WELCOME,

to my

'Sounds of Our Class Years'

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1956                                                     2006

I still enjoy these old songs ('52 - '56), and thought I might share them with my classmates. Click on the one you want to hear, and ENJOY !

p.s., Your browser will probably give you a warning ....., but they're virus free!

Bill Deveau (Capes)

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For ALL files, click to listen ONLY if it's 'underlined' !!
I'm still looking for all the others, if you have an 'mp3'  file, email it to me, and I'll add it.

 

1952 - End Of Year Chart - Top 30 Singles of 1953 - 1954

TITLE Artist(es)
THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (WHERE IS YOUR HEART?)   Percy Faith with Felicia Sanders
VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU)  Les Paul & Mary Ford
(HOW MUCH IS THAT) DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?  Patti Page
I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU  Eddie Fisher
YOU YOU YOU  Ames Brothers
TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU  Teresa Brewer
APRIL IN PORTUGAL Ray Coniff
NO OTHER LOVE Perry Como
DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES Perry Como
I BELIEVE Frankie Laine
OH Pee Wee Hunt
EBB TIDE Rightous Brothers
PRETEND Nat "King" Cole
RUBY Richard Hayman
ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET Stan Freberg
P.S. I LOVE YOU Hilltoppers
TELL ME YOU'RE MINE Gaylords
EH CUMPARI Julius La Rosa
RAGS TO RICHES Tony Bennett
ANNA Silvano Mangano
SAY YOU'RE MINE AGAIN Perry Como
DRAGNET Ray Anthony
TELL ME A STORY Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
CRYING IN THE CHAPEL June Valli
WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME? Joni James
YOUR CHEATING HEART Joni James
LIMELIGHT (TERRY'S THEME) Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra
WITH THESE HANDS Eddie Fisher
C'EST SI BON Eartha Kitt
HAVE YOU HEARD? Joni James

1953 - End Of Year Chart - Top 30 Singles of 1954 - 1955

TITLE Artist(es)
LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT  Kitty Kallen
WANTED  Perry Como
HEY THERE  Rosemary Clooney
SH-BOOM  Crew-Cuts
MAKE LOVE TO ME  Jo Stafford
OH, MY PAPA (O MEIN PAPA)  Eddie Fisher
I GET SO LONELY Four Knights
THREE COINS IN A FOUNTAIN Four Aces
SECRET LOVE  Doris Day
HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY Johnson Bros
YOUNG AT HEART Frank Sinatra
THIS OLE HOUSE Rosemary Clooney
I NEED YOU NOW  Eddie Fisher
CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE Patti Page
THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER Gaylords
THAT'S AMORE Dean Martin
THE HAPPY WANDERER Louie Prima
ANSWER ME MY LOVE Nat "King" Cole
STRANGER IN PARADISE Tony Bennett
IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU Doris Day
IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) Kay Starr
SKOKIAAN Ralph Marterie
HOLD MY HAND Don Cornell
CHANGING PARTNERS Patti Page
PAPA LOVES MAMBO Perry Como
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL Bill Haley & His Comets
RAGS TO RICHES Tony Bennett
IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT Kitty Kallen
STRANGER IN PARADISE Four Aces
HERE Tony Martin

1954 - End Of Year Chart - Top 30 Singles of 1955 -1956

TITLE Artist(es)
CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE  Perez Prado
(WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK  Bill Haley & His Comets
THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS  Mitch Miller
AUTUMN LEAVES  Roger Williams
UNCHAINED MELODY Rightous Bros
THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT  Bill Hayes
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING  Four Aces
SINCERELY  McGuire Sisters
AIN'T THAT A SHAME Pat Boone
DANCE WITH ME HENRY Georgia Gibbs
CRAZY OTTO MEDLEY I & II Crazy Otto
MELODY OF LOVE Billy Vaughn
SIXTEEN TONS  Tennessee Ernie Ford
LEARNIN' THE BLUES Frank Sinatra
HEARTS OF STONE  Fontaine Sisters
TWEEDLE DEE Georgia Gibbs
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Four Aces
MR SANDMAN  Chordettes
LET ME GO LOVER  Joan Weber
A BLOSSOM FELL Nat "King" Cole
UNCHAINED MELODY Rightous Bros
THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Fess Parker
HONEY BABE Art Mooney
THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Tennessee Ernie Ford
KO KO MO Perry Como
HARD TO GET Gisele Mackenzie
THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE Ames Brothers
THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU Jaye P. Morgan
ONLY YOU Platters
IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Somethin' Smith & The Redheads

1955 - End Of Year Chart - Top 50 Singles of 1956 - 1957

TITLE Artist(es)
HEARTBREAK HOTEL  Elvis Presley
DON'T BE CRUEL  Elvis Presley
LISBON ANTIGUA  Paul Muriat
MY PRAYER  Platters
THE WAYWARD WIND Gogi Grant
THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS  Les Baxter
WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE
(QUE SERA SERA)
Doris Day
HOUND DOG  Elvis Presley
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS  Dean Martin
ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ  Kay Starr
MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" Roger Williams
THE GREAT PRETENDER Platters
I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Pat Boone
I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU  Elvis Presley
LOVE ME TENDER  Elvis Presley
HOT DIGGITY Perry Como
CANADIAN SUNSET Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
with Eddie Heywood
BLUE SUEDE SHOES Carl Perkins
THE GREEN DOOR Jim Lowe
NO, NOT MUCH Four Lads
HONKY TONK Bill Doggett
SIXTEEN TONS Tennessee Ernie Ford
JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN Johnnie Ray
ALLEGHENY MOON Patti Page
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN Fats Domino
TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME Patience & Prudence
BE-BOP-A-LULA Gene Vincent
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
STANDING ON THE CORNER Four Aces
THE FLYING SAUCER Buchanan & Goodman
MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" George Cates & His Orchestra
IVORY TOWER Connie Francis
SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR Bill Haley & His Comets
I'LL BE HOME Pat Boone
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE Vic Damone
MAGIC TOUCH Platters
BORN TO BE WITH YOU Chordettes
BAND OF GOLD Don Cherry
MORE Perry Como
SINGING THE BLUES  Guy Mitchell
BLUEBERRY HILL Fats Domino
THE FOOL Stanford Clark
THE HAPPY WHISTLER Don Robertson
TRUE LOVE Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
LONG TALL SALLY Little Richard
SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL Teresa Brewer
TRANSFUSION Nervous Norvus
IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE Ames Brothers
A TEAR FELL Teresa Brewer
ROCK ISLAND LINE Lonnie Donegan