My Taping Project: Lists of "Possibles" 1955--1956

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  1. Bob Lovely

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    Friends,

    While my research is certainly not complete, I have, as listed below, the lists of "possibles" for my series for the years 1955 and 1956. I invite anyone to add to the lists by year. Please note that for the year 1955, I have had difficulty in locating a credible list of Top 40 hits. The list of titles for 1955 is incomplete at best! Beginning with the list in 1956, some titles may be intentionally excluded: most notably, "cover" versions of R & B hits. The next lists that I post will be for the years 1957 through 1959.

    1955

    Rock Around The Clock--Bill Haley & the Comets
    Hand Clappin'--Red Prysock
    Flip, Flop & Fly--Big Joe Turner & his Blues Kings
    Maybelene--Chuck Berry & his Combo
    Bo Diddley--Bo Diddley
    Tutti Frutti--Little Richard
    Honey Don't--Carl Perkins
    Blue Suede Shoes--Carl Perkins
    All Night Long--Joe Houston Orchestra
    Sincerely--Moonglows
    Tweedle Dee--LaVern Baker & the Gliders
    I Got A Woman--Ray Charles & his Band
    Pledging My Love--Johnny Ace
    Earth Angel--Penguins
    What'cha Gonna Do--Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
    Feel So Good--Shirley & Lee
    At My Front Door--El Dorados
    Smokey Joe's Cafe--Robins
    Speedo-Cadillacs
    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning--Frank Sinatra
    The Rock n' Roll Waltz--Kay Starr
    Seventeen--Boyd Bennett and his Rockets
    Mack The Knife--Louis Armstrong
    Band Of Gold--Don Cherry with Ray Coniff & His Orchestra
    It's Almost Tomorrow--Dream Weavers
    Memories Are Made Of This--Dean Martin
    Only You (And You Alone)--Platters
    When You Dance--Turbans
    I Want You To Be My Baby--Lilian Briggs
    Sixteen Tons--Ernie Ford

    1956

    Don't Be Cruel--Elvis Presley
    Hound Dog--Elvis Presley
    Heartbreak Hotel--Elvis Presley
    Singing The Blues--Guy Mitchell
    Lisbon Antigua--Nelson Riddle
    The Wayward Wind--Gogi Grant
    Just Walking In The Rain--Johnny Ray
    Green Door--Jim Lowe
    Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)--Bill Doggett
    Love Me Tender--Elvis Presley (Stereo)
    Poor People Of Paris--Les Baxter
    Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)--Doris Day
    Moonglow and the Theme from "Picnic"--Morris Stoloff (Stereo)
    Standing On The Corner--Four Lads
    My Prayer--Platters
    Canadian Sunset--Hugo Winterhalter with Eddie Heywood
    I Want You, I Need You, I Love--Elvis Presley
    Any Way Yo Want Me--Elvis Presley
    The Great Pretender--Platters
    Allegheny Moon--Patti Page
    I'm In Love Again--Fats Domino
    My Blue Heaven--Fats Domino
    Why Do Fools Fall In Love--Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
    Be Boppa Lula--Gene Vincent
    Woman Love--Gene Vincent
    Love And Marriage--Frank Sinatra
    A Tear Fell-Theresa Brewer
    No, Not Much--Four Lads
    See You Later Alligator--Bill Haley & the Comets
    Hey! Jealous Lover--Frank Sinatra
    Cindy, Oh Cindy--Vince Martin & the Terriers
    A Rose And A Baby Ruth--George Hamilton IV
    (You've Got) The Magic Touch--Platters
    The Fool--Sanford Clark
    Canadian Sunset--Andy Williams
    Long Tall Sally--Little Richard
    Since I Met You Baby--Ivory Joe Hunter
    That's All There Is To That--Nat King Cole
    Rock Island Line--Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group
    You'll Never Know--Platters
    Ivory Tower--Otis Williams & the Charms
    Chain Gang--Bobby Scott
    Night Lights--Nat King Cole
    Eddie My Love--Teen Queens
    Church Bells May Ring--Diamonds
    After The Lights Go Down Low--Al Hibbler
    Stranded In The Jungle--Cadets
    Treasure Of Love--Clyde McPhatter
    i Walk The Line--Johnny Cash
    R-O-C-K--Bill Haley and the Comets
    St. Therese of the Roses--Billy Ward & his Dominoes
    Let The Good Times Roll--Shirley & Lee
    I've Got You Under My Skin--Frank Sinatra
    Fever--Little Willie John
    Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind--Five Keys
    Young Love--Sonny James
    Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days--Louis Prima with Sam Butera & the Witnesses
    I Dreamed--Betty Johnson
    Moonlight Gambler--Frankie Laine
    The Banana Boat Song--Tarriers
    Blueberry Hill--Fats Domino
    A Casual Look--Six Teens
    In The Still Of The Night--Five Satins
    Please, Please, Please--James Brown with the Famous Flames
    Candy--Big Maybelle
    It's Too Late--Chuck Willis & his Band
    Oh What A Night--Dells
    Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)--Jesse Belvin
    The Girl Can't Help It--Little Richard
    Jump, Jive An' Wail--Louis Prima with Sam Butera & the Winesses
    Chicken Shack--Amos Milburn (1956 version)
    Roll Over Beethoven--Chuck Berry
    Who Do You Love--Bo Diddley
    It Happened In Monterey--Frank Sinatra

    Please add more!

    Thanks!

    Bob



    :)
     
  2. chip-hp

    chip-hp Cool Cat

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    Good list, Bob! Here are a few suggested additions:

    1955
    Mr. Sandman - - The Chordettes
    All Around the World - - Little Willie John

    1956
    Drown in My Own tears - - Ray Charles
    Little Girl of Mine - - Cleftones

    I know you stated that you wanted to stay with the years 1955 thru 1974, but all good Top 40 radio stations played oldies as part of their format. I suggest the following songs that might have been played as "oldies" in 1955 and '56:

    Oldies

    Rocket "88" - - Jackie Brenston ('51)
    Sixty-Minute Man - - The Dominoes ('51)
    Shake A Hand - - Faye Adams ('53)
    Money Honey - - The Drifters ('53)
    Hearts of Stone - - The Charms ('54)
    Cherry Pie - - Marvin & Johnny ('54)
    Things That I Used To Do - - Guitar Slim ('54)
    Oop Shoop - - Shirley Gunter ('54)
     
  3. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam Thread Starter

    Chip,

    Thanks for the additions for 55' and 56'. I like your idea of playing Oldies in the early programs, capturing early Rock, R & B classics (great title suggestions). Given that, I will include Crazy, Man, Crazy by Bill Haley & the Comets from 1953, Crying In The Chapel--Sonny Till & the Orioles from 1954, etc.

    Thanks!

    Bob:)
     
  4. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam Thread Starter

    All,

    One more to add:

    Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight--Spaniels 1954
     
  5. Jimbo

    Jimbo Forum Hall Of Fame

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    Hey Bob:

    Very impressive, and thorough! But I do have a couple suggestions that I don't spot on these lists--unless I missed 'em!

    1955:

    Black Denim Trousers--Cheers
    Ain't That a Shame--Fats Domino

    1956:

    Rip It Up--Little Richard
    Tutti-Frutti--Little Richard
     
  6. Jimbo

    Jimbo Forum Hall Of Fame

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    Oops, add a P.S.:

    In that "oldies" category, ya gotta have "Sh-Boom" be either the Chords or the Crew Cuts (1954)!:agree:
     
  7. Steve Hoffman

    Steve Hoffman Your host Your Host

    Or by Stan Freberg...:)
     
  8. tim_neely

    tim_neely Forum Hall Of Fame

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    Let's see.... Blue Suede Shoes and Honey Don't are more accurately placed in 1956. The same with Louis Armstrong's Mack the Knife. Rock and Roll Waltz was out late in 1955, but it peaked in 1956. On your 1956 list, Love and Marriage is more accurately placed in 1955.

    Depending on what kind of music you want to include, here are some other hits of 1955:
    Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White -- Perez Prado
    A Blossom Fell -- Nat King Cole
    Hearts of Stone -- The Jewels (original); The Charms (R&B cover); The Fontane Sisters (pop cover)
    I Forgot to Remember to Forget -- Elvis Presley
    Mystery Train -- Elvis Presley
    Baby Let's Play House -- Elvis Presley (his first chart single on any national chart, it got to #11 on the C&W chart in 1955)
    The House of Blue Lights -- Chuck Miller
    Mambo Rock -- Bill Haley & His Comets
    The Tender Trap -- Frank Sinatra
    Learnin' the Blues -- Frank Sinatra
    Unchained Melody -- Les Baxter, Roy Hamilton, Al Hibbler (take your pick; Baxter's version was biggest)
    The Ballad of Davy Crockett -- Bill Hayes (also Fess Parker; Tennessee Ernie Ford; but Hayes had the biggest hit)
    Dance with Me Henry -- Georgia Gibbs
    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing -- The Four Aces
    Alabama Jubilee -- Ferko String Band
    The Crazy Otto (Medley) -- Johnny Maddox
    Let Me Go, Lover -- Joan Weber
    I Hear You Knocking -- Smiley Lewis (original); Gale Storm (pop cover)

    And if you want to include some "roots of rock" music, don't forget:
    How High the Moon -- Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951). This record rocks!
     
  9. chip-hp

    chip-hp Cool Cat

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    Bob, here are a few more ...

    Oldies

    Gee - - The Crows ('53)

    1955

    The Wallflower (aka Dance With Me Henry) - - Etta James

    Why Don't You Write Me - - The Jacks (aka The Cadets)

    Sincerely - - The Moonglows and The McGuire Sisters (both versions)

    (Will You) Come Back My Love - The Wrens

    Every Day I Have the Blues - - B.B. King

    1956

    Confidential - - Sonny Knight

    See-Saw - - The Moonglows

    Seven Days - - Clyde McPhatter

    Hope I haven't repeated songs on your list . . . I read them several times. It would be helpful if you could put songs in alphabetical order on future song lists.:)
     
  10. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam Thread Starter

    Steve,

    I am more impressed with Stan's Heartbreak Hotel. ;)

    Bob
     
  11. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam Thread Starter

    Re: Re: My Taping Project: Lists of "Possibles" 1955--1956

    Tim,

    Thanks for your chart info on 55' and 56'. Also, thanks for the additional hits from 1955 because I was having difficulity completing my list. I have made the decision not to include "cover" songs during this period and I will go with the originals or R & B covers (i.e. Hearts Of Stone). Thankfully, of your additions, I have all but Mambo Rock and Alabama Jubilee. Also, I may just include the Les Paul & Mary Ford track, especially since Les Paul is from the town where I reside--Waukesha.

    Thanks!, again.

    Bob :)
     
  12. Bob Lovely

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    Chip,

    All great additions! but, I the only tracks that I have are Gee, Dance With Me Henry and Sincerely--Moonglows. I have made the decision not to use most "cover" versions where they were blantant rip-offs. Thanks for your help! I will be organizing my future lists of possibles a little differently and beginning in 1957, I will list Stereo versions that I may use or I may ask for advise from Forum members on which version to use.

    Bob:)
     
  13. Bob Lovely

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    Jimbo,

    Thanks for the adds. All good suggestions!

    I cannot believe that I forgot Ain't That A Shame--a classic. :o

    Bob
     
  14. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam Thread Starter

    All,

    I thought of one more:

    Shake, Rattle & Roll--Big Joe Turner and his Blues Kings 1954

    I have to go through my R & B and Doo-Wop collection from the early 50's to ensure that I do not miss any tracks that can be included as "oldies" in my 50's programs.

    Bob
     
  15. chip-hp

    chip-hp Cool Cat

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    Bob, here are some more ...

    Oldies

    Hound Dog - - Big Mama Thornton ('53)

    1956 & 57

    At least, one of the following from the Rock 'N' Roll Trio (Johnny & Dorsey Burnette and Paul Burlison)

    Tear It Up ('56)

    The Train Kept a-Rollin' ('56) - - (I know this is a cover of Tiny Bradshaw's original (which is worthy of consideration for your "Oldies" section) ... but what a cover).

    Lonesome Train ('56)

    Rock Billy Boogie ('57)
     
  16. Bob Lovely

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    Chip,

    Big Mama Thornton is a good idea and I have it. I have the tracks by the Rock n' Roll Trio and they are on my maybe list in the sense that, to my knowledge, they did not chart or receive much airplay. Perhaps they did receive substantial airplay in some parts of the country. The Train Kept a Rollin" is definitely my favorite.

    Thanks!

    Bob :)
     
  17. chip-hp

    chip-hp Cool Cat

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    Here are my last suggestions for Oldies, 1955 & '56 ...

    Oldies

    Chains of Love - - Joe Turner ('51)

    Lawdy Miss Clawdy - - Lloyd Price ('52)

    Honey Hush - - Joe Turner ('53) (You can't have too much Joe Turner)

    Bear Cat - - Rufus Thomas ('53) (If you decide to use it, put it right after Big Mama Thorton's "Hound Dog" since it the answer to HD.)

    I Didn't Want To Do It - - The Spiders ('54)

    Teach Me Tonight - - Dinah Washington ('54)

    1955

    My Babe - - Little Walter

    Rollin' Stone - - The Marigolds

    1956

    She's Got It - - Little Richard (You can't have too much Little Richard)

    I Want You To Be My Girl - - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

    The ABC's of Love - - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

    Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - - Jimmy Reed

    I Walk The Line - - Johnny Cash

    Get Rhythm - - Johnny Cash

    Crazy Arms - - Jerry Lee Lewis

    Apologies for repeats. My focus was in R&B ... didn't check R 'N' R/Pop.
     
  18. Bob Lovely

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    Chip,

    Thanks for the additional suggestions! I am a big Joe Turner fan as well. I do not have Bear Cat but, I have the rest in the Oldies catagory. The Spiders track is outstanding--one of my favorites of the period. I have all of your additional suggestions for 1955 and 1956 but I am glad that you posted them. Last night I came up with a few more possibles in the Oldies catagory from the early 50's:

    Unforgettable--Nat King Cole
    Young At Heart--Frank Sinatra
    Little Things Mean A Lot--Kitty Allen
    K C Lovin'--Willie Littlefield

    I may not be able to fit in all the Oldies but, I will include them in the body of the yearly programs as Oldies through the 50's. I have created a three ring binder with tabs by year so I do not miss any tracks from the list we have created while I am laying down the tracks. As I record, I will create Program logs on my laptop listing the source where the track was taken from. The logs will eventually form the booklet that will accompany this series. The next lists that I post will be for the years 1957, 1958 and 1959.

    Chip, thanks again! You have been a big contributor.

    Bob :)
     
  19. chip-hp

    chip-hp Cool Cat

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    I know I said I was finished with '55 & '56, but I had a minute to check Whitburn's for songs that made the Top 20 ... and ...

    1955

    Cry Me A River - - Julie London

    Dim, Dim The Lights - Bill Haley & His Comets (One of my favorites)

    The Longest Walk - - Jaye P. Morgan (She had 6 or so Top 20 songs in '55, but this my favorite)

    The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane - - The Ames Brothers (Fun song)

    And last, but not least ... I am sure you meant to include this one on your initial list, cuz I know they played it on the radio ... even in Illinois ...

    The Yellow Rose of Texas - - Mitch Miller (2 other versions made the Top 20)
     
  20. Bob Lovely

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    Chip,

    I appreciate your dedication to this--thank you. Cry Me A River (which I have) and Dim, Dim the Lights (which I do not) are great additions. I am not familar with the Jaye P. Morgan and Ames Bros tracks. I definitely do not have them in my collection. Yellow Rose Of Texas--I was hoping no one would bring that one up :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I really do not care for it and I was sincerely hoping that I could slide by on the project by not including it. I, of course, have been busted!:eek:

    I will be posting my lists for 1957, 1958 and 1959 very soon. Forum members will have the opportunity to vote on some Mono v. Stereo versions as well.

    Many thanks Chip!

    Bob :)
     
  21. chip-hp

    chip-hp Cool Cat

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    Major oversight ... we overlooked Ruth Brown ... you just can't overlook Ruth Brown, so I suggest the following:

    Oldies

    (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - - Ruth Brown ('53)

    Oh, What A Dream - - Ruth Brown ('54)

    Banstand Boggie - - Les Elgart ('54) (While this one probably wasn't played on the radio very often ... it is one of the most familiar tunes to teens of the '50s as the theme for American Bandstand)

    1956

    The Flying Saucer - - Buchanan & Goodman (Break-in records were a big part of Top 40 radio in the late '50s)
     
  22. Bob Lovely

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    Chip,

    I have Bandstand Boogie by Les Elgart--thanks for reminding me. I may just start out this whole series with that track!

    Thanks!

    Bob
     
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