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Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial. JP ...
"Short Shorts" is a song written and performed by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, and Bob Gaudio, members of The Royal Teens. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #3 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958. [2] The group originally released the track on the small New York label Power Records in 1957.
Bing Crosby had three songs on the year-end top 30. The Ames Brothers had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1950 according to retail sales. [1]
During the 1950s European popular music give way to the influence of American forms of music including jazz, swing and traditional pop, mediated through film and records. The significant change of the mid-1950s was the impact of American rock and roll , which provided a new model for performance and recording, based on a youth market.
The song was recorded in 1959 by country music artist Grandpa Jones. The song was released as a single on the Decca label (9-30823) and peaked at number 21 on the US country music charts. A cover version was recorded by Bob Dylan and The Band in 1967, officially released November 4, 2014, on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
1950s portal This category is for songs written or first produced in the decade 1950s , i.e the years 1950 to 1959 . For more information, see 1950s in music
Bing Sings the Hits is a Decca Records album by Bing Crosby of hit songs from the early 1950s. It was issued as a 10-inch LP with catalog number DL 5520. It was issued as a 10-inch LP with catalog number DL 5520.