Music Of 1955 Was Music
God gave us memories that we might have roses in December. ~J.M. Barrie
Music Of 1955
We had music that told of life and love and some saddness. Our music was played with many instruments and had a distinctive beat... We called them "toe-tappers". Our musical stars were beautiful or handsome and when theey entertained you it was a pleasant experience.
Gale Storm
Heart Throb!
Ain't That A Shame
Alabama Jubilee - Ferko String Band
(#14)
Amukiriki (The Lord Willing) - Les Paul And Mary Ford (#38)
At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)
Autumn Leaves
Ballad of Davy Crockett - Tennessee Ernie Ford (#5)
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
The Bandit (O'Cangaceiro) - Eddie Barclay (#18)
The Banjo's Back In Town -
Teresa Brewer
(#15)
The Bible Tells Me So
Birth Of The Boogie - Bill Haley And His Comets (#26)
Black Denim Trousers - The Cheers (#6)
A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole (#2)
Blue Star - Felicia Sanders (#29)
Boom Boom Boomerang - The DeCastro Sisters (#17)
Breeze And I - Caterina Valente (#8)
Burn That Candle - Bill Haley And His Comets (#9)
Eddie Fisher
C'est La Vie - Sarah Vaughan (#11)
Chee Chee-Oo Chee (Sang The Little Bird) - Perry Como (#12)
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
Count Your Blessings (Instead Of Sheep) - (#5)
The Crazy Otto (Medley) - Johnny Maddox (#2)
Croce Di Oro (Cross Of Gold) - Patti Page (#16)
Cry Me A River - Julie London (#9)
Daddy-O - The Fontane Sisters (#11)
Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower) - Georgia Gibbs (#1)
Danger! Heartbreak Ahead - Jaye P. Morgan (#12)
Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole (#7)
Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) - Bill Haley And His Comets (#11)
Dixie Danny - The Laurie Sisters (#30)
Dogface Soldier - Russ Morgan (#30)
Domani (Tomorrow) - Julius LaRosa (#13)
Sarah Vaughn
Don't Be Angry
Earth Angel - The Penguins (#8)
Everybody's Got a Home But Me - Eddie Fisher (#20)
Experience Unnecessary - (#14)
Fooled - Perry Como (#20)
Forgive My Heart - Nat King Cole (#21)
Glad Rag Doll - Crazy Otto (#19)
Good And Lonesome - Kay Starr (#17)
Gum Drop - The Crew-Cuts (#10)
Hard To Get - Gisele MacKenzie (#4)
He
Heart
Hearts Of Stone
Hey, Mr. Banjo - The Sunnysiders (#12)
Home For The Holidays - Perry Como (#8)
Honey-Babe - Art Mooney (#6)
House Of Blue Lights - Chuck Miller (#9)
How Important Can It Be ? - Joni James (#2)
Perry Como
How Important Can It Be?
Humming Bird - Frankie Laine (#17)
Hummingbird - Les Paul And Mary Ford (#7)
I Hear You Knocking - Gale Storm (#2)
I Love You Madly - The Four Coins (#28)
I Want You To Be My Baby - Georgia Gibbs (#14)
I'll Never Stop Loving You - Doris Day (#13)
(Iｴm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells - Eddie Fisher (#20)
(I'm Gettin') Nuttin' for Christmas - Ricky Zahnd And The Blue Jeaners (#21)
If I May - Nat King Cole (#8)
If You Donｴt Want My Love - Jaye P. Morgan (#40)
It May Sound Silly - The McGuire Sisters (#11)
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie - Somethin' Smith And The Redheads (#7)
The Kentuckian Song - The Hilltoppers (#20)
Ko Ko Mo I Love You So - Perry Como (#2)
The Fontane Sisters
Learnin' The Blues - Frank Sinatra (#1)
Let Me Go Lover
Ling, Ting, Tong
Longest Walk - Jaye P. Morgan (#6)
Love And Marriage
Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
Love Me Or Leave Me
Make Yourself Comfortable
Mambo Rock - Bill Haley And His Comets (#17)
A Man Chases a Girl (Until She Catches Him) - Eddie Fisher (#16)
Man In A Raincoat
Maybellene - Chuck Berry (#5)
Melody Of Love
Memories Of You - The Four Coins (#22)
Moments To Remember - The Four Lads (#2)
Most Of All - Don Cornell (#14)
My Bonnie Lassie - The Ames Brothers (#11)
My Boy-Flat Top - Dorothy Collins (#16)
My One Sin - Nat King Cole (#24)
Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane - The Ames
Jaye P. Morgan
Brothers (#3)
No Arms Can Ever Hold You - Georgie Shaw (#23)
No More
No Other Arms (No Arms Can Ever Hold You) - Pat Boone (#26)
Nuttin' For Christmas - Barry Gordon (#6)
Oh! Susannah - The Singing Dogs (#22)
Only You
Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In) - The Cowboy Church Sunday School (#8)
Pepper-Hot Baby - Jaye P. Morgan (#12)
Plantation Boogie - Lenny Dee (#19)
Play Me Hearts And Flowers (I Wanna Cry) - Johnny Desmond (#6)
Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace (#17)
Mitch Miller
The Popcorn Song - Cliffie Stone (#14)
Razzle-Dazzle - Bill Haley And His Comets (#15)
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (#1)
Rock Love - The Fontane Sisters (#13)
Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie - Bill Haley And His Comets (#23)
Rollin' Stone - The Fontane Sisters (#13)
Same Old Saturday Night - Frank Sinatra (#13)
Sand And The Sea - Nat King Cole (#23)
Seventeen - The Fontane Sisters (#3)
Shifting, Whispering Sand - Rusty Draper (#3)
The Shifting, Whispering Sands (Parts 1 & 2) - Billy Vaughn (#5)
Silver Dollar - Teresa Brewer (#20)
Sincerely
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford (#1)
Smiles - Crazy Otto (#21)
Someone You Love - Nat King Cole (#13)
Joni James
A Woman In Love
The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller (#1)
You Are My Love - Joni James (#6)
Young Abe Lincoln - Don Cornell (#25)
Georgia Gibbs
Something's Gotta Give
Song Of The Dreamer - Eddie Fisher (#11)
Story Untold - The Crew-Cuts (#16)
Suddenly There's A Valley
Sweet And Gentle
Teach Me Tonight - The DeCastro Sisters (#2)
That Old Black Magic - Sammy Davis, Jr. (#13)
That's All I Want From You - Jaye P. Morgan (#3)
Tina Marie - Perry Como (#5)
Tweedle Dee - Georgia Gibbs (#2)
Tweedlee Dee - LaVern Baker (#14)
Two Hearts - Pat Boone (#16)
Two Lost Souls - Perry Como (#18)
Unchained Melody
Wake The Town And Tell The People - Les Baxter (#5)
Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan (#6)
Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets - Dinah Shore (#12)
Commentary - Now we have music made from drums and guitars with no distinguishable beat or rythm and played to loud that if it has lyrics, one cannot hear them... and that is probably good!