Had 6 singles chart hits in the USA: Be-Bop-A-Lula #7 (1956), Race With The Devil #96 (1956), Bluejean Bop #49 (1956), Lotta Lovin' #13 (1957), Wear My Ring #13 (1957), Dance To The Bop #23 (1957), and 1 Album Hit: Bluejean Bop #16 (1956). Be-Bop-A-Lula was the 27th highest selling single in the USA for the year 1956. Received 2 gold records for over 1 million sales of Be-Bop-A-Lula and Lotta Lovin'. Also had 8 singles chart hits in the UK (1956-61), 1 EP Chart Hit (1962) and 1 Album Hit (1960).
Had a #7 pop hit with "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in 1956 with his group, The Blue Caps.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1749 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Interred at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, California, USA.