Catch a Falling Star

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“Catch a Falling Star” was a song recorded by Perry Como and on March 14, 1958 the RIAA awarded its first official Gold Record to the singer for this hit. It was very surprising since by this time well-known rock and rollers like Elvis had already taken center stage. Como was already in his fifties and dressed conservatively. However, he did had a certain style and held his own with other songs also like “Hot Diggity” and “Round and Round”. Luck was with him because the British Invasion had not yet begun. Once Como was awarded the first Gold Record the next artist was Laurie London for “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”. The third Gold went to Elvis in August of 1958 for “Hard Headed Woman” and by the end of 1961 Elvis’ Gold Record was tied on the RIAA’s list with Lawrence Welk whose “Calcutta” was certified in February 1961. So before rock and roll really go going songs were a mix of a little of this and a little of that. You don’t even have to wonder which song I chose to represent here. Can you imagine Elvis being tied with Lawrence Welk?