"Get a Job" is one of the best known doo-wop songs of the 1950s. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Recorded by The Silhouettes in October 1957, the song reached the #1 spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958. The Silhouettes were an American Doo wop / R&B group whose single " Get A Job " was a #1 hit on the Billboard Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
"When I was in the service in the early 1950s and didn't come home and go to work my mother said "Get A Job" and basically that's where the song came from" said tenor Richard Lewis, who wrote the lyrics. [1] The four members shared the credit, jointly creating the "sha na na" and "dip dip dip dip" hooks later imitated by other doo-wop groups.
The song was recorded at Robinson Recording Laboratories in Philadelphia in October 1957. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Rollie McGill played the saxophone break and the arranger was Howard Biggs. It was released on the Junior label and subsequently licensed to Ember for national distribution.
The Silhouettes performed the song several times on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in early 1958, and it sold more than a million copies. American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark
The song was later featured in the soundtracks of the movies American Graffiti, Stand By Me, and Joey (in which the group also performed it). American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Stand by Me is a 1986 adventure - Drama film directed by Rob Reiner. The revival group Sha Na Na derived their name from the song's catchy lyric. Sha Na Na is a well-known Rock and roll revival act Announcing themselves as "from the streets of New York" and outfitted in gold lame leather jackets and Elvis
| Preceded by "At the Hop" by Danny and the Juniors |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Get a Job" by The Silhouettes February 24, 1958 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Don't" by Elvis Presley |
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" At the Hop " a slightly disguised 12-bar blues celebration of popular dance styles was a hit single by Danny and the Juniors. Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia based Quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 The Silhouettes were an American Doo wop / R&B group whose single " Get A Job " was a #1 hit on the Billboard Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Don't " is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic