School's Out: Let's Rock 'n' Roll!
Looking into my faithful and invaluable companion, The Gold of Rock & Roll, I see that in the week of June 23, 1958, the top spot on the charts was held by Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater," the inspiring tale of an interplanetary ogre who wants only to play in a rock 'n' roll band. Hey, who didn't?
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