Betsy Brye - ’Sleep Walk’ + ’Daddy Daddy (Gotta Get A Phone In My Room)’ - 1959 45rpm

Singer Bette Anne Steele spent most of the fifties singing in dancebands and on the radio. She re-invented herself with the onslaught of rock ’n’ roll to Betsy Brye (Brye being her daughters nickname). She toured a lot with Jackie Wilson, Bo Diddley and Sam Cooke. This, her vocal take on Santo & Johnny’s instrumental gave her the biggest hit. A year later she decided to give up the biz and concentrate on being a mum