Yep... real name was Anthony J. Bellusci. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending June 29, 1959, Little-known Chicago singer/songwriter Tony Bellus earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned “Robbin’ The Cradle” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly Maybe it was a hit because of Dick Clark… "Robbin' the Cradle" featured on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in April of 1959… and the exposure paid off: the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the very next week. #TonyBellus #DickClark #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The week ending June 29, 1959, Chicago pop singer/songwriter & accordionist Tony Bellus earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned “Robbin’ The Cradle” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly Tony Bellus wrote “Robbin’ The Cradle” himself. The lyrics tell of a doomed relationship between an older boy and a much younger girl, earning a bit of controversy even in 1959. Despite (or maybe because of) that, the song became a hit. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Tony Bellus’ big moment came in 1959 with “Robbin’ the Cradle,” recorded in Chicago and picked up nationally by the National Recording Corporation… The single had a strange charm: part teen-pop melodrama, part rockabilly shuffle, part old-school showman routine. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered

“Robbin’ the Cradle” got a big push after Tony Bellus appeared on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand on April 20, 1959. The single entered the US #Billboard #Hot100 a week later… and it climbed into the #Top40 June 29, 1959, earning Tony Bellus his US #OneHitWonder honors. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered

Tony Bellus never returned to the US #Hot100, partly due to a military stint and the bankruptcy of his record label… but he kept working. He remained active as an entertainer, especially around Chicago clubs and later down in Florida. #TonyBellus #OneHitWondered