Be-Bop Baby

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"Be-Bop Baby"
Single by Ricky Nelson
from the album Ricky
B-side"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1957
GenreRock and roll
Length2:00
LabelImperial X5643
Songwriter(s)Pearl Lendhurst
Ricky Nelson singles chronology
"You're My One and Only Love"
(1957)
"Be-Bop Baby"
(1957)
"Stood Up"
(1957)

"Be-Bop Baby" is a song written by Pearl Lendhurst and performed by American musician Ricky Nelson.[1] The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 5 on the R&B chart in 1957.[2] The song appears on his 1957 album, Ricky.[3] Joe Maphis was the lead guitar on this recording.

The song ranked No. 42 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 songs of 1957.[4]

Rockabilly musician Autry Inman also recorded the song

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ricky Nelson interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
  2. ^ Ricky Nelson, "Be-Bop Baby" Chart Positions Retrieved January 23, 2014
  3. ^ Ricky Nelson, Ricky Retrieved January 23, 2014
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 50 Hits of 19957". Retrieved April 22, 2023.