@mama.rocks.13: 68yrs ago on this day in music... Aug 19 1955 Bobby Darin (single release) Mack the Knife That's All  album by Bobby Darin released March 1959 on the Billboard LP charts for 52 weeks peaked at number seven It also includes Darin's US No. 1 hit "Mack the Knife" spent nine weeks at the top spot and "Beyond the Sea",a Top 10 hit At the second Grammy Awards  (and the first to be televised) Darin won Record of the Year and Best New Singer The first of several successful collaborations between Bobby Darin and Richard Wess(1973),That's All launched the young singer from the realm of teen pop into the adult market, and comparisons with Frank Sinatra Darin recorded "Mack the Knife" on December 19, 1958 Ahmet Ertegun(2006) founder of Atlantic Records, knew they had caught lightning in a bottle, later recalling: "As we were cutting Mack the Knife on the first date, there was no doubt in anybody’s mind it would be a success. Everyone knew that this was going to be a number one record. Then I realized that having done the rock thing, Bobby was now going to have a big pop hit. We knew as we were cutting it, he’s going to become a major, major star. We were jumping up and down, and after the first take, I said, "You’ve got it! That’s it"! "Musicians Richard Wess~arranger, conductor (of The Richard Wess Orchestra) Doc Severinsen - trumpet #bobbydarin #50sthrowbacksongs #memories #theedsullivanshow #musicvideos #ifonlyfor59seconds

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