A happy birthday to the oldest living rocker & #1 hit having rock star!
Chuck was 28 in Aug. 1955,when he hit the top 10 with "Maybelline". He had a number of hits between then and 1964 (and an arrest or two.)
He didn't hit #1 though until 1972,with the absurd,"My Ding-A-Ling",which kept Elvis's "Burning Love" from going to the top!
Here's Chuck's "hit list",
1955-1964:
Maybelline #5
Roll Over Beethoven #29 (some radio stations wouldn't play it! [img]tongue.gif[/img] )
School Day #3
Rock & Roll Music #8
Sweet Little 16 #2 for 3 weeks
Johnny B. Goode #8
Carol #18
Almost Grown #32
Back In The USA #37
Nadine (Is That You?) #23
No Particular Place To Go #10
You Never Can Tell #14
'72-'73:
My-Ding-A-Ling #1 (1 week) (Live in England)
Reelin' and Rockin' #27 (re-released after "My Ding-A Ling"'s success,the 1957 version.)
Note:If Bill Haley (Born in 1925) had lived,he'd be the oldest.
Oldest living #1 artist overall?? Mitch Miller!! July 4th,1911!
Who had the #1 hit "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" in 1955 and who is now 95 years old!!