Daddy_Cool_(The_Rays_song)
Daddy Cool (The Rays song)
1957 single by The Rays
"Daddy Cool" is a song by US doo-wop group The Rays and was released on Cameo Records as the B-side of their 1957 single "Silhouettes". It became a No. 3 hit on the Billboard Pop singles chart.[1][2][3] The song was written by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay, who had also written the A-side, "Silhouettes".[4] The song became a No. 1 single on the Australian singles charts when covered by novelty band Drummond in 1971, and remained there for seven weeks.[5] UK cover band Darts also had a hit single with the song, which reached No. 6 in 1977.[2]