This fun 25-track set illuminates the versatile state of the pop music charts in 1958, and includes classic doo wop (
Danny & the Juniors
'
"At the Hop"
), sweetened country-pop (
the Everly Brothers
"All I Have to Do Is Dream"
), R&B-laced instrumentals (
the Champs
"Tequila"
), poignant teen idol fare (
Ricky Nelson
's
"Poor Little Fool"
), smoothed-out folk (
the Kingston Trio
"Tom Dooley"
), and traditional vocal pop (
Perry Como
"Catch a Falling Star"
), among other things, suggesting that 1958 was a pretty good and varied year on the radio waves. ~ Steve Leggett