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Song 60 – In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning

SONG: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning ARTIST: Frank Sinatra YEAR: 1955 Listen to it here: THE SONG: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning was written in 1955 by David Manna and Bob Hilliard and the title track on the Frank Sinatra album of the same name. Both men were songwritingContinue reading “Song 60 – In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning”

Song 58 – Rock Around the Clock

SONG: Rock Around the Clock ARTIST: Bill Haley & His Comets YEAR: 1954 Listen to it here: THE SONG: There is some debate as to when Rock Around the Clock was first written, some sources say 1953 and others indicate it was 1952. It was written by Max C. Friedman and James E. Myers (MyersContinue reading “Song 58 – Rock Around the Clock”

Song 56 – My Funny Valentine

SONG: My Funny Valentine ARTIST: Chet Baker YEAR: 1954 Listen to it here: THE SONG: My Funny Valentine is a jazz standard originally written for the musical Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and debuted by child star Mitzi Green on April 14, 1937. In the show the character Billie is singingContinue reading “Song 56 – My Funny Valentine”

Song 54 – Love for Sale

SONG: Love For Sale ARTIST: Billie Holiday YEAR: 1954 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Love for Sale caused a bit of a hullabaloo when it was introduced to the world by Kathryn Crawford in 1930. Cole Porter had written the song for the musical The New Yorkers and was written from the point ofContinue reading “Song 54 – Love for Sale”

Album 6 – Ellington at Newport

ALBUM TITLE: Ellington at Newport ‘56 ARTIST NAME: Duke Ellington YEAR OF RELEASE: 1956 Favourite Song: Holly: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Kelly: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue ALBUM HISTORY: Ellington at Newport was recorded on July 7th 1956 and released later that year, and featured Duke Ellington and his band’s live performance at theContinue reading “Album 6 – Ellington at Newport”

Song 52 – Crying In the Chapel

SONG: Crying in the Chapel ARTIST: The Orioles YEAR: 1953 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Crying in the Chapel was written as a country song by Artie Glenn in 1953 for his son Darrell. Darrell recorded it in that same year but at first did not gain a lot of traction in his recording.Continue reading “Song 52 – Crying In the Chapel”

Song 50 – Just Walkin’ In the Rain

SONG: Just Walkin’ in the Rain ARTIST: The Prisonaires YEAR: 1953 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Just Walkin’ in the Rain was written by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley in 1952, after walking across the courtyard of the prison where both men were jailed. Riley told Bragg that that would be a great lineContinue reading “Song 50 – Just Walkin’ In the Rain”

Song 48 – Le Gorille

SONG: Le Gorille ARTIST: Georges Brassens YEAR: 1952 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Le gorille was written by iconoclast Georges Brassens in 1952. He started writing it while in a German work camp during the War but by the time the war ended the only part Brassens kept was “beware the gorilla!” (a shotContinue reading “Song 48 – Le Gorille”

Song 46 – Dust My Broom

SONG: Dust My Broom ARTIST: Elmore James YEAR: 1952 Listen to it here: THE SONG: While there is no solid origin story of where Dust My Broom came from, it was originally recorded by blues king Robert Johnson in 1936. While Johnson’s version employed the use of repeating triplets for a boogie pattern, Elmore JamesContinue reading “Song 46 – Dust My Broom”

Song 44 – London is the Place For Me

SONG: London is the Place for Me ARTIST: Lord Kitchener YEAR: 1951 Listen to it here: THE SONG: There is not a lot of information on the writing of the song, except that it was written by Adwyn “Lord Kitchener” Roberts in 1948 and recorded for the first time by him in 1951. THE ARTIST:Continue reading “Song 44 – London is the Place For Me”