Song and Music - 50s and earlier (2)

Song title	Release date	Singer - Band	Album	Country	Musical genre	Remarks
Summertime Blues	Jun. 1958	EDDIE COCHRAN	The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album	USA	Rock and roll	50s
I'm a Fool to Want You	Jun. 1958	Billie Holiday	Lady in Satin	U.S.	Jazz song	Written by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf and Joel Herron in 1951
Summertime	Aug. 1958	Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong	Porgy and Bess	USA	Jazz	Music written in 1935 by George Gershwin
C'mon Everybody	Oct. 1958	EDDIE COCHRAN	The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album	U.S.	Rock and roll
Cry Me a River	1959	Dinah Washington	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!	USA	Jazz	Written in 1953 by Alexander Hamilton. Julie London sang it for the first time in 1955
Oh! Carol	1959	NEIL SEDAKA	Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits	USA	POP song	To find out who is Carol, listen to the song "You've got a Friend" by James Taylor ...
You Were Mine	1959	THE FIREFLIES	You Were Mine	U.S.	Doo-Wop
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes	1959	DINAH WASHINGTON	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!	U.S.	Jazz	Music written in 1934 in Spanish by María Grever
Black Orpheus	1959	Paul Desmond		U.S.	Jazz	OST of the Marcel Camus' movie "Orfeu Negro "
Enchanted Sea	1959	THE ISLANDERS	The Enchanted Sound of The Islanders	U.S.	Instrumental music
What'd I Say	Jul. 1959	RAY CHARLES	What'd I Say	USA	Jazz, R&B, Soul
Ne me quitte pas	Nov. 1959	JACQUES BREL	La Valse à mille temps	France	Various music	Written after the separation of Jacques Brel and his mistress
Blue Rondo à La Turk	Dec. 1959	Dave Brubeck Quartet	Time Out	U.S.	Jazz
Take Five	Dec. 1959	Dave Brubeck Quartet	Time Out	USA	Jazz	Music composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond
Beyond the Sea	Dec. 1959	Bobby Darin	That's All	USA	Big band	Jack Lawrence's song released in 1946 and also sung the same year by Charles Trenet ("The Sea")

Song and Music - 50s and earlier (2)

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