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A teenage tragedy song is a style of sentimental ballad in popular music that peaked in popularity in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Lamenting teenage death scenarios in melodramatic fashion, these songs were variously sung from the viewpoint of the dead person's romantic interest, another witness to the tragedy, or the dead or dying person.
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Run Joey Run. " Run Joey Run " is a teenage tragedy song performed by soft rock singer David Geddes. It was a US Top 40 hit which peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart in the fall of 1975, and hit No. 1 on the Cashbox Magazine's Top 100. [2] It would be Geddes' biggest hit. He made it into the Top 40 one other time with " The Last Game ...
The song was written and composed by Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld, Roger Christian, and Jan Berry at Wilson's mother's house in Santa Monica. It was part of the teenage tragedy song phenomenon of that period, and one of the most popular such selections of all time. "Dead Man's Curve" was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
Frank Barber. " Tell Laura I Love Her " is a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh. It was a US top ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1] Later that same year, it was recorded and released by Ricky Valance in the United Kingdom, where ...
"Running Bear" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. The Big Bopper) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. [4] The 1959 recording featured background vocals by George Jones and the session's producer Bill Hall, who provided the "Indian chanting" of "uga-uga" during the three verses, as well as the "Indian war cries" at the start and end of the record.
Last Kiss. " Last Kiss " is a song written by Wayne Cochran and first recorded by Cochran in 1961 for the Gala label. Cochran's version failed to do well on the charts. [2] Cochran re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. It was revived by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, who took it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Mark Dinning singles chronology. " Teen Angel ". (1959) "A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died)" (1960) " Teen Angel " is a teenage tragedy song written by Jean Dinning and her husband, Red Surrey. Recorded at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, [1] the song was performed by Jean's brother, Mark Dinning, and released in October 1959.