Artist	Song
Ritchie Valens	La Bamba
from The Best of Ritchie Valens (2006)
The Isley Brothers	Shout (Pts. 1 & 2)
from Shout - The RCA Sessions (2001)
Bobby Darin	Dream Lover
from The Ultimate Bobby Darin (2004)
The Flamingos	I Only Have Eyes for You
from Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1 (2003)
The Skyliners	Since I Don't Have You
from The Skyliners: Greatest Hits (2006)
Paul Anka	Put Your Head On My Shoulder
from Paul Anka Sings His Big 10, Vol. 1 (1992)
Frankie Avalon	Venus
from The Best of Frankie Avalon (2006)
Wilbert Harrison	Kansas City
from An Introduction to Wilbert Harrison (2006)
Ray Charles	What'd I Say, Pt. 1
from The Ray Charles Story, Volume Two (2005)
Bobby Darin	Mack the Knife
from The Ultimate Bobby Darin (2004)
Ritchie Valens	Donna
from The Best of Ritchie Valens (2006)
James Brown & The Famous Flames	Try Me
from The Federal Years: 1956-1960 (2006)
The Coasters	Charlie Brown
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Coasters - EP (2005)
The Drifters	There Goes My Baby
from Up On the Roof: The Best of the Drifters (2005)
Lloyd Price	Personality
from Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings (1994)
Phil Phillips	Sea of Love
from Love Songs We Used to Share (1995)
Frankie Ford	Sea Cruise
from Louisiana Piano Rhythms (2005)
Paul Anka	Lonely Boy
from Paul Anka Sings His Big 10, Vol. 2 (1992)
The Coasters	Poison Ivy
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Coasters - EP (2005)
Sam Cooke	Only Sixteen
from The Man Who Invented Soul (2000)
The Fleetwoods	Come Softly to Me
from The Very Best of the Fleetwoods - Come Softly to Me (1993)
Buddy Holly	True Love Ways
from Buddy Holly: Greatest Hits (1996)
Lloyd Price	Stagger Lee
from Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings (1994)
Johnny Horton	The Battle of New Orleans
from Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits (1987)
Fabian	Tiger
from Fabian's 16 Fabulous Hits (2007)

Comment:

By 1959, the sound that galvanized Teenage America (while scaring the bejeezus out of Mom & Pop America) was at a crossroads. The Brill Building was happening, the Beatles were on the horizon, and the rock 'n' roll revolution was almost over. [i]Almost[/i]. Truth is, it still had a few hell-raisers in the can: Before he departed for good, Ritchie Valens left us to tangle with a bit of a rattlesnake ("La Bamba"); with "What'd I Say, Pt. 1" Brother Ray brought to mainstream America the fever of a juke joint Saturday night; and the Isleys dropped "Shout (Parts 1 and 2)," in the process igniting dance floors for half-a-century. And that's just for starters — 1959-in-music continues in our Next Steps.

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