Puttin' On the Style

'''"Puttin' On the Style"''' was a 1957 hit for skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan. It was recorded live at the London Palladium and released as a double A-side along with "Gamblin' Man" and reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June and July 1957, where it spent two weeks in this position. The Chad Mitchell Trio also recorded this song on the "Mighty Day on Campus" album. Finnish singer Lasse Liemola had a hit in 1958 with a Finnish version of the song titled as "Diivaillen". In 1974 a group called Hullujussi covered "Diivaillen" in their album "Bulvania". A version of it was performed on the television series western Men of Shiloh Episode 20, "Tate: Ramrod" by Rex Allen during a dance segment on the show. Lyrics pertaining to 20th century events and technology such as "the young man in the hot rod car" were omitted. == Charts ==

Lonnie Donegan's version of the song first entered the UK singles charts on June 13, 1957, starting at number 11, after which it moved to number 7, number 2, and eventually, by June 28, was at number 1., where it remained for two weeks, before being overtaken by Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up", after which the track spent 3 weeks at number two, before falling to number 4, and rising back to number 2, only to fall again to number 16 over the proceeding five weeks. In late September the song would rise to number 11, before falling to its final position of 27 in October 1957. When The Quarrymen covered the song, it was in its second week at number one. ==References==