 | Straight out of 1957 |
| | James "Jimmy" Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12,1957) was a prominent American jazz clarinetist,saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He was awarded a gold record for "So Rare" which was recorded on November 11, 1956. It reached the number-two spot on the Billboard charts, becoming the highest charting song by a big band during the first decade of the rock-and-roll era. |
| "Don't Forbid Me" is a popular song by Charles Singleton, that was a #1 hit for Pat Boone in 1957. Among Singleton's huge number of compositions was Tryin' to Get to You, which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley at Sun Records | |
| | "Singing the Blues" is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. 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. |
| "Bye Bye Love" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. It is best known in a debut recording by the Everly Brothers,[1] issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1315. The song reached number 2 on the US Billboard Pop charts and number 1 on the Cash Box Best Selling Record charts. | |
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