single · September 2, 1957

Wake Up Little Susie / Maybe Tomorrow

The Everly Brothers

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This single, featuring the A-side smash "Wake Up Little Susie" and its flip side "Maybe Tomorrow," showcased the Everly Brothers' signature harmonies and songwriting, becoming a defining release of 1957.

• "Wake Up Little Susie" hit number one on the Billboard Pop chart and number twenty on the R&B chart.
• The song's tale of teenage lovers falling asleep at the drive-in theater and waking up to face worried parents became a rock and roll standard.
• This release followed their first number-one hit "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and preceded their third number-one "Bye Bye Love."

Brothers Don Davis and Phillip Everly were a country-rock duo from Shenandoah, Iowa, who brought close harmony singing to the forefront of popular music in the late 1950s. Their 1957 single "Wake Up Little Susie" became their second number-one hit, solidifying their place in the rock and roll pantheon.