"Band of Gold" is a popularsong. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...
The music was written by Jack Taylor, the lyrics by Bob Musel. The song was published in 1955. See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ...
The biggest hit version was recorded by Don Cherry in 1955. Another recording was done by Kit Carson. Don Cherry (born January 11, 1924) was a singer of traditional pop music and a golfer. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ...