lˈiːst tʊ ˈɑːɹɡoʊ ɹˈɛkɚdz ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ, ðə sˈɔŋ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ nˈæʃənəl hˈɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, pɹəpˈɛlɪŋ bɜːnˈɑːɹd ˌɑːntʊ dˈɪk klˈɑːɹks ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈændstænd, ðə dˈɪk klˈɑːɹk sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ nˈaɪt bˈiːtʃnʌt ʃˈoʊ, ænd ðɪ ˈælən fɹˈiːd ʃˈoʊ, æz wˈɛl æz ˌɑːntʊ tˈʊɹz wɪð dʒˈɛɹi lˈiː lˈuːɪs, fɹˈæŋki ˈævælən, tʃˈʌk bˈɛɹi, ænd bˈiː. bˈiː. kˈɪŋ, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz.
Leased to Argo Records of Chicago, the song became a national hit in 1959, propelling Bernard onto Dick Clark's American Bandstand, The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show, and The Alan Freed Show, as well as onto tours with Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Avalon, Chuck Berry, and B. B. King, among others.