Yeah, I'm jumping on the bandwagon. Since it was 60 years ago today, what better to start off this thread with one of my favorite Buddy Holly songs.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLBWkM0jzK0


Cat

"Je t'appartiens" is a popular song originally published in French in 1955  interpreted by Gilbert Bécaud, It became popular worldwide with an English version "Let It Be Me" by The Everly Brothers (1960) and later with the duet by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler (1964).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPEfdjvTqE
Dion & The Belmonts - I Wonder Why (1958)

At the Hop.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3SrtN6tMyg


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeVx1C73o8k
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)

Such a beautiful son, "The End" by Earl Grant (1958)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVHCfBBraK0
Fabian - Turn Me Loose

Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tou8-Cz8is


I can't hear this song without thinking of the movie Beetlejuice.


Cat

the sun is out today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_5593-skQ
Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent

geez I cant recall

Glad for this thread!  This rocker is a real classic  :D

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frn-oMuYVC8



Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent


Incidentally - the same 1960 car crash that killed Eddie Cochran also injured Gene Vincent  :\'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96ylFiQK_I
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers- Why Do Fools Fall In Love

A group of my neighbors to the North (Sheboygan, WI) gave us this sweet song

The Chordettes - Lollipop (1958)  :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rYoRaxgOE0

pop

Here's a big name from the late 50's (and beyond) - rightly so...

Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar (1959)    :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8x5cUFoDnU

School days - who can relate?  ;)

Chuck Berry - School Days (1957)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHG5-GxI_Es

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQQCPrwKzdo
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill

I always start singing my parody when I start to sing this

A group of my neighbors to the North (Sheboygan, WI) gave us this sweet song

The Chordettes - Lollipop (1958)  :D

I remember being fascinated by that song when I was a kid. :D

I remember being fascinated by that song when I was a kid. :D


Sure - but some of us never outgrow it  ;)

This smash is just - DREAMY! 

The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream (1958)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zdAgiX8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOTJnXo9XuQ
Hilltoppers - Trying (1952)

Hilltoppers - Trying (1952)


^ 1952 is before "rock and roll" was born - but you can hear certain strains of what was to come in this group, this tune.  Interesting - thanks!  :)

What a performer!  :D

Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless (live version of his 1958 smash)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwYZ83l22cA

^ 1952 is before "rock and roll" was born - but you can hear certain strains of what was to come in this group, this tune.  Interesting - thanks!  :)


The Doo-Wop era was My Father's time, he listens to it almost all the time. :)

Carl Perkins.  'Nuff said.  8)

Carl Perkins - Matchbox 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdiD_CcEIWc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPU-cvaKCM
Lloyd Price- Personality

A true pioneer and a legend - deservedly so!  :D

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally / Tutti Frutti (both 1956)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek

Sure - but some of us never outgrow it  ;)

Right about that!

I think there are other songs that came out then which I loved as a kid (said songs were already "old" in a sense by then).

The Doo-Wop era was My Father's time, he listens to it almost all the time. :)

My parents love those songs too; in fact in 2007 we went to a doo wop concert featuring 4 different acts from that era.

My parents love those songs too; in fact in 2007 we went to a doo wop concert featuring 4 different acts from that era.


Who was in it?

Who was in it?

The Duprees, The Penguins, Diamond Dave Sommerville, and Johnny Maestro with the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Duprees, The Penguins, Diamond Dave Sommerville, and Johnny Maestro with the Brooklyn Bridge.


My Father knows those groups, he's been to a lot of Doo Wop concerts throughout the years.

Gotta love the Platters  :D

The Platters - The Great Pretender (early 1956)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyM8NVl4yBY

Gotta love the Platters  :D

The Platters - The Great Pretender (early 1956)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyM8NVl4yBY
Great song!

Great and an easy song for karoke!

Gotta love the Platters  :D

The Platters - The Great Pretender (early 1956)

Great song!

Great and an easy song for karoke!

I hadn't heard that one in ages!

me too ooh ooh ooh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPunMswbIFc
Lita Roza - (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPunMswbIFc
Lita Roza - (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window?
Woof Woof!!

Honouring the birthday of Eddie Calvert with his "Oh, Mein Papa", from 1954.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN5rG3wLa4
Nat King Cole- Unforgettable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN5rG3wLa4
Nat King Cole- Unforgettable


O0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIvy9nSlZf0
Clarence "Frogman" Henry- Ain't Got No Home

Clarence "Frogman" Henry- Ain't Got No Home


O0 nice pick from early 1957!  This one caught my attention when the local suburban oldies station would occasionally pull it out...

O0 nice pick from early 1957!  This one caught my attention when the local suburban oldies station would occasionally pull it out...


It is his birthday today.

Having seen the film recently!

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In honor of the first day of spring:  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNA9rQcMq00


Cat

In honor of the first day of spring:  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNA9rQcMq00


Cat
He can come over and poison a few more pigeons here!

He can come over and poison a few more pigeons here!


And the stupid seagulls too!

And the stupid seagulls too!
Are we making a list?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8F4vdF-bJc
Vito Picone & The Elegants- Little Star

This is My Father's favorite song because he loves Doo-Wop and he used it many years ago on our old answering machine because everytime he'd go out we wouldn't know where he went, thus describes the song "Where Are You, Little Star"? :)

Are we making a list?


Maybe we should!

As I've been a bit under the weather, this one speaks to me today...

The Coasters - Poison Ivy (late 1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrtRlAtNys

A 50's song thread needs some Elvis!  :D

Elvis Presley - I Got Stung (late 1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-2scLOrLlo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT3oDMCWpI
Five Satins- In The Still Of The Night

Though this catchy smash is 60+ years old, we still "wonder who"...    ;)

Monotones - Book Of Love (spring 1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIfuNPbBaaA

Kingston Trio
"Tom Dooley"
1958
based on a true story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT_PMJWWO84

Mr. Sandman-the Chordettes (1954)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX45pYvxDiA


Cat

Though this catchy smash is 60+ years old, we still "wonder who"...    ;)

Monotones - Book Of Love (spring 1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIfuNPbBaaA


My Father loves this song, He was born in the Doo-Wop Era. :)

This smash was their one and only... but it's a goodie!  :D

The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)  (spring 1959)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0NXdt6ZdU

The infamous "Day The Music Died" (2/3/59) claimed this young talent, not to be forgotten...

Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1958)    :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-by5e4saI

you know what I like

you know what I like


Yep!  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx47qrH1GRs
Sheb Wooley- Purple People Eater

sure looks strange to me

Sheb Wooley- Purple People Eater


^ Fun novelty tune from '58!  :)

Beep, Beep-the Playmates (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3qaYBOl_eY


Cat

a bird or some car?

Beep, Beep-the Playmates (1959)




Cat

I always enjoyed how that song starts off reeeeaaalllly slow and then gradually gets faster with each verse untiltheveryend. :D




a bird or some car?

The song is about two different cars. The narrator keeps wondering why the guy in the other car keeps following him so closely...
until the last line of the song.

I always enjoyed how that song starts off reeeeaaalllly slow and then gradually gets faster with each verse untiltheveryend. :D


The song is about two different cars. The narrator keeps wondering why the guy in the other car keeps following him so closely...
until the last line of the song.
Oh!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Eu43RoaGQ
Moonglows- Ten Commandments Of Love

Engaging and fun - this smash has it all  :D

Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager In Love (spring 1959)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXGWEsEOYQ

Take Five-Dave Brubeck (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs


Cat

Take Five-Dave Brubeck (1959)




Cat

I have always loved this one due to its unique 5/4 meter. 8)

Fever-Peggy Lee (1958)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb5IweiYG8


Cat

Fever-Peggy Lee (1958)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb5IweiYG8


Cat
I just find Joe Mondragon bass playing so captivating.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k
Coasters- Poison Ivy (1959)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNEj5FUHStE
Danny And The Juniors- Rock And Roll Is Here to Stay

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Remembering Ritchie Valens on his date of birth.

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Now remembering the late Doris Day  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEllHMWkXEU
Bobby Darin- Mack The Knife

looks sharp

Here's a fun song I'd often hear on my favorite oldies stations...

Buddy Knox - Party Doll (1957)    :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL7MJ-a2Kx4

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Honouring the birthday of the songwriter Bob Merrill, he died in 1998.

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From the musical Carousel, "If I Loved You", a charming song.

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Hats off to this three-decade hitmaker!  :)

Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool (1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giQ-yeJyZEs

I'm a pour little fool

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Fever-Peggy Lee (1958)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb5IweiYG8


Cat




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Daja vu all over again.


Cat

Daja vu all over again.


Cat

Great minds think alike, I guess!


She would have turned 99 today. :\'(

Great minds think alike, I guess!


She would have turned 99 today. :\'(
:\'(

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when I die

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzNeh4Mq1o
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You (1959)

Honouring the birthday of song composer Frederick Loewe, with "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZh6ZSRoYg
The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You

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Honouring the date of birth of Australian singer Slim Dusty, with his "A Pub With No Beer" from 1957.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T6XIBIjKck
Do You Want to Dance - Bobby Freeman

where?

where?
Dancing in the pub with no beer?

what time?

Composer Henry Mancini died this day in 1994.

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Do You Want to Dance - Bobby Freeman


O0 Nice pick from '58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzNeh4Mq1o
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You

must be some kind of blind love

The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You

Nice pick from '59 O0

That recurring scat line is often misheard as a quick "Do what you want!" :D

second that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew

Frankie Laine
"Girl In The Wood"
1953
A somewhat mysterious song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLZbFIcWASc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew


One of My Father's favorite Doo-Wop song! O0

shh not so loud

The Crew Cuts- Sh Boom


One of My Father's favorite Doo-Wop song! O0

Agree; I haven't heard it in ages.

In honor of the Summer Solstice.

This is one of my favorite rendition of this classic Gershwin song from Porgy & Bess.

Summertime, by the late, great Sam Cooke. (1957)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXrf83Qyc3w


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_JZcC0tHI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OFESufsZG0
Bobby Day "Rockin' Robin"

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As school's been out a few weeks, it's a good time to look back...

Chuck Berry - School Days (1957)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ECqL51SRUk

those high pitched noises

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hb66FH9AzI
See you later alligator - Bill Haley and Comets

thought it was crocodile

^ It is. The song goes "See ya later, alligator / After while, crocodile!" :D

I enjoy listening to it myself.

Honouring the 92nd birthday of Ed Ames.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8j4mn4eF-c
Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One

that spider over there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHqWWaQFkwA
The Mello Kings - Tonite, Tonite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAstwytBu3I
The Flamingos - I Was Such a Fool (to Fall in Love with You) (1959)

"Screamin' Jay" Hawkins- I Put a Spell on You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXai-sgM-s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL7MJ-a2Kx4
Buddy Knox - Party Doll (1957)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcGi4-n_Yw
The Penguins - Earth Angel

will you  decline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcGi4-n_Yw
The Penguins - Earth Angel
Every time I hear this song I always think of Back To The Future.

why is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcGi4-n_Yw
The Penguins - Earth Angel

Every time I hear this song I always think of Back To The Future.

why is that?
It was featured in the film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvxagNIBVLU
Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder (1959)

put some weight apon me          ba bie

put some weight apon me          ba bie


Could you please get out this thread if you have nothing to contribute!  >:(

On my mind today...

Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTIP_FOdq24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tIHtbctFQ
Frankie Ford "Sea Cruise"

you'll take me on one?

Remembering Felice Bryant, the American songwriter, with:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQxvisyl4Pk
Dave "Baby" Cortez ~ The Happy Organ

Remembering Lita Roza with "Hey There" from 1956.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEwcMvcWKgk
THE ORIOLES - "CRYING IN THE CHAPEL" (1953)

dream dream dre eam

I'll shut up,  some people don't know how to shut up but I

Just because!

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Just because!

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Do you know if that is the English translation to the opera?

I will always have a special place in my heart for Carmen. We pretty much dissected it in my music theory class in my senior year of high school. All of us would walk out of the class humming a lot of the music.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Do you know if that is the English translation to the opera?

I will always have a special place in my heart for Carmen. We pretty much dissected it in my music theory class in my senior year of high school. All of us would walk out of the class humming a lot of the music.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat
Lyrics of the movie "Carmen Jones" are based on Georges Bizet's opera Carmen.

From Google, opera lyrics:

"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)

love is a rebellious bird
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

that no one can tame
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser

And it is in vain that it is called
Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle

If he agrees to refuse
S'il lui convient de refuser

Nothing is done, threat or prayer
Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière

One speaks well, the other is silent
L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait

And that's the other one I prefer
Et c'est l'autre que je préfère

He did not say anything, but he likes me
Il n'a rien dit, mais il me plaît

Love (× 4)
L'amour (× 4)

Love is bohemian child
L'amour est enfant de bohème

He never, never, knew any law
Il n'a jamais, jamais, connu de loi

If you do not love me, I love you
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime

And if I love you, take care of yourself
Et si je t'aime, prends garde à toi

Beware
Prends garde à toi

If you do not love me, if you do not love me, I love you
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime

Beware
Prends garde à toi

But if I love you, if I love you, take care of yourself
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, prends garde à toi

Love is bohemian child
L'amour est enfant de bohème

He never knew a law
Il n'a jamais jamais connu de loi

If you do not love me, I love you
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime

And if I love you, take care of yourself
Et si je t'aime, prends garde à toi

Beware
Prends garde à toi

If you do not love me, if you do not love me, I love you
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime

Beware
Prends garde à toi

But
Mais…"

"Dat's Love" from "Carmen Jones", lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
"ove's a baby that grows up wild
And he don't do what you want him to
Love ain't nobody's angel-child
And he won't pay any mind to you
One man gave me his diamond stud
And I won't give him a cigarette
One man treats me like I was mud,
And what I got, dat man can get.
Dat's love, dat's love, dat's love, dat's love
You go for me and I'm taboo
But if you're hard to get, I'll go for you
And if I do, then you are through
Oh, my baby, that's the end of you
... So take your cue
Oh, Don't say I didn't tell you true
... I told you truly, if I love you,
Dat's the end of you!
When your love bird decides to fly
There ain't no door that you can close
She just pecks you a quick good-bye
And flicks de salt from her tail and goes
If you listen then you get taught
And here's your lesson for today
If I choose you, then you get caught
But once I got you, I go away
Dat's love..."

I hope I placed the wording clearly.

So the lyrics are different. I didn't realize that the lyrics were written by Oscar Hammerstein.

I am not familiar with Carmen Jones-just the opera.


Cat

So the lyrics are different. I didn't realize that the lyrics were written by Oscar Hammerstein.

I am not familiar with Carmen Jones-just the opera.


Cat
I was brought up on musicals at a young age, but I think my parent held me back on "Carmen Jones", but I have grown to love the opera.

Remembering Hy Zaret, the American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer.

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Remembering  American songwriter and producer Jerry Leiber with "Yakety Yak" from 1958.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb9vcqam_tQ
Dale Hawkins - Susie Q

Remembering the American librettist Oscar Hammerstein II with is song "If I Loved You" from the musical Carousel.

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A song that is special for me!

wPw5WiABUOA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPEfdjvTqE
Dion & The Belmonts I Wonder Why 1958

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew
The Crew Cuts - Sh Boom Sh Boom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTQWts9mAAs
Gene Allison "You Can Make It If You Try"

It Doesn't Matter Anymore-Buddy Holly (1958)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOTv9jY4X5E


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0NXdt6ZdU
The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIfuNPbBaaA
Book Of Love by The Monotones

Remembering Johnny Cash  :\'(

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew
The Crew Cuts - Sh Boom Sh Boom

too quiet

too quiet


Can you please stay out of this thread if you're not going to post a video! >:(

I'll try harder to stay out.  You know though, I thought this was a song thread not a video thread

Remembering Hank Williams

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo
Frankie Avalon "Venus"

Frankie Avalon "Venus"


O0 Good pick from '59 - I also like the extra American Bandstand footage

O0 Good pick from '59 - I also like the extra American Bandstand footage


It was his birthday today. :)

Opened this day in 1957!

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Happy 84th Birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96ylFiQK_I
Happy Birthday Frankie Lymon!  :)

Happy 84th Birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!


^ Hey I missed this - Happy Birthday, Killer!


Happy Birthday Frankie Lymon!  :)


^ Happy Birthday, Frankie Lymon!

A little Elvis!  :D

Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love (1959)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GzlALaIT8g

Just because... "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck Quartet

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7fQSlvd0so
The Toys - Lovers Concerto
The song based the melody on the familiar "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. One key difference is that the "Minuet in G major" is written in 3/4 time, whereas "A Lover's Concerto" is arranged in 4/4 time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSASnjrWxmY
Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSASnjrWxmY
Hey There - Rosemary Clooney
O0

George's Auntie!

Remembering Al Martino.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1eU_lDQaVM
Come And Go With Me- The Dell Vikings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-by5e4saI
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

Remembering Fats Domino

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Remembering Fats Domino

Blueberry Hill

on the second anniversary of his passing :\'(

Just in time for Halloween. I Put A Spell On You-Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1956).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFcusdmFwgQ


Cat

Just in time for Halloween. I Put A Spell On You-Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1956).


Cat

Good choice. http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/halloween/cheesy.gif O0

Good choice. http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/halloween/cheesy.gif O0


Thanks for reminding me about the Halloween smilies.


Cat

Thanks for reminding me about the Halloween smilies.


Cat

No prob. :)

I tried using the halloween version of the thumbs-up emoticon, but that one looks indistinguishable from the winky. That's why I just used the standard version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9uZvrsAoyE
The Cadillacs - Speedo (1955)

Remembering Jo Stafford

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k
The Coasters - Poison Ivy

Harry Belafonte-Day O (1956)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMigXnXMhQ4

Why? Because of this:


https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/12/01/irving-burgie-day-o-songwriter-dies-95/4345996002/

:\'( :\'( :\'(


Cat

midnight come

Harry Belafonte-Day O (1956)


Why? Because of this:


https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/12/01/irving-burgie-day-o-songwriter-dies-95/4345996002/

:\'( :\'( :\'(


Cat


Wow. :o :\'( I had no idea, about the person who wrote the song. Ya learn something new every day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwf-sIcr0M
The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him - 1958

Always the entertainer extraordinaire, not to mention an inspiration to those who followed -

Little Richard - Lucille (1957)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Ujb6lJ_mM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTJtVzHOLs
Beep Beep by Playmates

Beep Beep by Playmates

That record is interesting to listen to. :D It starts off reeeeaaaaally slooooow and gets gradually quicker with each verse...
until the Nash Rambler driver explains why he's following the narrator!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzWkqfQ17Eo
Silhouettes - Get A Job  (1958)

Remembering Sammy Cahn

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Remembering Peggy Lee

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmWt11bfxrY
HUEY 'PIANO' SMITH - High Blood Pressure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVHCfBBraK0
Fabian - Turn Me Loose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sAHiR0rkJg
Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon+The Teenagers-1956

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_5593-skQ
Be Bop A Lula- Gene Vincent

Be Bop A Lula- Gene Vincent


Let me guess, today's his birthday? 

Let me guess, today's his birthday?


Yes, How'd you know?  ;)

Be Bop A Lula- Gene Vincent

Let me guess, today's his birthday? 

Yes, How'd you know?  ;)
Here

Remembering Boudleaux Bryant  :\'(

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Remembering Johnny Cash, with his song "I Walk The Line" from 1956

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Remembering Johnny Cash, with his song "I Walk The Line" from 1956


I was actually thinking of this, figuring of using one of his songs on this thread (or the 60s thread, where appropriate, since he also had plenty of hits then too), since today would have been his 88th birthday. :\'(

Good choice. O0

I was actually thinking of this, figuring of using one of his songs on this thread (or the 60s thread, where appropriate, since he also had plenty of hits then too), since today would have been his 88th birthday. :\'(

Good choice. O0
Thank you.

I simply love the song, and on a side track, the only film I liked Joaquin Phoenix starring in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mvN05MSa48
Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia

Happy Birthday Mike Stoller

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Remembering Nat 'King' Cole, with his 1952 hit "When I Fall In Love"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8F4vdF-bJc
The Elegants - Little Star

Five Satins- Still Of The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT3oDMCWpI

Remembering Frankie Laine.

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Remembering Frankie Laine.



This one is wild and mysterious. I heard Paul Kantner do this one with Jefferson Starship.

Frankie Laine
"Girl In The Wood"
1951

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xr0jLQ3GIk

Remembering Carl Perkins with his 1955 hit "Blue Suede Shoes".

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rYoRaxgOE0
Chordettes - Lollipop

Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzNeh4Mq1o

Moonglows- TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Eu43RoaGQ

Remebering Felice Bryant  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Just because...

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Reposting this today - R.I.P. Little Richard


A true pioneer and a legend - deservedly so!  :D

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally / Tutti Frutti (both 1956)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek

Reposting this today - R.I.P. Little Richard

So sad to hear of his recent passing. :\'(

Remembering Doris Day with her song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" from the 1956 film The Man Who Knew Too Much.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEllHMWkXEU

Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin

Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin!


Nice pick!  A "cross-decade" mega-smash, it first charted in early Fall 1959 and stayed in the Top 100 charts for a whopping 26 weeks!  (That's 6 months, y'all  :o )

Nice pick!  A "cross-decade" mega-smash, it first charted in early Fall 1959 and stayed in the Top 100 charts for a whopping 26 weeks!  (That's 6 months, y'all  :o )



It was his birthday today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mR6hPI5x18
Frank Sinatra "(Love Is) The Tender Trap"

Remembering Kitty Kallen, with her 1954 hit "Little Things Mean a Lot"

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Happy Birthday, Norma Jean.

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend. (From Gentleman Prefers Blonds-1953)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLd8bfeWtI


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudJgbvBnmo
Lulu Belle & Scotty - I'm No Communist!

Lulu Belle & Scotty - I'm No Communist!
Was this song approved by Joseph McCarthy?  ;D

Honouring song composer Cole Porter with his "True Love" for the 1956 movie "High Society".

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I heard this earlier and it made me smile, "Jamaican Rumba" by Larry Adler from 1959.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcGi4-n_Yw
The Penguins - Earth Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMezwtB1oCU
Buddy Holly - Everyday

Appropriate for today. Solidarity Forever-The Almanac Singers (Pete Seeger)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99K7ITZjS5Y


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo
Happy Birthday to Frankie Avalon  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo
Happy Birthday to Frankie Avalon  :)
Happy 80th to Frankie!

Happy Birthday (in heaven) to Marty Robbins -

Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (and Pink Carnation) (1957)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8MnvyAi6I

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw7SBF-35Es

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On


Happy Birthday to Jerry Lee Lewis!  :)

Remembering Leonard Bernstein with his Prelude from "West Side Story" (1957).

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One day belated, Happy Birthday in heaven to the one, the only, the legend -

Chuck Berry - Maybellline (1955)    :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75RiHJGfyUE

One day belated, Happy Birthday in heaven to the one, the only, the legend -

Chuck Berry - Maybellline (1955)    :D



That's right, yesterday would've been his 94th b'day. :\'( Great early hit from him! O0

Since there is a blue moon tonight:

With so many versions out there I chose Ella Fitzgerald (1956).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3FFOju3VM0


Cat

Remembering Kay Starr with her released in 1955 hit "Rock And Roll Waltz"

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Remembering Patti Page, with her "I Went To Your Wedding".

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Ujb6lJ_mM
Happy Birthday to the late Little Richard.  :\'(

Happy Birthday to the late Little Richard.  :\'(


O0 Happy Birthday in Heaven, indeed, Little Richard

Today would have been Dave Brubeck's 100th birthday. Here is his signature song, "Take Five", which he recorded in 1959. It is noted for its unique 5/4 meter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzpnWuk3RjU

Yes it became a hit two years later, in the early 1960s, but I'm posting it here because it was originally released in 1959, not long after it was recorded.

Today would have been Dave Brubeck's 100th birthday. Here is his signature song, "Take Five", which he recorded in 1959. It is noted for its unique 5/4 meter.



Love that album cover!

Remembering Phil Everly with "Let It Be Me" from 1955.

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Happy Birthday to Don Everly -

The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie (1957)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1fImXAeS-s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVHCfBBraK0
Happy Birthday to 50's heartthrob Fabian who turns 78.  :)

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Gene Vincent -

Gene Vincent - Lotta Lovin' (1957)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp-0-xgGzLM

At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on 'til the e-end of time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_FHaTEnyXI

Truly, one of the most beautiful songs from the 1950s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU
Tennessee Ernie Ford-16 Tons (1956)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFgQ0cIZiDw
Bobby Helms - My Special Angel

At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on 'til the e-end of time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_FHaTEnyXI

Truly, one of the most beautiful songs from the 1950s.
When I was in The Philippines several years back, this song was been played all the time, and it brings back memories for me.

Bobby Hendricks-Itchy Twitchy Feeling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nArAFGbgJM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQQCPrwKzdo
fats domino - blueberry hill

Fats domino - blueberry hill

Happy b'day in heaven to Fats!

Here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMigXnXMhQ4

Happy 94th birthday Harry Belafonte.

Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsf5Zek4IWs
:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om0ZkQzL7bo
Happy Birthday to The Frogman. :)

Happy Birthday in Heaven to the great Muddy Waters!

Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (1955)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSfqNEvykv0

Happy Birthday to Marty Wilde -

Marty Wilde - Sea Of Love (1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7WDnLEaHM

The Teddy Bears - To know him is to love him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIUf6dOGc1c

Happy Birthday to Duane Eddy!

Duane Eddy - Rebel-Rouser (1958)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI

Recorded sometime during the 1950s, before Elvis Presley, Marlene Dietrich's "Muss i denn", the song based on a German folk song by Friedrich Silcher, now known as "Wooden Heart"

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Happy Birthday in Heaven to Lonnie Donegan!

Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line (1956)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jNiGOb-b8A

Happy would-be 96th birthday to Johnny Horton.

Here is his 1959 hit "The Battle Of New Orleans":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CnPv_1SVh0

He was killed in a crash a little more than a year after recording this song; he was only 35. :\'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5w8Dr45Sls
The Cleftones - Little Girl Of Mine

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Teresa Brewer!

Teresa Brewer - A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl (1956)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNhuG4N5u0w

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Teresa Brewer!

Teresa Brewer - A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl (1956)  :)


O0

Yep, she would have turned 90 today. :\'(

From 1958, "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" by Danny & The Juniors":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H19cliu9ILw

Lead vocalist Danny Rapp would have turned 80 today, but took his own life on Easter Sunday 1983. :\'(

Danny and The Juniors - At The Hop (1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3KjDpvmtwU

Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp6j5HJ-Cok

Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

Happy would-be 80th birthday to Ritchie. :\'( Excellent selection. O0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8OlDPqYBLw
Bobby Darin - Beyond the sea

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Perry Como!

Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star (1958)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VJlHWESyLI

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Perry Como!

Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star (1958)  :)

Great selection! O0

Yep, today he would have turned 109. I remember when he passed away: 20 years ago, six days shy of his 89th b'day. :\'(

Happy Birthday to Pat Boone -

Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand (1957)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENzT9k1LRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rL6ozXjGO0
The Charms - Ling Ting Tong (1954)

Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This (1956)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv9PSkNkUfs

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Dean Martin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVff7TJzc-Q
Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman (1958)

Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman (1958)


O0 Happy Birthday in Heaven to Bobby Freeman!

Happy Birthday to Billy "Crash" Craddock!

Billy "Crash" Craddock - Don't Destroy Me (1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1B1QPMFXzE

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Bobby Day!

Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin (1958)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKSYBMCDdM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)

Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Video not available for me!

BTW, I know the song very well, and the film was on television recently.

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Della Reese!

Della Reess - Don't You Know (1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N86nxxZW6UY

Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Video not available for me!

BTW, I know the song very well, and the film was on television recently.

I know the song well too. O0

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Released in the USA in 1950, "The Third Man Theme" (also known as "The Harry Lime Theme") is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man.

Happy Birthday in Heaven to Mary Ford -

Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon (1953)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLweGCkQcOg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pwgswchPDo
Happy Birthday Dion. :)

Happy Birthday Dion. :)


O0 ^A Teenager In Love - from 1959.  Happy Birthday indeed, Dion!

O0 ^A Teenager In Love - from 1959.  Happy Birthday indeed, Dion!



He was in the final year of his teens when he recorded that... and today he turns 82! O0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Eu43RoaGQ
Happy Birthday to the late Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows.

Frankie Ford-Sea Cruise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tIHtbctFQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-a1J8cNZY
The Happy Organ - Dave 'Baby' Cortez (1959)

Had this song in my head all day.

Devoted to You-Everly Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LboNYB_oKTY


:\'( :\'( :\'(


Cat

The Harptones- Life Is But A Dream (1955)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyGUyUgGF-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0NXdt6ZdU
Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)

Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)


O0 Good tune from '59!

Frankie Avalon turns 81 years old today!

Here is his 1959 hit "Venus":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZMy2J7Lcl4

I always liked this Connie Francis smash -

Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid (1958)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQX70weW8o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-by5e4saI
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

Great song. O0

Today would have been his 91st birthday. :\'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k
The Coasters - Poison Ivy

The Coasters - Poison Ivy


O0 I'm a fan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k
The Coasters - Poison Ivy


Talk about a coincidence. Last night we were watching Miss Fisher's Modern Mystery and the ep we were watching, this song played a vital role in the story.


Cat

Sam Cooke - You send me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrwfB4aAZZc

Sam Cooke - You send me


Love that one. O0 Good selection.

The Coasters - Poison Ivy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k

The Platters - Only You 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p2k55F-uag

The Coasters - Poison Ivy


O0 I'm a fan!


The Platters - Only You 


O0 I also like this Platters classic!

The Platters - Only You 
This always been a family favourite of ours.

Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRCvVpknvg

Billy Lee Riley - Red Hot (1957)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6P28bCPjAA

Your gal ain't doodlely squat.  ;D

Frank Sinatra - Learnin' The Blues (1955)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO-FlPPu-ZE

Today would've been the 90th birthday of Johnny Cash. Here is one of his early hits, "I Walk The Line" (1958):

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Today would've been the 90th birthday of Johnny Cash. Here is one of his early hits, "I Walk The Line" (1958):


O0 Johnny Cash's birthday!

Just in time for Carnival.

Manha de Carnaval from Black Orpheus (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvc1z3N3yak


One time when we were in Puerto Rico, we went out to dinner at a restaurant which was pretty much open air. They had live music (one guy playing a flute and one playing a guitar). I requested this song but they had a long list of requests. We were done with our meal and was about to leave when they started playing it. There was something about feeling the Caribbean breeze and smelling the sea air (we were a block from the water) and hearing that song being played just gave me a feeling that I can't describe.


Cat

In honor of Odyssey's 50th birthday (who hasn't been here for a few years now)

Sha-Boom -The Crew Cuts (1954)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew


Happy Birthday Odyssey wherever you are.


Cat

In honor of Odyssey's 50th birthday (who hasn't been here for a few years now)

Sha-Boom -The Crew Cuts (1954)


Happy Birthday Odyssey wherever you are.


Cat

O0

I'm still in touch with her on FB; in fact I sent her a happy birthday greeting today. :)

Ray Price - Heartaches By The Number (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsrmXJFuLk

Everly Brothers - ('Til) I Kissed You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2ma7r23SrA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLDflhhdPCg

Link Wray - Raw-Hide (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5hl2IA7_s

Link Wray - Raw-Hide (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5hl2IA7_s



I was thinking of THIS Rawhide-Frankie Laine (also 1959)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFGyhSifqzA


Yeah, the Blues Brothers did a good remake of the song in the '80s.


Cat

Summertime, Summertime-the Jamies (1959)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_z73tVbgU


I used that song in my very first slideshow I created when the kids came over. (We only had 4 grandkids at the time.)


Cat

Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody (1958)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw8MXhFupno

Carlos & I played this song at our wedding:

Moonlight In Vermont Ellla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1956)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8HgdIJ_i7k

This was our "family" dance. First Carlos danced with my mother and I danced with his father. Then we switched and he danced with his sister to fill in for his mother and I danced with my dad. Then we switched again and he danced with my niece (our maid of honor) and I danced with his son (our best man). We wanted to recognized all but didn't want to do a song for each-especially since our parents were getting up there. And we figured this was slow enough for them.

We were looking for a song to use and shortly before, we went to a concert on our green which was a group that played big band music. Their last song they said, "This song needs no introduction" and they started playing it. Carlos & I looked at each other and said that THAT could be the song. We went up to the band leader after and asked him what the name of the song was. He said, "Moonlight in Vermont." I looked at Carlos and said, "Perfect!" When I talked to our DJ about the song, he said that he had a Willy Nelson version. I was like ugh! I never cared too much for Willy. Then he said Ella & Louis and I said, "Perfect."

I also used this song for a slide show I created about Vermont.


Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIUjVQBFFy8    Schoolgirl by the El Polllos.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIUjVQBFFy8

This dandy popped into my head today -

Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid (1958)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQX70weW8o

I always liked this smash from '59 -

Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) (1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0NXdt6ZdU

I always liked this smash from '59 -

Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) (1959)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0NXdt6ZdU

My Father likes it too, he's a Doo-Wop fan. O0

Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless (1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dQ4M8RYqCE

R.I.P. Killer  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

Moon Mullican - Seven Nights To Rock (1956)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R00dWeHB28U

Moon Mullican - Seven Nights To Rock (1956)


O0 I like it!  New to me.

The Skyliners
"Since I Don't Have You"
1959

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One that I've always seemed to have a liking for.

The Skyliners
"Since I Don't Have You"
1959

One that I've always seemed to have a liking for.


O0 Good choice!

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1950

Sway-Dean Martin (1954)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXq-XdyGehk


I wish I knew about this song 2 weeks ago. I would have had the dj play this at my party so I could dance to it.


Cat

Sway-Dean Martin (1954)



I wish I knew about this song 2 weeks ago. I would have had the dj play this at my party so I could dance to it.


Cat

It’s still a nice song. O0

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