4 May 2026
The Pittsburgh 60s doo-wop group THE MARCELS had a huge hit with
their cover of a 1934 song, called BLUE MOON, written by composer
Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. A notable songwriting duo
at the time.
Blue Moon topped the UK Single Charts on 4 May 1961, today 65 years ago.
It also went to #1 in the USA. Way before The Marcels’ version other artists
had performed the standard, with among others Elvis Presley in 1954, but
The Marcels‘ rendition was the most succesful.
“bomp-baba-bomp
bomp-baba-bomp
bomp-baba-bomp
Blue Moon”
