BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO by JIVIN GENE & THE JOKERS was not only - TopicsExpress



          

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO by JIVIN GENE & THE JOKERS was not only one of the first Swamp Pop hits, but also one of the earliest Swamp Pop hits to sell well enough to also make the national music charts. A big Gulf Coast hit in the summer of 1959, Genes record first entered national charts in September, where it began spreading nationally. Three years, later, singer / pianist Neil Sedaka would have a big hit with a different song, sharing the same title. National Charts: Billboard #69 ; Cash Box #53 : Music Vendor (Record World) #31 Some Local Charts: #1 (KPAC...Port Arthur) ; #1 (WAIL...Baton Rouge) ; #3 (WJBW...New Orleans) ; #8 (KDWB and WLOL...Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) ; #2 (KXFM...San Bernardino, California) ; #8 (KRLA..Los Angeles, California) ; #9 (KPHO...Phoenix, Arizona) youtu.be/SGYUdxK6OJk
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:49:47 +0000

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