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18 unusual facts about 1956 in music


Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1956

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1956 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1956.

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings is a 1956 album by the American jazz and blues singer Joe Williams, with the Count Basie Orchestra.

From the Candy Store on the Corner to the Chapel on the Hill

"From the Candy Store on the Corner to the Chapel on the Hill" is a popular song by Bob Hilliard, published in 1956.

Gogi Grant

In 1955 she signed with a small record company, Era Records, and had her first top ten hit with "Suddenly There's a Valley." The next year, she had an even bigger hit, reaching Billboard 's No. 1 position, with "The Wayward Wind" and holding there for a then record eight weeks.

Got My Mojo Working

"Got My Mojo Working" is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957.

Hello, My Lover, Goodbye

It has since been recorded a number of times by other artists, including Doris Day, who sang it on her album Day by Day in 1956.

Innamorata

The biggest selling recording of the song was sung by Dean Martin (issued as Capitol Records catalog number 3352), reaching #27 on the Billboard magazine chart in 1956.

Lazy reason

One near contemporary presentation of lazy reason is the theme of the 1956 popular song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)".

Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues

Released = 1956 (original),
February 6, 1996,

On the Street Where You Live

The most popular single of the song was recorded by Vic Damone in 1956 for Columbia Records.

The Auctioneer

"The Auctioneer" (also known as "The Auctioneer's Song") is a 1956 country song by Leroy Van Dyke.

The Autumn Waltz

"The Autumn Waltz" is a popular song with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, published in 1956.

The Bus Stop Song

A traditional song, it was orchestrated by Ken Darby in 1956 but a version (called The Keys of Canterbury) was known in the 19th century and Alan Lomax collected it as "A Paper of Pins" in the 1930s.

This Could Be the Start of Something

"This Could Be the Start of Something" (generally known as "This Could Be the Start of Something Big") is a popular song by Steve Allen, published in 1956.

Venezuelan Fiesta

Venezuelan Fiesta is the name of a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1956 (see 1956 in music), under contract with RCA Victor.

Walk Hand in Hand

The biggest-selling version recorded of the song was sung by Tony Martin, reaching #2 in the UK and #10 on the United States Billboard chart in 1956.

We Kiss in a Shadow

In the 1956 film version it was sung by Reuben Fuentes dubbing for Carlos Rivas and Leona Gordon dubbing for Rita Moreno.

You're the Apple of My Eye

"You're the Apple of My Eye" is a song written by Otis Blackwell and initially recorded and released as a single in 1956 by The Four Lovers, the precursor to The Four Seasons.