WMCA Weekly Survey for December 20, 1957

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com/wmca



Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Gary Pfeifer and Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

TW  LW
 1   1  AT THE HOP - Danny & The Juniors (ABC-Paramount)
 2   3  RAUNCHY - Bill Justis & His Orchestra (Phillips Int’l)
 3   2  KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)
 4   5  ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC - Chuck Berry (Chess)
 5   4  WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND - George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)
 6   8  TEAR DROPS - Lee Andrews & The Hearts (Chess)
 7   7  YOU SEND ME - Sam Cooke (Keen)
 8  10  GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)
 9  13  LIECHTENSTEINER POLKA - Will Glahe & His Orchestra (London)
10   6  SILHOUETTES - The Rays (Cameo)
11   9  APRIL LOVE - Pat Boone (Dot)
12  11  JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
13  12  PEGGY SUE - Buddy Holly (Coral)
14  --  WAITIN’ IN SCHOOL - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
15  19  HEY, SCHOOLGIRL - Tom & Jerry (Big)
16  --  JINGLE BELL ROCK - Bobby Helms (Decca)
17  18  THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU - The Silva-Tones (Argo)
18  15  OH, BOY! - The Crickets (Brunswick)
19  21  BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ - The Hollywood Flames (Ebb)
20  --  I’LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU - Sam Cooke (Specialty)
21  --  LA DEE DAH - Billy & Lillie (Swan)

WAX TO WATCH
    A BROKEN PROMISE - The Four Coins (Epic)
    ECHOES KEEP CALLING ME - Little Joe & The Thrillers (Okeh)
    PHOTOGRAPHS - The Chordettes (Cadence)
    THIS IS THE NITE - The Valiants (Keen)
    YOU’RE THE GREATEST - Billy Scott (Cameo)
    A VERY SPECIAL LOVE - Johnny Nash (ABC-Paramount)
    I WANT YOU TO KNOW - Fats Domino (Imperial)
    COLONEL BOGEY - Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra (London)
    MARCH FROM THE RIVER KWAI AND COLONEL BOGEY - Mitch Miller & His
      Orchestra (Columbia)
    FIVE MORE STEPS - Ray Stevens (Prep)
    DON’T LET GO - Roy Hamilton (Epic)
    YOU ARE MY DESTINY - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)
    FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS - Sam Cooke (Keen)
    ANGEL TEARS - Laura K. Bryant (Cameo)
    THE STROLL - The Diamonds (Mercury)
    BOBBY - Barbara McNair (Coral)
    CLICK-CLACK - Dicky Doo & The Don’ts (Swan)
    JO-ANN - The Playmates (Roulette)
    SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON - Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra (Dot)
    SUGARTIME - The McGuire Sisters (Coral)

DEE JAY’S CORNER...

Did you know that you -- the record buyers -- are the real Kings
and Queens of the music world? When you’ve heard them all, you
decide which tunes rate tops... and that’s how disc hits are crowned!
It’s just as easy as dialing our daily platter sessions on WMCA --
570 on your dial -- where we spin all the new hits first to help you
make your choice! Hope you tune in often... andlet all of us at WMCA
help make your holiday season gayer than ever!
    Alun Williams


   DJ's:
   Roger Gallagher & Joe O'Brien
   Bob Callan
   Ernie Stone
   Bert Knapp
   Alun Williams
   Dave Leeds
   Murray Kaufman
   Ed Welch
  

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