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Dion is one of the most successful singers to have a successful group, the Belmonts. He became even more successful as a solo artist. In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His biggest hit came in 1961 with “Runaround Sue.” The album of the same name was released on Laurie Records that same year. A black vinyl copy is no more than $25.00. However, a copy on green vinyl, as seen here, can sell for $700.00 today.

One of the true pioneers of Rock and Roll was Bo Diddley, the name given to him by a grammar school classmate. He was the only recording artist to have a hit named after himself. That song, “Bo Diddley,” by Bo Diddley was an immediate smash in 1955 and worth up to $150.00 as a 78. His syncopated ham-bone beat was unique at the time and later adapted by bands like the Who on songs like “Magic Bus.” The album, “Bo Diddley,” released on Chess Records in 1958, can sell for $300.00 today.

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The Troggs weren’t really one-hit-wonders but the success of their biggest hit, “Wild Thing,” in 1966 was so huge that it makes their lesser hits like “With a Girl Like You” and “Love is All Around” seem insignificant. The Troggs sold 5 million copies of “Wild Thing.” With so many copies, it’s worth no more than $20.00. But a mono copy of the “Wild Thing” album, released on ATCO Records, is worth up to $200.00 today.

Girl-groups such as the Shirelles and the Supremes have played a big part in the storied history of Rock and Roll. One of the earliest and most loved was the Chantels who with Arlene Smith at the front mike gave us one of Doo-Wop’s greatest hits in 1957 with “Maybe,” which is worth up to $150.00 today. Their 1958 album, “We Are The Chantels,” on End records, as seen here, can sell for $2,000.00.

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup might be best known as the guy, who wrote and first recorded “That’s All Right,” which became the first single in the unending career of Elvis Presley. The Elvis 45 on the Sun record label from 1954 is worth up to $1,000.00 today. Crudup was one of the many early Blues artists who never received the full royalties he was due. His 1962 album, “Mean Ol’ Frisco,” released by Fire Records, can also fetch up to $1,000.00 today.

Uriah Heep was a rock band formed in London who took their name from a character in a Charles Dickens novel. The group has sustained multiple personnel changes over the years. They found most of their fame in the 1970’s. Their biggest hit, “Easy Livin,” came in 1972. It’s worth no more than $10.00 but their 1972 album, “Magician’s Birthday,” released on Mercury Records, can get you $250.00 today.

The most successful group of the 50’s was the Platters. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, they were reluctantly signed by Mercury records in 1955 as part of a deal to sign the Penguins who had just scored big with “Earth Angel.” However, the Penguins never had another big hit while the Platters went on to have three #1 hits plus eighteen other singles that made the charts. Their first hit, “Only You,” was released by Federal Records in 1955 and is worth up to $300.00 as a single. Their 1957 album, “The Platters,” on Federal Records, featuring “Only You,” can sell for $1,000.00 today.

“Rockin’ Robin” by Bobby Day was released in 1958 and is one of those songs everyone from 8-80 seems to know. The fact that it was made a hit again in 1972 by Michael Jackson does not hurt its lasting popularity. It’s ironic that “Rockin’ Robin” was first a hit by Bobby Day whose real last time is “Byrd.” The 45 is worth up to $40.00 but the album, released on Class Records, can sell for $250.00 today.

In the 1980’s, Stevie Ray Vaughn established himself as the premier Blues guitarist of the day. Vaughn’s band, Double Trouble, was the first unsigned group to play the Montreau Jazz Festival. In 1985, he became the first while bluesman to win Blues Entertainer of the Year from the W.C. Handy Blues Foundation. The 1984 Stevie Ray Vaughn picture disc of “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” is worth up to $150.00 today.“Couldn’t Stand the Weather” by Stevie Ray Vaughn is just one of the picture discs you’ll find listed In our Picture Discs Price Guide. It’s available in the left hand column.