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Written by: Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
Produced by: Archie Bleyer
Released: Sept. '57 on Cadence
Charts: 26 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

Though it sounds quaint today, "Wake Up Little Susie," the tale of a teen couple who fall asleep at a drive-in, stirred up controversy in 1957. The song was banned in Boston but became the Everlys' first Number One. In 2000, when candidate George W. Bush was asked by Oprah Winfrey what his favorite song was, he said, " 'Wake Up Little Susie,' by Buddy Holly."

Appears on: The Best of the Every Brothers (Rhino)

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