The Fifties: Eighty Years of Popular Music

by Alfred Publishing Staff

• ISBN13: 9780769267241
• ISBN10: 0769267246
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Alfred Pub Co

Summary

Titles in this 72-song collection include All I Have to Do Is Dream * Be-Bop-A-Lula * Bye Bye, Love * Catch a Falling Star * Chantilly Lace * Earth Angel * Good Golly Miss Molly * I Only Have Eyes for You * I'm Walkin' * La Bamba * Let the Good Times Roll * The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) * Lonely Boy * My Boy Lollipop * (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock * Shout * Splish Splash * Teen Angel * Wake Up Little Susie * Why Do Fools Fall in Love * Your Cheatin' Heart and more.

Table of Contents

All I have to do is Dream	6	(8)
Everly Brothers
Be My Guest	14
Fats Domino
Be-Bop Baby	8	(2)
Ricky Nelson
Be-Bop-A-Lula	10	(2)
Genevincent
The Blue Cats
Beep Beep	12	(3)
The Playmates
Bird Dog	15	(3)
Everly Brothers
Blue Monday	18	(6)
Fats Domino
Bye Bye, Love	24	(2)
Everly Brothers
Cara Mia	26	(2)
Mantovani
Catch A Falling Star	28	(2)
Perry Como
Chantilly Lace	30	(2)
The Big Bopper
Come on, Let's Go	32	(8)
McCoys
Come Softly To Me	40	(2)
Fleetwoods
Count Every Star	42	(2)
Donnie
The Dreamers
Devoted To You	44	(2)
Everly Brothers
Diana	46	(4)
Paul Anka
Donna	50
Richie Valens
Earth Angel	21	(33)
The Penguins
Fever	54
Peggy Lee
Good Golly Miss Molly	37	(21)
Little Richard
Graduation Day	58	(2)
The Four Freshmen
Hey, Good Lookin'	60	(2)
Hank Williams
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	62	(6)
Mel Carter
I Can't Stop Loving You	68
Ray Charles
I Hear You Knocking	65	(5)
Fats Domino
('TIL) I Kissed You	70	(2)
Everly Brothers
I Only Have Eyes For You	72	(4)
The Flamingos
I Put A Spell On You	76	(6)
Screaming Jay Hawkins
I Want To Walk You Home	82
Fats Domino
I Want You To Be My Girl	79	(5)
Frankie Lymon
The Teenagers
I'm Walking'	84	(2)
Fats Domino
It's All In The Game	86	(3)
Merle Haggard
La Bamba	89	(3)
Richie Valens
Let The Good Times Roll	92	(2)
Shirley
Lee
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)	94	(2)
Tokens
Little Star	96	(2)
The Elegants
Lonely BOy	98	(8)
Paul Anka
A Lover's Question	106	(4)
Clyde Mcphatter
Mr. Blue	110
Fleetwoods
May You Always	103	(9)
McGuire Sisters
Moments To Remember	112	(6)
The Four Lads
My Boy Lollipop	118	(2)
Millie Small
My Special Angel	120
The Rogues
Oh, Lonesome Me	115	(7)
Don Gibson
Only You (And You Alone)	122	(6)
The Platters
Party Doll	128	(2)
Buddy Knox
Raining In My Heart	130
Buddy Holly
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock	125	(7)
Bill Haley
The Comets
Rockin' Robin	132	(2)
Bobby Day
Secret Love	134	(2)
The Moonglows
Secretly	136	(2)
Jimmie Rodgers
Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat	138	(1)
Paul Evans
Shangri-La	139	(1)
The Four Coins
Short Shorts	140	(2)
The Royal Teens
Shout	142	(6)
Otis Day
The Knights
Singing The Blues	148	(2)
Guy Mitchell
So Fine	150	(2)
Fiestas
Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)	152	(2)
The Impalas
Speedoo	154	(2)
The Cadillacs
Splish Splash	156
Bobby Darin
Stagger Lee	145	(13)
Lloyd Price
Teen Angel	158	(2)
Mark Dinning
Travelin' Man	160	(2)
Rick Nelson
Twilight Time	162	(12)
The Platters
Wake Up Little Susie	174
Everly Brothers
A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)	164	(2)
Marty Robbins
Whole Lotta Loving	166	(2)
Fats Domino
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?	168	(2)
Frankie Lymon
The Teenagers
The Yellow Rose Of Texas	170	(2)
Mitch Miller
Your Cheatin' Heart	172
Hank Williams