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We’re so glad you’re here! Follow us through an exploration of 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 1,001 Albums You Must Listen to Before You Die. Discover new favourites, reminisce on sounds from your childhood!

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Song 125 – Lazy River

SONG: Lazy River ARTIST: Bobby Darin YEAR: 1961 Listen to it here:  THE SONG: (Up a) Lazy River was written by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin in 1930. It has been recorded hundreds of times and is now considered a jazz and pop standard.  THE ARTIST: For more information on Bobby Darin, check out our…

Album 14 – Here’s Little Richard

  ALBUM TITLE: Here’s Little Richard ARTIST NAME: Little Richard YEAR OF RELEASE: 1957 Favourite Song: Holly: Tutti Frutti Kelly: Tutti Frutti ALBUM HISTORY: Here’s Little Richard was recorded between September 14, 1955 and October 15, 1956 and was released on March 4th 1957.  Tutti Frutti had already proved to be a hit single so…

Song 124 – Mad About the Boy

SONG: Mad About the Boy  ARTIST: Dinah Washington YEAR: 1961 Listen to it here:  THE SONG: “Mad About the Boy” was written by Noel Coward for the revue “Words and Music” in 1932.  It’s sung from the vantage point of a bunch of girls lined up outside a movie theatre, fawning over the newest matinee…

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