Brian Hyland biography
Brian Hyland (b. November 12, 1943) was a moderately successful pop artist
from Queens, New York
during the 1960s. Although not known as a major force
in the history of rock and roll,
Hyland did record two notable songs before his pop music success declined in
the late 1960s.
In 1960, Hyland
scored his first and biggest hit, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot
Bikini", a song that was as much about the 60s beach and surf culture as
it was about scantier female swimwear and the males who appreciated it. The
song was a smash hit as it managed to hit #1 on the American charts for one
week and remained on the charts a total of 13 weeks. Hyland's other well-known
hit was 1962's
"Sealed With A Kiss", an eventual oldies radio standard that reached #3
on the American charts and remained on the charts for 11 weeks.
From 1963 through 1966, Hyland failed to repeat his earlier
success, with several minor hits but none reaching higher than #20 ("The
Joker Went Wild") on the