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Turntable - 03/28/2016

3/28/2016

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1957
"Singing the Blues" The best-known recording was released in October 1956 by Guy Mitchell and spent ten weeks at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard chart from December 8, 1956, to February 2, 1957. An example of the U.S. recording is on Columbia #40769, dated 1956, with the Ray Conniff Orchestra.  Mitchell's version was also number 1 in the UK Singles Chart for three (non-consecutive) weeks in early 1957, one of only four singles to return to number 1 on three separate occasions

1959
"Dream Lover" is a song written by Bobby Darin and recorded by him on April 6, 1959. Darin decided to stretch out some chord changes he found on the piano and add strings and voices.  The song was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd.  It became a multi-million seller, reaching #2 on the US charts for a week and #4 on the R&B charts.
1960
"Cathy's Clown" was The Everly Brothers  first single for Warner Bros., after spending three years on Archie Bleyer Cadence label.  It sold eight million copies worldwide, spending five weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and one week on the R&B charts.  It spent seven weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart in May and June 1960.  It would become the Everly Brothers' biggest hit single and their third and final US Number One. Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song of the year for 1960.  In 2004, the song was ranked 149th on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.  
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1958
"Volare" spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958 and was Billboard's number-one single for the year. Modugno recording subsequently became the first Grammy winner for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1958.

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Turntable 03/21/2016

3/21/2016

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1957
"Little Darlin"  The Diamonds  were a Canadian pop group that evolved into a Doo-Wop group.  The Diamonds' version of "Little Darlin" reached number two in sales for eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 3 song for 1957.

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2004 (Little Darlin - "The Diamonds" / a bit older)
Who said we can't sound the same just because we're a little older?  I was shocked when I found this video and thought it needed to be shared!  I played this song a million times in HS (I'm sure many of us did).  I can't find much, if any, variation of the vocals from the original!

"Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959.  Venus became Avalon's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent five weeks atop the survey. The song also reached number ten on the R&B chart.
"Theme from A Summer Place" is a song with lyrics by Mack Discant and music by Max Steiner, written for the 1959 film A Summer Place, which starred Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue.  
Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the theme, an instrumental orchestral arrangement, at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City,  It was released in September 1959 as a single on Columbia Records,  credited to "Percy Faith and his Orchestra",  prior to the November 1959 release of the film A Summer Place.
The single was not an immediate hit and did not enter the Billboard Hot 100  singles chart until mid-January 1960, finally reaching #1 six weeks later on February 22, 1960.  It went on to set an at-the-time record of nine consecutive weeks at #1,  a record which would not be broken until 1977, when "You Light Up My Life" spent ten weeks at #1.
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Turntable 03/14/2016

3/14/2016

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"Donna" is a song sung by Richie Valens, featuring the 50's progression.  The song was released in 1958 on Del-Records.  It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year, becoming Valens' highest-charting single. It was written as a tribute to his high school sweetheart Donna Ludwig.

"Sea of Love" is a song written by John Phillip Baptiste (aka Phil Phillips) and George Khoury. Phillips' 1959 recording of the song peaked at No. 1 on the U.S Billboard R&B chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It became a gold record. It was the only top 40 chart song for Phillips, who never recorded another hit
"Get a Job" is a song by The Silhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958.[
"Poor Little Fool"  was recorded by Ricky Nelson on April 17, 1958, and released on Imperial Records.  It holds the distinction of being the first number-one song on Billboard Magazine's  then newly created Hot 100 chart, replacing the magazine's Jockeys and Top 100 charts. It spent two weeks at the number-one spot. The record also reached the top ten on the Billboard Country and Rhythm and Blues charts.
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Turntable 03/07/2016

3/7/2016

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"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny.  The song was "inspired" by an 1881 composition,  "The Spanish Cavalier" by William D. Hendrickson. Ted Black's orchestra had the first major hit.

"All I Have to Do Is Dream" is a popular song made famous by the Everly Brother, written by the husband and wife songwriting team Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and published in 1958. The song is ranked No. 142 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is in AABA Form.
"Don't" is a song performed by Elvis Presley,  which was released in 1958. Written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, it was Presley's eleventh number-one hit in the United States. "Don't" also peaked at number four on the R&B charts.  Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1958.
"Come Softly to Me" is a popular song written by Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel that was published in 1959 and was performed by The Fleetwoods,  composed of Christopher, Troxell, and Ellis. It was the first release for the new Dolphin Records label.  Released in 1959, the single reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April.
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