"Be-Bop Baby" is a song written by Pearl Lendhurst and performed by American musician Ricky Nelson. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 5 on the R&B chart in 1957.Ricky Nelson, "Be-Bop Baby" Chart Positions Retrieved January 23, 2014 The song appears on his 1957 album, Ricky.Ricky Nelson, Ricky Retrieved January 23, 2014 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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