Dalida, awarded a gold record in 1957

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[edit] Events

• January 5 - Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba.
• January 6 - Elvis Presley makes final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
• January 16 - The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England
• Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel name themselves Tom and Jerry and begin their recording career, signing with Sid Prosen of Big Records. Their first single, "Hey, Schoolgirl," backed with "Dancin' Wild," hit #49 on the Billboard pop charts. Garfunkel was Tom Graph (so called because he like to write the pop charts out on graph paper) and Simon was Jerry Landis, a pseudonym he used during his early 1960s solo recordings. They toured for eighteen months before retiring to become college students and then reforming in 1963 as Simon and Garfunkel.
• March - Chicago's Cardinal Stritch bans all rock and roll and rhythm and blues music from Catholic-run schools, saying that "its rhythms encourage young people to behave in a hedonistic manner."
• March 19 - Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and calls it Graceland
• April 16 - Baby boy born to Audrey and Marvin Quarles
• July 6 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool, England.
• August 5 - American Bandstand begins its 30 year syndicated run on US network television
• September 19 - Dalida is the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300 000 sales of "Bambino". That year, she's also the first female recording artist to have her own fan club.
• Leonard Bernstein completes work on West Side Story.
• American Bandstand premieres on television.
• The Casals Festival is founded in Puerto Rico.
• Pat Boone stars in his first two Hollywood motion pictures: Bernadine and April Love
• Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) from 1956's Alfred Hitchcock suspense film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, wins the Academy Award for Best Song. Sung by Doris Day in the film, it proved to be one of her biggest hit records as well.
• When Nat King Cole's television show is unable to get a sponsor, Frankie Laine becomes the first artist to cross TV's color line. Becoming the first white artist to appear as a guest, foregoing his usual salary of $10,000.00 as Cole's sustainer show only paid scale. Other top performers followed suit, including Mel Tormé and Tony Bennett, but despite an increase in ratings, the show still fails to pick up a national sponsor.
• Jerry Lee Lewis' musical career begins
• Patsy Cline's musical career begins.
• Jerry Butler's musical career begins
• Gorni Kramer debuts on Italian television
• Maria Callas is introduced to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.

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[edit] Albums released

• About the Blues - Julie London
• The Big Beat - Johnnie Ray
• Blossom Dearie (Album) - Blossom Dearie
• Bing With A Beat - Bing Crosby
• Blue Starr - Kay Starr
• Blue Train (album) - John Coltrane
• The Christmas Story - Bing Crosby
• Close to You and More - Frank Sinatra
• A Closer Walk With Thee - Pat Boone
• Coltrane - John Coltrane
• Day By Night - Doris Day
• Ella and Louis Again - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook - Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington
• Ella at the Opera House - Ella Fitzgerald
• Like Someone in Love - Ella Fitzgerald
• Porgy and Bess - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
• Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley
• Gogi Grant – THE HELEN MORGAN STORY - Gogi Grant
• Gogi Grant - Suddenly There's Gogi Grant - Gogi Grant
• Her Nibs - Georgia Gibbs
• Here's Little Richard - Little Richard
• Hymns We Love - Pat Boone
• Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline
• In Las Vegas - Johnnie Ray
• A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
• Julie - Julie London
• Losers, Weepers - Kay Starr
• Love Serenade - The Ames Brothers
• Loving You - Elvis Presley
• Make Love to Me - Julie London
• Miguel - Dalida
• Moanin' The Blues - Hank Williams
• Now Hear This - The Hi-Lo's
• Once Over Lightly - Jo Stafford
• One Dozen Roses - The Mills Brothers
• The Pajama Game - Doris Day
• Pal Joey with Frank Sinatra
• Pat - Pat Boone
• Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin - Pat Boone
• Please, Please, Please - James Brown
• Ring Around Rosie - The Hi-Lo’s
• Rockin' - Frankie Laine
• Rockin' the Oldies - Bill Haley & His Comets
• Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue - Jill Corey
• Son nom est Dalida - Dalida
• Songs For Inspiration & Meditation - Jo Stafford
• Songs Of Scotland - Jo Stafford
• The Sounds Of Christmas Harmony - The Ames Brothers
• Suddenly It's The Hi-Lo's - The Hi-Lo’s
• Sweet Seventeen - The Ames Brothers
• A Swingin' Affair! - Frank Sinatra
• There'll Always Be A Christmas - The Ames Brothers
• We Get Letters - Perry Como
• Where Are You? - Frank Sinatra
• The Wildest! - Louis Prima

About the Blues was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog numbers LRP-3043 (monaural) in 1957 and LST-7012 (stereophonic) in 1958. ... Julie London Julie London (September 26, 1926–October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress. ... Johnnie Ray from the trailer for one of his few films, Theres No Business Like Show Business (1954) John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927–February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Blossom Dearie is a 1957 (see 1957 in music) studio album by Blossom Dearie, it was her first recording for Verve Records. ... Blossom Dearie (born April 28, 1926) is an American jazz singer and pianist, often performing in the bebop medium. ... Bing With A Beat was Bing Crosbys seventh long play album, but his first recorded with RCA Victor. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... 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. ... Blue Train is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 (see 1957 in music. ... Coltrane redirects here. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Close to You is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1957. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... Coltrane is a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Coltrane redirects here. ... Day by Night was a Doris Day album released on November 11, 1957 by Columbia Records, It was released in two versions, catalog number CL-1053 (Mono) and CS-8089 (Stereo), though the stereo version was only released in 1959. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. ... Ella and Louis Again is a 1957 studio album (see 1957 in music) by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook is a 1957 album by the American Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, focusing on Ellingtons songs. ... This article is about the American Jazz composer and performer. ... Ella at the Opera House is a 1958 (see 1958 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. ... Like Someone in Love (1957) is an album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. ... Jazz vocalists Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald collaborated on this recording of selections from George Gershwins Porgy and Bess. ... Released in November 1957, Elvis Christmas Album is a very popular holiday album that continues to sell well. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) was an American popular singer. ... Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) was an American popular singer. ... Georgia Gibbs (August 17, 1919[1] - December 9, 2006) was an American singer, most popular in the 1950s. ... Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an African-American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who began performing in the 1940s and was a key figure in the transition from rhythm & blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... Patsy Cline (b. ... Johnnie Ray from the trailer for one of his few films, Theres No Business Like Show Business (1954) John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927–February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Where Are You? is a Christmas album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1957. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Julie was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog numbers LRP-3096 (monaural) in 1957 and LST-7004 (stereophonic) in 1958. ... Julie London Julie London (September 26, 1926–October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress. ... 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 Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... Loving You is a 1957 American motion picture starring Elvis Presley. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Make Love to Me was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3060 as a monophonic recording in 1957, and later in stereo under catalog number LST-7060 in 1959. ... Julie London Julie London (September 26, 1926–October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress. ... Miguel can refer to: Miguel, the name, meaning Michael in Spanish and Portuguese. ... It has been suggested that Olympia 74 be merged into this article or section. ... For other persons named Hank Williams, see Hank Williams (disambiguation). ... Now Hear This was an LP album by The Hi-Los released in 1957 by Columbia Records, as catalog number CL-1023. ... The Hi-Los were a successful a cappella quartet formed in 1953. ... Jo Stafford (born Jo Elizabeth Stafford November 12, 1917, in Coalinga, California) is an American pop singer whose career spanned the late 1930s through the early 1960s. ... The Mills Brothers were an American jazz and pop vocal group of the 20th century. ... The Pajama Game was an album, released August 12, 1957 by Columbia Records, containing songs from the movie of the same name, mostly sing by Doris Day and John Raitt. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. ... This article is about the John OHara novel. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... The Hi-Los were a vocal quartet in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007), was one of the most successful American singers of the twentieth century. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Sometimes Im Happy, Sometimes Im Blue was an LP album made by Jill Corey in 1957, released as catalog number CL 1095 by Columbia Records, reissued as a CD on November 25, 2003 by Collectables Records. ... Jill Corey (born Norma Jean Speranza September 30, 1935) was a traditional pop music singer. ... It has been suggested that Olympia 74 be merged into this article or section. ... Jo Stafford (born Jo Elizabeth Stafford November 12, 1917, in Coalinga, California) is an American pop singer whose career spanned the late 1930s through the early 1960s. ... Jo Stafford (born Jo Elizabeth Stafford November 12, 1917, in Coalinga, California) is an American pop singer whose career spanned the late 1930s through the early 1960s. ... The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... The Hi-Los were a vocal quartet in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... For the Dexter Gordon album see A Swingin Affair. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... We Get Letters was Perry Comos Second RCA Victor 12 long-play album. ... Pierino Ronald Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American crooner. ... Where Are You? is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1957. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... The Wildest! is an album by Louis Prima, first released in 1957. ... Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. ...

[edit] Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1957.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	1957		UK 1 - Jan 1958, US BB 1 - Oct 1957, US BB 1 of 1957, Canada 1 - Oct 1957, DDD 1 of 1957, POP 1 of 1957, Europe 2 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 2 of rockabilly, RYM 3 of 1957, Holland 5 - Jan 1974, France 10 - Dec 1971, US CashBox 11 of 1957, South Africa 11 of 1958, AFI 21, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1957, Party 54 of 1999, Italy 60 of 1958, Rolling Stone 67, Acclaimed 192, Belgium 214 of all time
2	Paul Anka	Diana	1957		UK 1 - Aug 1957, US BB 1 - Jul 1957, Canada 1 - Jul 1957, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jun 1957, Italy 2 of 1958, Poland 9 - Apr 1989, US CashBox 13 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1956, POP 14 of 1956, Europe 17 of the 1950s, RYM 17 of 1957, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1957, DDD 36 of 1957
3	Elvis Presley	All Shook Up	1957		UK 1 - Jun 1957, US BB 1 - Apr 1957, Canada 1 - May 1957, RYM 5 of 1957, US CashBox 8 of 1957, DDD 11 of 1957, Scrobulate 12 of rock & roll, US BB 13 of 1957, POP 13 of 1957, Holland 33 - Jan 2005, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1957, Europe 78 of the 1950s, Party 179 of 2007, Rolling Stone 352, Acclaimed 835
4	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire	1957		UK 1 - Dec 1957, RYM 1 of 1957, US BB 2 - Dec 1957, Canada 2 - Dec 1957, DDD 5 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1958, POP 14 of 1958, South Africa 15 of 1958, Holland 27 - Sep 1989, Scrobulate 63 of oldies, RIAA 64, Europe 76 of the 1950s, Acclaimed 86, Rolling Stone 96, Party 242 of 1999
5	Danny & The Juniors	At the Hop	1957		US BB 1 - Dec 1957, Canada 1 - Dec 1957, UK 3 - Jan 1958, US BB 3 of 1958, POP 3 of 1958, South Africa 6 of 1958, US CashBox 10 of 1958, RYM 11 of 1957, DDD 21 of 1957, Europe 73 of the 1950s, RIAA 250, Acclaimed 728

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[edit] US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1957. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

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[edit] Top hits on record

• "All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley
• "An Affair To Remember" - Nat King Cole
• "And That Reminds Me" - Della Reese
• "Almost In Your Arms (Love Theme From Houseboat) - Sophia Loren
• "April Love" - Pat Boone
• "Around The World" - Nat King Cole
• "Bernadine" - Pat Boone
• "Black Slacks" - Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
• "Blue Starr" - Kay Starr
• "Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
• "Buenas Noches Mi Amor" - Dalida
• "Butterfly" - Andy Williams
• "Bye Bye Love" - Everly Brothers
• "Chances Are" - Johnny Mathis
• "Come Go With Me" - The Dell-Vikings, one of the first integrated groups
• "Crazy Street" - Matys Brothers (some sources say 1958)
• "Dark Moon" - Gale Storm
• "Deep Purple" - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
• "Diana" - Paul Anka
• "Everyday" - Buddy Holly
• "Fascination", recorded by
  • Nat King Cole
  • Jane Morgan & The Troubadors
• "Forbidden Fruit" - Anita Ellis
• "Four Walls" - Jim Reeves
• "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" - Marvin Rainwater
• "Great Balls Of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
• "The Greater Sin" - Frankie Laine
• "Gunfight At the OK Corral" - Frankie Laine
• "Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby" - The Tune Weavers
• "Hey, Schoolgirl" - Tom and Jerry
• "Histoire d'un amour" - Dalida
• "Honeycomb" - Jimmie Rodgers
• "Hoot Owl" - Guy Mitchell
• "How High The Moon" - Pat Suzuki
• "I'm Sorry" - The Platters
• "I'm Walking The Floor Over You" - Georgia Gibbs
• "It's Not For Me To Say" - Johnny Mathis
• "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - Jimmie Rodgers
• "Last Train to San Fernando" - Johnny Duncan (huge hit in the UK)
• "Little Darlin' " - Diamonds, a parody cover of a rhythm and blues hit
• "The Lonesome Road" - Frankie Laine
• "Starlight" Jack Huddle
• "Look Homeward, Angel" - Johnnie Ray
• "Love Letters In The Sand" - Pat Boone
• "Loving You" - Elvis Presley
• "Lucille" - Little Richard
• "Maman, la plus belle du monde" - Dalida
• "My Special Angel" - Bobby Helms
• "Not Fade Away" - Buddy Holly
• "Oh Boy" - Buddy Holly
• "Old Cape Cod" - Patti Page
• "Party Doll" - Buddy Knox
• "Peggy Sue" - Buddy Holly
• "Pink Champagne" - The Tyrones
• "Quand on n'a que l'amour" - Dalida
• "Queen Of The Senior Prom" - The Mills Brothers
• "Raunchy" - Bill Justis
• "Reet Petite" - Jackie Wilson
• "Remember You're Mine" - Pat Boone
• "Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues" - Brenda Lee
• "Rock and Roll Music" - Chuck Berry
• "Round and Round" - Perry Como
• "Rumble" -- Link Wray, early feedback, only instrumental ever banned
• "Searchin' " - The Coasters
• "Shangri-La" - The Four Coins
• "Silent Lips" - Georgia Gibbs
• "So Rare" - Jimmy Dorsey
• "Stardust" - Nat King Cole
• "Sugar Moon" - Pat Boone
• "Sugartime" - McGuire Sisters
• "Tammy", recorded by
  • The Ames Brothers
  • Debbie Reynolds
• "Teddy Bear" - Elvis Presley
• "That'll Be the Day" - The Crickets, Buddy Holly's group
• "3:10 To Yuma" - Frankie Laine
• "Too Much" - Elvis Presley
• "Too Young To Have A Broken Heart" - Gayla Peevey
• "Treat Me Nice" - Elvis Presley
• "The Twelfth Of Never" - Johnny Mathis
• "Tu n'as pas très bon caractère" - Dalida
• "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
• "Up Above My Head" - Johnnie Ray and Frankie Laine
• "Wake Up Little Susie" - The Everly Brothers
• "Walkin' After Midnight" - Patsy Cline
• "When I Fall in Love" - Nat King Cole
• "Who Needs You" - The Four Lads
• "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" - Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Why Baby, Why" - Pat Boone
• "Willie and the Hand Jive" - Johnny Otis
• "Witchcraft" - Frank Sinatra
• "Wonderful! Wonderful!" - Johnny Mathis
• "You Know How It Is" - Frankie Laine
• "You Send Me" - Sam Cooke
• "Young Blood" - The Coasters, a two-sided hit with "Searchin"'
• "Young Love", recorded by
  • Crew-Cuts
  • Tab Hunter
  • Sonny James

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Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... Joe Bennett Joe Bennett is head of the Music Department at Bath Spa and the organiser of the annual UK Songwriting Festival. ... 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. ... Blueberry Hill is a popular song published in 1940. ... Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928) is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ... It has been suggested that Olympia 74 be merged into this article or section. ... Butterfly is a popular song. ... For other persons named Andrew Williams, see Andrew Williams (disambiguation). ... Don (born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... Chances Are is a popular song. ... John Royce Mathis (b. ... Look for the song Come and Go with Me on the main fan page for the movie Joe Versus the Volcano ...the score for the movie was written by George Delarue. ... The Matys Brothers were a musical act made up of the four Matys brothers, who were from the Philadelphia area. ... Jan. ... Dark Moon is the name of a 1957 hit song written by Ned Miller. ... Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer. ... Compilation album cover Billy Ward and the Dominoes were one of the top American R&B groups of the 1950s, and launched the careers of both Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson. ... 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Great Balls of Fire is a 1957 song by written by Otis Blackwell and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935), also known by the nickname The Killer, is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007), was one of the most successful American singers of the twentieth century. ... Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007), was one of the most successful American singers of the twentieth century. ... See Tom and Jerry for other uses of the phrase Tom and Jerry. Tom and Jerry was the original stage name used by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in 1957. ... It has been suggested that Olympia 74 be merged into this article or section. ... Honeycomb is a popular song. ... James Frederick Rodgers (born September 18, 1933 in Camas, Washington) is sometimes classed as a rock and roll singer, but his style was more typical of traditional pop music. ... 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. ... How High the Moon is a song, now a jazz standard, by Nancy Hamilton (lyrics), Morgan Lewis (music). ... Pat Suzuki is a Japanese- and Asian-American female singer most famous for her role and cast recording of the Broadway hit musical Flower Drum Song, especially I Enjoy Being A Girl (song) Pat Suzuki was born in Cressy, (Northern) California on September 23, in the early 1930s. ... The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. ... Georgia Gibbs (August 17, 1919[1] - December 9, 2006) was an American singer, most popular in the 1950s. ... 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