his previous album (""In a Broadway Bag"") was a collection of show tunes. Having previously built his career recording mainstream pop music, Darin's musical output became more ""folky"" as the 1960s progressed. In 1966, he charted with folksinger Tim Hardin's ""If I Were a Carpenter"". It was Darin's return to the Top 10 after a four-year absence (the single peaked at No. 8 in the US"
"honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Darin followed ""Mack"" with ""Beyond the Sea"", a jazzy English-language version of Charles Trenet's French hit song ""La Mer"". Both tracks were produced by Atlantic founders Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün with staff producer Jerry Wexler and they featured arrangements by Richard Wess. This late-1950s success included Darin setting the all-time attendance record at the Copacabana nightclub in Manhattan and headlining at the major casinos in Las Vegas. Darin's 1960 recording of ""Artificial Flowers"" – a song by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock from the Broadway musical ""Tenderloin"", about the death of a"
"character is hit on the head by a boomerang and hallucinates a bizarre Australian adventure (also ""politically incorrect"" due to its use of actors, including Drake himself, playing Aborigine characters in blackface makeup). When he wakes up he asks, ""What happened?"" and is told, ""Something you've always wanted--your boomerang came back!"" My Boomerang Won't Come Back ""My Boomerang Won't Come Back"" was a novelty record by British comedian Charlie Drake which became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1961. The tune concerns a young Aboriginal lad (with Drake's signature Cockney accent) cast out by his tribe due"
"was sampled for the title song of the Bollywood movie ""Dil Deke Dekho"". Sugartime ""Sugartime"" is a popular song written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols and published in 1957. The biggest hit version was by the McGuire Sisters, whose recording of it topped the Most Played Jockey chart in February 1958. It was also the second #1 Billboard single for the trio after 1954's ""Sincerely."" The song refers to the Jimmie Rodgers song ""Honeycomb"", which had been recorded a few months earlier in 1957. A version of the song by Johnny Cash, culled from his Sun Records catalogue, briefly"
"and listeners are often left out during his countless jokes and vocal asides—each of which get enormous responses from the original audience. The music is solid and Darin does his finger-popping best, but he walks a thin line between swinging and an outrageous parody of same... listening decades later, it's difficult to avoid the wish he'd played this date just a bit more straight."" Darin at the Copa Darin at the Copa is Bobby Darin's fourth album and third straight top-ten charting LP in the US. It debuted on 17 October 1960, peaked at number 9 and remained in the"
"Charlie Drake Charles Edward Springall (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006), known professionally as Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. With his small stature (5' 1""/155 cm tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick, he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally known for his ""Hello, my darlings!"" catchphrase. Born Charles Edward Springall in the Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London, he took his mother's maiden name for the stage and, later, television and film, achieving success as a comedian. Drake made his first appearance on stage at the"
"The Tarriers The Tarriers were an American vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music. Named after the folk song ""Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill"", the group had two hit songs during 1956-57: ""Cindy, Oh Cindy"" (with Vince Martin) and ""The Banana Boat Song."" The two singles became US Top Ten hits and peaked at #26 and #15 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. The group formed from a collection of folk singers who performed regularly at Washington Square in New York City during the mid-1950s, including Erik Darling and Bob Carey. ""Eventually it became the Tarriers, with Bob,"
"The Tarriers The Tarriers were an American vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music. Named after the folk song ""Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill"", the group had two hit songs during 1956-57: ""Cindy, Oh Cindy"" (with Vince Martin) and ""The Banana Boat Song."" The two singles became US Top Ten hits and peaked at #26 and #15 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. The group formed from a collection of folk singers who performed regularly at Washington Square in New York City during the mid-1950s, including Erik Darling and Bob Carey. ""Eventually it became the Tarriers, with Bob,"
"1965 and by Only Men Aloud! in 2008. Japan in 1978 on their ""Adolescent Sex"" album. The Bobby Darin version was used in the film ""American Beauty"" and the trailer for ""Catch Me If You Can"". The song was covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes on their 1968 album ""Sing and Perform Funny Girl"". Robin Williams also sang this song while dressed as Streisand during a scene from ""Mrs. Doubtfire"". LaToya London sang the song on the third season of ""American Idol"". Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross and Donna Summer also sang this song live. Lois Griffin sang"
"successes including ""Cumberland Gap"" (1957), ""Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour"" (1958) and ""My Old Man's a Dustman"" (1960). However, the British rock and roll scene was starting to take off, producing home-grown stars like Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde and Cliff Richard and the Shadows (themselves originally involved in skiffle). Donegan was the only skiffle act to make a serious impact on the charts, and even he began to look outmoded. The skiffle craze was largely over by 1958, as its enthusiasts either abandoned music for more stable employment or moved into some of the forms of music that"
"After several releases on Ace he recorded ""My Dearest Darling"" in 1957 for Chess Records; the song, co-written by Bo and Paul Gayten, became a national chart hit in 1960 when recorded by Etta James. From 1959, he recorded for Ric Records, and had regional hits including ""Every Dog Has Its Day"" and ""Tell It Like It Is"", and in 1961 recorded the novelty dance song ""Check Mr Popeye"", reissued nationally by Swan Records, which became one of his best-known recordings though not a national hit. During the 1960s, Bo continued to release singles on a string of local record"
"an acting career. Robert Cassotto became Bobby Darin thanks in part to the sign at a take out restaurant; the letters M, A and N on the light-up sign ""MANDARIN"" were not working, leaving only ""DARIN"", from which Cassotto decided that his last name would be Darin. Darin's career took off with a songwriting partnership, formed in 1955 with Don Kirshner, whom he met at a candy store in Washington Heights. They wrote jingles and songs, beginning with ""Bubblegum Pop"". In 1956 his agent negotiated a contract with Decca Records. The songs recorded at Decca had very little success. A"