"Charlie Brown" is a popular Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song that was a top-ten hit for the Coasters[2] in the spring of 1959 (released in January, coupled with "Three Cool Cats", Atco 6132).
However, a stereo rendering (with slightly different vocals) was released on the LP Atlantic History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol.
"[2] is most likely a reference to the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle, in which high school students mock the surname of a new teacher, Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford), changing "Dadier" to "Daddy-o", a then-current slang term (usually genial) for a male friend or a father.
Deep River Boys with Mikkel Flagstad's orchestra recorded their spin in Oslo on August 25, 1960; it was released on the extended play En aften på "Casino Non Stop" 1960 (HMV 7EGN 36).
Guy Mitchell put out a cover,[11] and in 1995 Voodoo Glow Skulls did a ska-punk version on their album Firme.
[12] In a 1979 episode of The White Shadow, the Carver basketball team performs this song at a school dance.
The song was used in Jim Reardon's short Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986) which incorrectly credited the Platters.