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Elvis Presley recorded "Danny" (Wise - Weisman) in 1958 for the movie King Creole in which he played the character Danny Fisher. It was not used on the original soundtrack but is found on the 1997 release as a bonus track. Conway Twitty (Harold

In 1957 Buddy Holly named the original tune "Cindy Lou" for his niece. The title was changed to "Peggy Sue" for drummer Jerry Allison who co-wrote the tune and was trying to impress majorette Peggy Sue Gerron, his future wife, at the time. In 1958

As the Jay Hawks they hit the top twenty with "Stranded in the Jungle" in 1956. As the Marathons they got into the top twenty again with "Peanut Butter" in 1961. The Vibrations' (Dave Govan - Don Bradley - Carl Fisher, Ricky Owens and James Johnson)

Although it wasn't a national hit Bobby Mitchell and the Toppers were first to record "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday" (Hayes - Domino - Bartholomew) in 1957 and it sold well in many regions culminating with a spot on American Bandstand. Two years later

Even though they recorded their tracks separately, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell released the duet "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford - Simpson) in 1967 and hit the top twenty. This is from their album "United" featuring the Funk Brothers. In 1968

Recorded by gifted composer Mark James (Francis Zambon) in 1968 "Suspicious Minds" was released and went nowhere. After several takes on the tune early on a January morning, Elvis Presley topped the charts in 1969 with his cover. This would be his

Written by Barry and Robin Gibb in 1975. The Bee Gees (Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb) "Come On Over" was on the trio's 1975 album "Main Course". "Come On Over" is the Olivia Newton-John album title issued in 1976. The album hit number two on the