1961

1961 - Rock History

Del Shannon - Runaway vid






Dion - Runaround Sue vid






The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman vid






The Top Notes - Twist and Shout vid
The Regents - Barbara Ann vid
Sandy Nelson - Let there be drums vid / Queen version vid
Roy Orbison - Crying vid / Running Scared vid
Ben E King - Stand By Me vid
Ray Charles and the Raelettes - Hit the road Jack vid
The Dovells - Bristol Stomp vid
Bobby Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin' vid
Ramrods - Ghost Riders in the Sky vid
Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man vid
Chubby Checker playing his 1961 hit "Pony Time" vid

1961 - Rock Facts

-> The Regents 1961 Hit "Barbara Ann" reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #2 when later covered by the Beach Boys in 1965 on their album, Beach Boys' Party! They also had a second charting hit with "Runaround", which hit #28 later in 1961.
->"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally recorded by the Topnotes in 1961 and then covered by The Isley Brothers and was later covered by The Beatles, with John Lennon on the lead vocals, and originally released on their first album Please Please Me. See: "Twist and Shout" in wikipedia