MR. BLUE
“Mr. Blue” is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell that was a hit for The Fleetwoods, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959 and giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. (More from Wikipedia)
Surprisingly, two of their stellar ballads hit #1 on the charts in 1959 in quick succession: “Come Softly to Me” and “Mr. Blue”. Nor was that the end of it: The Fleetwoods had a total of eleven Top 100 hits, with “Tragedy” landing in the Top Ten in 1961. The band called it quits in 1963 but have continued to tour periodically over the years in various incarnations.
(November 2013)
