"Pink Shoe Laces" and Early Career
The president of Crystalette Records, Carl Burns, happened to see her in a local show called "Strickly Informal." Mr. Burns gave her the name Dodie Stevens and the song "Pink Shoe Laces." Although Stevens did not initially like her new name or the song, she recorded "Pink Shoe Laces" in 1959 for the Crystalette label. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Following the song’s success, Dot Records signed her to a recording contract. Her first Dot recording was "Mairzy Doats" (Dot 16002) in 1959. In the early 1960s, she had several minor hit singles on Dot including "No" (Dot 16103) and "Yes I'm Lonesome Tonight" (Dot 16167), as well as "Merry, Merry Christmas Baby" (M. Sylvia / G. Lopez) (Dot 16166), which continues to enjoy airplay during the Christmas season. Dot also released Dodie's cover of the Patsy Cline hit "I Fall to Pieces" (Dot 16200) in 1961, and "Pink Shoe Laces" (Dot 16389) in 1962. She also recorded three non-charting albums for the label:
- Dodie Stevens (1959)
- Over the Rainbow (1960)
- Pink Shoe Laces (1963)
Stevens also appeared in the following films:
- Hound-Dog Man (1959) as Nita Stringer
- Alakazam the Great aka Saiyu-Ki (1961) as DeeDee the Monkey
- Convicts Four (1962) as Resko’s sister
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