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The Fleetwoods were an American vocal group from Olympia, Washington, whose members were Gary Troxel (born November 28, 1939), Gretchen Christopher (born February 29, 1940), and Barbara Ellis (born February 20, 1940).
(1959) " Come Softly to Me " is a popular song recorded by The Fleetwoods , composed of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel, who also wrote it. [ 2 ] The original title was "Come Softly", but was changed en route to its becoming a hit.
"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell [2] that was a hit for the Fleetwoods, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959, [3] giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track, and Si Zentner played the trombone.
The Fleetwoods and Frankie Avalon were the only acts to have two number ones in 1959, but neither act would top the Hot 100 again. [7] Bobby Darin spent nine non-consecutive weeks at number one with "Mack the Knife", making it the year's longest-running number one and Darin the act with the most weeks in the top spot.
The Fleetwoods: April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9: The Happy Organ: Dave "Baby" Cortez: May 16 May 23: Kansas City: Wilbert Harrison: May 30: The Battle of New Orleans: Johnny Horton: June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 July 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1: Lonely Boy: Paul Anka: August 8 August 15: There Goes My Baby: The Drifters: August 22 August ...
A recording of the song by Thomas Wayne and the DeLons rose to #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959. [3] Wayne's hit version was released on Memphis, Tennessee-based Fernwood Records, which was owned by Ronald "Slim" Wallace from 1957 to 1965. The single was made with a trio of girls recruited from the local high school.
The Fleetwoods: 6 21 May 1959: 1 14 May 1959: 11 "I've Waited So Long" Anthony Newley: 3 11 June 1959: 1 5 "Come Softly to Me" Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters: 9 28 May 1959: 2 28 May 1959: 1 "Mean Streak" Cliff Richard & The Drifters: 10 28 May 1959: 1 4 June 1959: 14 "Roulette" Russ Conway: 1 25 June 1959: 2 2 "I Go Ape" Neil Sedaka: 9 18 ...
The Fleetwoods released a version on their 1959 album, Mr. Blue. A rendition by Ritchie Valens was released in 1959 on the Del-Fi record label and can be found on several of his albums. It is also featured in a scene from the 1987 hit film about Valens, La Bamba in which the song was sung by Los Lobos.