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The Coachmen's Turntable 02/27/2016

2/27/2017

Straight out of 1959

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Anka's version was released as a single by ABC-Paramount in 1959 as catalog number 4510040. It was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. The B-side was "Don't Ever Leave Me".[1] "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" became very successful, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 musical Roberta. The most well-known version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was recorded in 1958 by The Platters, for their album Remember When?. The group's cover became a number one hit in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100music chart. In 1959 the version went on to peak at number three on the Rhythm and Blues chart.[19

"The Happy Organ" is the name of an instrumental composition made famous by Dave "Baby" Cortez in 1959. Cortez co-composed it with noted celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann and frequent collaborator Kurt Wood. A significant portion of the tune bears a strong resemblance to the traditional "Shortnin' Bread" tune.[1][2]The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 11 May 1959[1] and also reached #5 on Billboard's R&B chart.[3]

The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit, "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)". The record reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart, #14 on the R&B chart and #28 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song sold over one million copies, earninggold disc status.[3]

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The Coachmen's Turntable 02/20/2017

2/20/2017

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Straight out of 1957

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. The song was a US number-one hit for Elvis Presley during the summer of 1957, staying at number-one for seven weeks, and his third of the four that he would have that year.

"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song; the best-known version was released by American singer Harry Belafonte in 1957 and later became one of his signature songs.

"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (aka Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American doo-wop vocal group The Del-Vikings [1] When the group signed with Dot Records in 1957, the song became a hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and becoming the group's highest-charting song.

"Searchin'" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller specifically for The Coasters.[1] It was released as a single on Atco Records in March 1957, and topped the Rhythm and Blues Chart for twelve weeks. It reached #3 on the national pop singles chart.[2]

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The Coachmen's Turntable 02/13/2016

2/13/2017

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Straight out of 1958

"Nel blu dipinto di blu" (Italian pronunciation: [nel ˈblu ddiˈpinto di ˈblu]; literally "In the blue that is painted blue"), popularly known as "Volare" It spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958 and wasBillboard's number-one single for the year. Modugno's recording subsequently became the first Grammy winner for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1958.

"Return to Me" is a song released in 1958 by Dean Martin. The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom'sNew Musical Express chart, peaking at No. 2,[1] while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands,[2] No. 5 on Canada'sCHUM Hit Parade,[3] No. 7 in Flanders,[4] and No. 8 on Norway's VG-lista.[5] In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Top 100 Sides,[6] No. 4 on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores”,[7] and No. 4 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys".[8]

"Get a Job" is a song by the Silhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on theBillboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958.[1]

"Stood Up" is a song written by Dub Dickerson and Erma Herrold and performed by Ricky Nelson. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the R&B chart, #8 on the country chart, and #27 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.[1]

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The Coachmen's Turntable 02/06/2017

2/6/2017

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Jim Reeves - A Profile

James Travis "Jim" Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound (a mixture of older country-style music with elements of popular music).

"Four Walls" is a country song written in 1957 by Marvin Moore and George Campbell. Jim Reeves' version of the song went to number 1 in 1957 on the Country music chart and number 12 on the Pop chart.

Jim Reeves sings "Welcome To My World" ... a single in January 1964...got to #2 on the country charts ...

Reeves was elected posthumously to the Country Music Hall of Fame during 1967, which honored him by saying, "The velvet style of 'Gentleman Jim Reeves' was an international influence. His rich voice brought millions of new fans to country music from every corner of the world.

On July 31, 1964, Reeves and his business partner and manager Dean Manuel (also the pianist of Reeves' backing group, the Blue Boys) left Batesville, Arkansas, en route to Nashville in a single-engine Beechcraft Debonair aircraft, with Reeves at the controls. While flying over Brentwood, Tennessee,they encountered a violent thunderstorm. Jim and Dean died in the crash.

During 1998, he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, Texas, where the Jim Reeves Memorial is located. The inscription on the memorial reads,

"If I, a lowly singer, dry one tear, or soothe one humble human heart in pain, then my homely verse to God is dear, and not one stanza has been sung in vain."

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