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Nat Gonella is playing during a week of shows at The Empire, Hackney, London, England, UK, Europe.
Stranger In Paradise by Eddie Calvert enters the UK popular singles chart at No19. It will peak at No14 during a run of four weeks on the chart.
Unchained Melody by June Valli enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA at No29, but will rise no further
Unchained Melody by Al Hibbler enters the Popular Singles Chart in the UK at No11. It will peak at No2 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.
Unchained Melody by Les Baxter reaches No1 in the Billboard Most-Played by Disc Jockeys chart in the USA, during a 21-week run on the chart.
Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley enters the Billboard R'n'B Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1. The song has particular significance in the history of rock'n'roll because it is widely regarded as the first to have introduced African rhythms into rock through its adaptation of the insistent djouba rhythm, also known as The Hambone. This rhythm has inspired and formed the basis of numerous other rock recordings by artists including Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away, The Who's Magic Bus, Bruce Springsteen's She's the One, George Michael's Faith and Jealous Love by Anders Osborne, to name just a handful.
Stranger In Paradise by Eddie Calvert enters the UK popular singles chartat No19. It will peak at No14 during a run of four weeks on the chart.