1959 HITS ARCHIVE: Red River Rock - Johnny & the Hurricanes

Red River Rock (King-Mack-Mendelsohn) by Johnny and the Hurricanes Sax man Johnny “Paris” Pocisk leads the group in this top-5 instrumental rocker, based on a Nineteenth-Century western ballad of various titles but eventually best-known under the name “Red River Valley.” THE 1959 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1959 (some were recorded in 1958).