The Year Was 1958–on the popular music charts, Iowa’s Everly Brothers with “All I Have To Do Is Dream,” Tommy Edwards sang “It’s All In The Game,” “Rockin’ Robin” by Bobby Day, “Yakety Yak” by the Coasters , and The Champs with “Tequila”…new television programs included “The Donna Reed Show” starring the Denison, Iowa native, cartoon favorite “Felix the Cat” and game show “Concentration”…movies included “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” and “South Pacific”…and in the news, Charles DeGaulle came to power in France, Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army, and the first Barbie doll was sold.
KXEL@80–1958
Jeff Stein
Jul 30, 2022 | 8:24 PM
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