|
See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music' See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also: 1955 in music, other events of 1956, 1957 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Cameo-Parkway Records formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe. ...
// Music of Afghanistan The beginning of radio broadcasting leads to the beginning of Afghan popular music Music of Argentina Ãstor Piazzolla begins to fuse traditional tango music with jazz and classical music Music of Algeria Rai singers like Bellemou Messaoud add violin, accordion and other western influences Music of China...
This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...
Events - January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called "Operation TNT." The label drops the list price on LP's from $5.95 to $3.98, EP's from $4.95 to $2.98, 45 EP's from $1.58 to $1.49 and 45's from $1.16 to $.89. Other record labels follow RCA's lead and begin to drop prices as well.
- January 7 - "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets first appears on the British charts.
- January 8 - Elvis Presley's third Sun Records single, "Milk Cow Blue Boogie" / "You're a Heartbreaker" released.
- January 14 - In New York City, Alan Freed produces the first rock and roll concert.
- February 19 - Dot Records introduces a new singer, Pat Boone, with an advertisement in Billboard magazine calling him "a great new voice"
- February 26 - For the first time since they were introduced in 1949, 45 rpm discs begin to outsell the old standard 78s
- Kay Starr leaves Capitol to sign with RCA
- The Patti Page Show premieres on NBC
- The Frankie Laine Show premieres on CBS
- March 15 - Colonel Tom Parker becomes Elvis Presley's manager
- March 19 - The film Blackboard Jungle premieres in New York City. The film features Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" over the opening credits -- the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. This event causes a groundswell of sales for the recording and is credited with helping to launch in earnest the Rock and Roll Era.
- March 22 - Decca Records signs DJ Alan Freed as an A&R man.
- April 1 - Elvis Presley's fourth Sun Records single: "Baby Let's Play House" / "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Goen" released.
- April 17 - Imperial Records releases "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino
- May 13 - First riot at an Elvis Presley concert takes place in Jacksonville, FL
- May 14 - Bo Diddley makes his US R&B chart debut with his single "Bo Diddley".
- May 21 - Chuck Berry records his first single, "Maybelline" for Chess Records in Chicago.
- May 22 - Bridgeport, CT authorities cancel a rock concert to be headlined by Fats Domino for fear of a riot breaking out.
- June 4 - "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino beings an 11 week stretch on top of the US R&B charts.
- July 9 - "Rock Around the Clock" becomes the first Rock and roll single to reach Number One on the American charts
- July 23 - Chess Records release debut single by Chuck Berry, "Maybelline". Also that same day Chess releases Muddy Waters's "Mannish Boy"
- August 17 - Elvis Presley's last Sun Records single - "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train" - released.
- August 19 - WINS radio station in New York City adopts policy of not playing white cover versions of black R&B songs.
- August 20 - Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" reaches #1 on R&B charts, ending 11 week reign of "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino.
- August 31 - Sidney Turner of London fined for "creating an abominable noise" for blasting "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" at top volume.
- September 3 - Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" with significantly cleaned up lyrics (originally "Tutti Frutti, good booty" among other things.
- September 26 - "America's Sweethearts," Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds marry.
- October 15 - Elvis Presley plays concert in Lubbock, Texas. Opening act is local duo Buddy and Bob. Buddy was future rock star Buddy Holly.
- November 12 - Billboard magazine DJ poll names Elvis Presley as the most promising new country/western singer.
- November 22 - Colonel Tom Parker signs Elvis Presley to RCA Records.
- November 26 - "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford tops the Billboard pop charts.
- December 15 - Sun Records releases "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash.
- Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's musical careers begin as they copyright a song, "The Girl For Me," with the Library of Congress and begin singing together as a duo while still in high school in New York, New York.
- Mirella Freni makes her debut as Micaela in Carmen at Modena.
- Eddie Cochran's musical career begins.
- Al Green's musical career begins at the age of nine.
- Clyde McPhatter launches a solo career
- Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno meet and start their songwriting partnership
- Italian singers Natalino Otto and Flo Sandon's wed.
- The Coasters are formed.
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
RCAs logo as seen today on many products. ...
January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...
Alan Freed (December 15, 1921 â January 20, 1965), also known as Moondog, was an American disc-jockey (DJ) who became internationally known for promoting African-American Rhythm and Blues (R&B) music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of Rock and Roll. ...
Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Pat Boone Charles Eugene Patrick Boone (known as Pat Boone) (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ...
February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ...
March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ...
Colonel Tom Parker (b. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ...
Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. ...
Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...
The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ...
This article is about the song. ...
March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ...
April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ...
Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ...
May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ...
Bo Diddleys emphasis on rhythm largely influenced popular music, especially that of rock and roll in the 1960s. ...
Bo Diddley is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and sung by Bo Diddley at the Universal Recording Studio in Chicago and released on Checker Records in 1955. ...
May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ...
Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...
The Chess Records logo, as featured on this Memphis Slim single. ...
May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ...
Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ...
June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ...
Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ...
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ...
The Chess Records logo, as featured on this Memphis Slim single. ...
Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...
Maybelline is a popular makeup brand sold world-wide and owned by LOréal. ...
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 or 1913 â April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ...
August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
Mystery Train was a 1955 single recorded at SUN studios in Memphis by Elvis Presley, his first Number 1 single, reaching #1 in the Country music chart. ...
August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...
Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ...
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ...
Shake, Rattle and Roll is a prototypical blues-form rock and roll song written by Jesse Stone (under his working name Charles Calhoun). ...
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ...
Tutti frutti can mean several things: Tutti frutti (Italian for all fruits, many fruits) is a confection, in most cases ice cream, containing a variety of chopped and usually candied fruits. ...
September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ...
Debbie Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an American actress, dancer and singer. ...
October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 â February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. ...
November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 â August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ...
November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 -October 17, 1991), better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. ...
December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 â September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ...
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ...
Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ...
The Great Hall interior. ...
Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...
Mirella Freni Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935) is a famous Italian opera soprano much admired for the youthful quality of her voice and her acting skills. ...
Eddie Cochran Edward Ray Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 â April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...
Al Green may refer to: Al Green (musician) Al Green (politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Clyde McPhatter (November 15, 1932 _ June 13, 1972) was an influential American R&B singer, born in Durham, North Carolina. ...
Renato Carosone (Naples, 3 January 1920 - Rome, 20 May 2001) was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. ...
Nicola Salerno, also known as Nisa (Naples, 1910 - Naples, 1969) was an Italian lyricist. ...
A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ...
Natalino Otto, stage name of Natale Codognotto (Cogoleto, Genoa, Italy, 25 December 1912 - Milan, Italy, 4 October 1969) was the singer who started the swing genre in Italy. ...
Flo Sandons, stage name of Mammola Sandon (Vicenza, Italy, 29 June 1924), was a very popular singer in post-WWII Italy. ...
The classic Coasters lineup. ...
Albums released Day Dreams was the title of a Doris Day album released by Columbia Records on June 13, 1955. ...
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ...
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ...
Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ...
A drawing of Teresa Brewer on the cover of her 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Teresa Brewer (born as Theresa Breuer, May 7, 1931) is a United States singer. ...
The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ...
The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ...
Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ...
The Hi-Los were a vocal quartet in the 1950s and early 1960s. ...
John Alvin Johnnie Ray (January 10, 1927 - February 24, 1990) was one of the most popular American singers of his day. ...
Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ...
Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ...
Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ...
In the Land of Hi-Fi is a 1955 (see 1955 in music) album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. ...
Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 â April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ...
In the Wee Small Hours is a recording by Frank Sinatra. ...
Sinatra redirects here. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basieâs Old Testament orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings...
Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ...
Love Me or Leave Me was a Doris Day album based on the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. ...
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ...
The Four Lads, in a 50s nostalgia concert which aired on PBS. The Four Lads were a singing group. ...
The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States of America. ...
Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ...
The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ...
Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ...
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] â July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ...
Shake, Rattle and Roll is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song written by Jesse Stone (under his working name Charles Calhoun). ...
The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ...
So Smooth was Perry Comos first RCA Victor 12 long-play album, recorded and originally released in 1955. ...
Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 â May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ...
Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ...
...
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 â June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century [1]. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless...
Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 â January 21, 2002) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. ...
Guy Mitchell (February 22, 1927-July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer, who was even more successful in the United Kingdom than his homeland, despite being an international recording star of the 1950s with five #1 singles. ...
No. 1 hit singles These singles reached the top of Billboard magazine's charts in 1955. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...
| First week | Number of weeks | Title | Artist | | January 22, 1955 | 2 | "Let Me Go, Lover" | Joan Weber | | February 5, 1955 | 1 | "Hearts of Stone" | Fontane Sisters | | February 12, 1955 | 6 | "Sincerely" | McGuire Sisters | | March 26, 1955 | 5 | "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" | Bill Hayes | | April 30, 1955 | 8 | "Unchained Melody" | Les Baxter | | July 9, 1955 | 10 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & his Comets | | September 3, 1955 | 5 | "Yellow Rose Of Texas" | Mitch Miller | | October 8, 1955 | 1 | "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces | | October 15, 1955 | 1 | "Yellow Rose Of Texas" | Mitch Miller | | October 22, 1955 | 1 | "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces | | October 29, 1955 | 1 | "Autumn Leaves" | Roger Williams | | November 5, 1955 | 4 | "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces | | November 26, 1955 | 7 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford | January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Let Me Go, Lover! is a popular song. ...
Joan Weber (December 12, 1936-May 13, 1981) was an American popular singer. ...
February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hearts Of Stone is a popular song. ...
The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Margi Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey]. Originally they performed with their guitarist brother Frank, but he was killed in World War II. They were featured on a radio show done by Perry Como and Comos later television program. ...
February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sincerely is a popular song. ...
The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. ...
March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Ballad of Davy Crockett is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Tom Blackburn. ...
Bill Hayes (born William Foster Hayes III, on 5 June 1925, in Harvey, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for his role as Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives. ...
April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ...
Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. ...
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the song. ...
Bill Haley, with his band, the Comets, was one of the first rock and roll acts to tour the United Kingdom. ...
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Yellow Rose of Texas is a traditional folk song of the Southern United States, which became popular in 1955 in a recording by Mitch Miller. ...
Mitch Miller (born July 4, 1911) is remembered as one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1950s and early 60s. ...
October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a popular song. ...
The Four Aces were a pop singing group. ...
October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Yellow Rose of Texas is a traditional folk song of the Southern United States, which became popular in 1955 in a recording by Mitch Miller. ...
Mitch Miller (born July 4, 1911) is remembered as one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1950s and early 60s. ...
October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a popular song. ...
The Four Aces were a pop singing group. ...
October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Autumn Leaves is a much-recorded song that has become a popular standard. ...
Roger Williams could mean: Roger Williams University Roger Williams (theologian), co-founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams (soldier) Roger Williams (pianist), American pianist Roger Williams (UK politician), British politician Roger Williams (US politician), US Texas politician Roger Williams (hepatologist), a British liver specialist Roger Williams (trombonist) Roger Williams (activist) This...
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a popular song. ...
The Four Aces were a pop singing group. ...
November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sixteen Tons is a song about the misery of coal mining, written in 1947 by U.S. country singer Merle Travis. ...
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 -October 17, 1991), better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. ...
Top hits on record Pat Boone Charles Eugene Patrick Boone (known as Pat Boone) (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ...
Arrivederci Roma is a popular song. ...
Miss Georgia Gibbs on the cover of Red Hot collection. ...
Band of Gold is a popular song. ...
Don Cherry (born January 11, 1924) was a singer of traditional pop music and a golfer. ...
A Blossom Fell is a popular song. ...
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 â February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ...
This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
Dámaso Pérez Prado, a Cuban bandleader and composer, was born on December 11, 1916 in Matanzas, Cuba. ...
Cool Water was a famous song written in 1941 by the equally famous Bob Nolan. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Croce di Oro (Cross of Gold) is a popular song, written by James Kim Gannon. ...
Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ...
Cry Me a River is a popular song. ...
Julie London Julie London (September 26, 1926 â October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress who was known for her smoky, sensual voice and role as Nurse Dixie McCall RN on the television show Emergency! (1972â1977). ...
The Wallflower (also known as Dance with Me, Henry) is a popular song. ...
Miss Georgia Gibbs on the cover of Red Hot collection. ...
Jaye P. Morgan (born Mary Margaret Morgan, December 3, 1931) is a retired popular American singer and game show panelist. ...
Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup is a popular song with words and music by Anna Sosenko in 1936. ...
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 â February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ...
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) was a song that was the only top 40 hit for The Penguins. ...
The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States of America. ...
Gum Drop is a popular song. ...
The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States of America. ...
The Great Pretender was a popular song by The Platters. ...
The Platters was a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
He is a song about God, written in 1955, which made the popular music charts in that year. ...
Albert George Hibbler (August 16, 1915-April 24, 2001) was a singer. ...
The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. ...
Heart is a popular song. ...
Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ...
How Important Can It Be? is a popular song. ...
Joni James on the cover of her 2002 collection Platinum & Gold: The MGM Years Joni James (born Giovanna Carmella Babbo, on September 22, 1930) is an American singer of traditional pop music. ...
Hummingbird is a popular song. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
This article or section should be merged with Les Paul Les Paul (b. ...
I Hear You Knocking is a popular rhythm and blues song with emphatic syncopation, written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King and published in 1955. ...
Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer. ...
I Need You Now is a popular song. ...
Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ...
Miss Georgia Gibbs on the cover of Red Hot collection. ...
If I Give My Heart to You is a popular song. ...
In the Beginning is a popular song. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
...
Let Me Go, Lover! is a popular song. ...
Joan Weber (December 12, 1936-May 13, 1981) was an American popular singer. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Jimmy Boyd (born January 9, 1939) is an American singer, musician, and actor. ...
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a popular song. ...
The Four Aces were a pop singing group. ...
Al Alberts (born August 10, 1922) was a popular singer and composer. ...
Love Me or Leave Me is a popular song. ...
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ...
Maybelline is the title of a Chuck Berry song first released in September of 1955 as a single on Chess Records of Chicago, Illinois. ...
Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...
...
Billy Vaughn (April 12, 1919-September 26, 1991) was a singer, pianist, and orchestra leader. ...
Memories Are Made of This is a popular song. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Moments to Remember is a popular song. ...
The Four Lads, in a 50s nostalgia concert which aired on PBS. The Four Lads were a singing group. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ...
Only You (And You Alone) (often shortened to Only You) is a song composed by Buck Ram and Ande Rand. ...
The Platters was a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. ...
Playmates is a popular song written by Saxie Dowell. ...
The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Margi Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey]. Originally they performed with their guitarist brother Frank, but he was killed in World War II. They were featured on a radio show done by Perry Como and Comos later television program. ...
This article is about the song. ...
Bill Haley, with his band, the Comets, was one of the first rock and roll acts to tour the United Kingdom. ...
The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ...
(The) Rock and Roll Waltz is a popular song. ...
Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ...
Sinatra redirects here. ...
Seventeen is a popular song, written by Boyd Bennett in 1955 (see 1955 in music). ...
The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Margi Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey]. Originally they performed with their guitarist brother Frank, but he was killed in World War II. They were featured on a radio show done by Perry Como and Comos later television program. ...
Sincerely is a popular song. ...
The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. ...
Sixteen Tons is a song about the misery of coal mining, written in 1947 by U.S. country singer Merle Travis. ...
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 -October 17, 1991), better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
The Mills Brothers were an American jazz and pop vocal group of the 20th century. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basieâs Old Testament orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings...
Suddenly Theres a Valley is a popular song. ...
Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) was an American popular singer. ...
Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer. ...
That Old Feeling is a popular song. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basieâs Old Testament orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings...
That Old Feeling is a popular song. ...
Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ...
Tweedle Dee is a rhythm and blues song which was covered for the popular market. ...
Miss Georgia Gibbs on the cover of Red Hot collection. ...
Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ...
Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. ...
Albert George Hibbler (August 16, 1915-April 24, 2001) was a singer. ...
Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ...
The Yellow Rose of Texas is a traditional folk song of the Southern United States, which became popular in 1955 in a recording by Mitch Miller. ...
Mitch Miller (born July 4, 1911) is remembered as one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1950s and early 60s. ...
Top R&B and Country Hits on record Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ...
This article is about penguin birds. ...
Big Joe Turner (May 18, 1911 - November 24, 1985) was an American blues singer from Kansas City, Missouri. ...
Tweedle Dee is a rhythm and blues song which was covered for the popular market. ...
LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 â March 10, 1997) was an American Rhythm & Blues singer, originally billed as Little Miss Sharecropper, then Bea Baker. She had taken the first name LaVern by 1952, when she began recording with Todd Rhodes and his band. ...
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 â September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ...
Published popular music - "Adelaide" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Ain't That A Shame" w.m. Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
- "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" w.m. Jimmy Reed
- "All At Once You Love Her" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
- "Arrivederci Roma" w. (Eng) Carl Sigman m. Renato Ranucci
- "Ballad Of Davy Crockett" w. Tom Blackburn m. George Bruns
- "Banana Boat (Day O)" trad West Indies arr. William Attaway and Irving Burgie (aka Lord Burgess)
- "Band Of Gold" w. Bob Musel m. Jack Taylor
- "The Bible Tells Me So" w.m. Dale Evans
- "Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots" w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- "Blue Monday" w.m. Antoine "Fats" Domino & Dave Bartholomew
- "Blue Star" w. Edward Heyman m. Victor Young
- "Blue Suede Shoes" w.m. Carl Perkins
- "Bo Diddley" w.m. Ellas McDaniel
- "Charlie Brown" w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- "Christmas Alphabet" Buddy Kaye, Jules Loman
- "Dance With Me, Henry" w.m. Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James aka "Wallflower"
- "Domani" w. Tony Velona m. Ulpio Minucci
- "Don't Be Angry" w.m. Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy & Fred Mendelsohn
- "Dreamboat" w.m. Jack Hoffman
- "Dungaree Doll" w. Ben Raleigh m. Sherman Edwards
- "Folsom Prison Blues" w.m. Johnny Cash
- "The Great Pretender" w.m. Buck Ram
- "Hallelujah I Love Her So" w.m. Ray Charles
- "He" w. Jack Mullan m. Jack Richards
- "He's a Tramp" w.m. Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke. Introduced by Peggy Lee in the animated film Lady and the Tramp
- "Heart" w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
- "Hey, Mister Banjo" w.m. Freddy Morgan & Norman Malkin
- "I Hear You Knocking" w.m. Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
- "I Never Has Seen Snow" w. Truman Capote & Harold Arlen m. Harold Arlen
- "I'm In Love Again" w.m. Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
- "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" w. Bob Hilliard m. Dave Mann
- "Innamorata" w. Jack Brooks m. Harry Warren Introduced by Dean Martin in the film Artists And Models
- "It's Almost Tomorrow" w. Wade Buff m. Gene Adkinson
- "Jamaica Farewell" w.m. Lord Burgess
- "Jim Dandy" w.m. Lincoln Chase
- "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)" w.m. Forest Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy
- "Learnin' The Blues" w.m. Dolores Vicki Silvers
- "Life Could Not Better Be" w.m. Sylvia Fine & Sammy Cahn. Introduced by Danny Kaye in the film The Court Jester.
- "Little One" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Love and Marriage" w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
- "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain
- "Maybelline" w.m. Chuck Berry, Russ Frato & Alan Freed
- "Memories Are Made Of This" w.m. Terry Gilkyson, Rich Dehr & Frank Miller
- "Mind If I Make Love To You" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Moments To Remember" w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen
- "Mr. Wonderful" w.m. Jerry Bock, George David Weiss & Larry Holofcener
- "My Boy - Flat Top" w.m. Boyd Bennett & John Young Jr
- "No, Not Much" w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen
- "Once-A-Year Day" w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross from the musical The Pajama Game
- "An Occasional Man" w.m. Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin. Introduced by Gloria DeHaven in the film The Girl Rush
- "Paper Roses" w. Janice Torre m. Fred Spielman
- "Pet Me Poppa" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Pete Kelly's Blues" w. Sammy Cahn m. Ray Heindorf
- "Relax-Ay-Voo" Sammy Cahn & Arthur Schwartz
- "Robin Hood" w.m. Carl Sigman. Theme song of the Television series starring Richard Greene.
- "The Rock And Roll Waltz" w. Dick Ware m. Shorty Allen
- "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" w.m. Bill Haley
- "Same Old Saturday Night" w. Sammy Cahn m. Frank Reardon
- "See You Later Alligator" w.m. Robert Guidry
- "Seven-And-A-Half Cents" w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
- "The Siamese Cat Song" w.m. Peggy Lee & Sonny Burke. Introduced by Peggy Lee in the animated film Lady and the Tramp.
- "A Sleepin' Bee" w. Truman Capote & Harold Arlen m. Harold Arlen. Introduced in the musical House of Flowers by Diahann Carroll, Ada Moore, Dolores Harper and Enid Mosier
- "Smokey Joe's Café" w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- "Softly, Softly" Pierre Dudan, Paddy Roberts & Mark Paul
- "Something's Gotta Give" w.m. Johnny Mercer. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the musical film Daddy Long Legs.
- "Speedoo" w.m. Esther Navarro
- "Stereophonic Sound" w.m. Cole Porter from the musical Silk Stockings
- "A Story Untold" Leroy Griffin
- "Suddenly There's A Valley" w.m. Chuck Meyer & Biff Jones
- "The Tender Trap" w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen. Introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Tender Trap.
- "Theme From "East Of Eden"" m. Leonard Rosenman
- "Tina Marie" w.m. Bob Merrill
- "Tutti Frutti" w.m. Richard Penniman, D. La Bostrie & Joe Lubin
- "Two Lost Souls" w.m.
|