1959 HITS ARCHIVE: Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison (a #1 record)
Kansas City (Leiber-Stoller) by Wilbert Harrison
The #1 best-seller, written by the famed team of Leiber & Stoller, was originally recorded by Little Willie Littlefield in 1952 under the title “K.C. Loving.”
THE 1959 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1959 (some were recorded in 1958).