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NAMED SUE!
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IT’S no coincidence that one of the most popular North American girls’ names of the ’50s, Susan, turned up in many early rock songs. You’ll hear tunes about Sue, Susie, etc., and as lilies bloom, learn how they relate to the name!
PLAYLIST: Friday, June 26, 2026
Dale Hawkins — Susie-Q (1957)
Robin Luke — Susie Darlin’ (1958)
The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Suzie (1957)
The Spinners — Wake Up Susan (1976)
Clarence “Frogman” Henry — Little Suzy (1961)
Dion — Runaround Sue (1961)
Linda Laurie — Stay At Home Sue (1961)
Tooter Boatman — Susie’s House (ca. 1958)
Johnny Burnette — Sweet Suzie (1963)
The Buckinghams — Susan (1968)
Chubby Checker — Oh Susannah (1960)
Del Shannon — Sue’s Gotta Be Mine (1963)
Little Richard — Groovy Little Suzie (1964)
Bobby Vee — Suzie Baby (1959)
Ritchie Valens — That’s My Little Suzie (1959)
Bobby Lee Trammell — My Susie J—My Susie Jane (1958)
Tiny Topsy — Cha Cha Sue (1958)
Big Joe Turner — Bump Miss Susie (1951)
Johnny Cash — A Boy Named Sue (1969)
Creedence Clearwater Revival — Susie Q (1968)
