"Be-Bop Baby" is a song written by Pearl Lendhurst and performed by

Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he bega ...

. The song reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' pop chart and No. 5 on the

R&B chart The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

in 1957. The song appears on his 1957 album, '' Ricky''. Joe Maphis was the lead guitar on this recording. The song ranked No. 42 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 50 songs of 1957. Rockabilly musician Autry Inman also recorded the song

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1957 songs 1957 singles Ricky Nelson songs Imperial Records singles {{1950s-single-stub