Song and Music - 50s and earlier
Song title | Release date | Singer - Band | Singer-Band picture | Album | Country | Musical genre | Remarks | |
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Sing, Sing, Sing | 1937 | Benny Goodman | Sing, Sing, Sing | U.S. | Jazz | The song was written by Louis Prima in 1936 | ||
A-Tisket, A-Tasket | 1938 | Ella Fitzgerald | A-Tisket, A-Tasket | USA | Jazz song | Nineteenth century nursery rhyme, recorded by Ella Fitzgerald with the Chick Webb Orchestra | ||
All of Me | 1940 | Django Reinhardt | France | Jazz | Jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 | |||
Guitar Boogie | 1945 | ARTHUR SMITH | Guitar Boogie | U.S. | Instrumental music | |||
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) | Feb. 1945 | Billie Holiday | Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) | USA | Jazz | |||
Black and Blue | 1947 | Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra | Black and Blue | USA | Jazz | |||
Dream a Little Dream of Me | 1950 | Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong | Dream a Little Dream of Me | USA | Jazz | Song from 1931 | ||
Mad About the Boy | 1952 | Dinah Washington | Mad About the Boy | U.S. | Jazz | Written in 1932 | ||
La Prière | 1953 | GEORGES BRASSENS | Les sabots d'Hélène | France | Various | Poem by Francis Jammes | ||
Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux | 1953 | GEORGES BRASSENS | Georges Brassens interprète ses dernières compositions | France | Various music | The lyrics are from a poem by Louis Aragon of 1943 | ||
September Song | 1954 | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown | USA | Jazz | |||
Rock Around the Clock | May 1954 | BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS | Rock Around the Clock | USA | Rock and roll | It is considered to be the song that brought Rock and Roll into mainstream culture around the world | ||
That’s All Right Mama | Jul. 1954 | ELVIS PRESLEY | For LP Fans Only | U.S. | Rockabilly | The song was written by Arthur Crudup in 1946 | ||
If I Had You | 1955 | Dinah Washington | For Those in Love | USA | Jazz | Written in 1928. The music of the album was arranged by Quincy Jones | ||
Only You (And You Alone) | May 1955 | THE PLATTERS | The Platters | USA | Doo-Wop | |||
Tutti Frutti | Oct. 1955 | LITTLE RICHARD | Here's Little Richard | USA | Rock and roll | |||
Blueberry Hill | 1956 | FATS DOMINO | This Is Fats Domino! | U.S. | Rock and roll, R&B | Recorded in 1940 for the first time and sung by many artists | ||
Blue Suede Shoes | Jan. 1956 | CARL PERKINS | Sun | USA | Rock and roll | This song is considered one of the first rock and roll records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop of the time | ||
Heartbreak Hotel | Jan. 1956 | ELVIS PRESLEY | Heartbreak Hotel | USA | Rock and roll | This song was the first gold record of Elvis | ||
Long Tall Sally | Mar. 1956 | LITTLE RICHARD | Here's Little Richard | USA | Rock and roll |
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