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9 unusual facts about 1953 in music


Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar

Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar is the title of the first release by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label (see 1953 in music).

Gayla Peevey

She is best known for her recording, under her maiden name Gayla Peevey, of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" (Columbia 4-40106, 1953).

Gee Records

Gee Records was a New York-based American record label formed as a subsidiary to George Goldner's Tico Records and Rama Records labels in 1953 to honor the million selling hit song "Gee" (1953).

I Really Don't Want to Know

The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1953, one of the top 100 songs of 1954.

Let Me Go, Devil

"Let Me Go, Devil" is a song written in 1953 by Jenny Lou Carson.

Slovenský rozhlas

Slovenský rozhlas manages the Slovak Radio Children's Choir, founded in 1953 and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOSR), founded in 1929 as the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Something Cool

Something Cool is a studio album recorded by June Christy in 1953, 1954, and 1955, and featuring Christy singing 11 (in the original release, seven) jazz songs backed by the orchestra of Pete Rugolo.

Starring Jo Stafford

Starring Jo Stafford is a 1953 album by Jo Stafford,with Paul Weston and His Orchestra accompaniment by The Starlighters and The Pied Pipers.

The Man That Got Away

"The Man that Got Away" is a popular song, published in 1953 and was written for the 1954 version of the movie A Star Is Born.



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