Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 51 minutes ago
"Born Too Late", performed by The Poni-Tails, reached #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #5 on the UK Singles chart, and #11 on the R&B chart in 1958. The original trio of ladies were high school students from Lyndhurst, OH. Thanks to Cleveland DJ's, it became a major hit and an enduring part of rock and roll history. Unfortunately, for their recording efforts, all the trio ever received was fan mail, and spending money. The lack of royalties, cost of recording sessions, outfits, traveling expenses, and promotional costs probably related to their decision to exit the business in 1960 and return to private life. Music of the late 1950's began to reflect both the cultural changes that were happening while still holding on to the social norms of the past. Teenagers then have become so iconic that, for some, they represented the last generation of innocence prior to the British invasion. Images of bobbysoxers, letter-man jackets, malt shops, and sock hops come instantly to mind. They are so classic that they have become as "American as apple pie".
"Born Too Late", performed by The Poni-Tails, reached #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #5 on the UK Singles chart, and #11 on the R&B chart in 1958. The original trio of ladies were high school students from Lyndhurst, OH. Thanks to Cleveland DJ's, it became a major hit and an enduring part of rock and roll history. Unfortunately, for their recording efforts, all the trio ever received was fan mail, and spending money. The lack of royalties, cost of recording sessions, outfits, traveling expenses, and promotional costs probably related to their decision to exit the business in 1960 and return to private life. Music of the late 1950's began to reflect both the cultural changes that were happening while still holding on to the social norms of the past. Teenagers then have become so iconic that, for some, they represented the last generation of innocence prior to the British invasion. Images of bobbysoxers, letter-man jackets, malt shops, and sock hops come instantly to mind. They are so classic that they have become as "American as apple pie".
