Nyack High School Class of '55

The music of 1954 - 1955


I am collecting music off the web that was popular in our senior year. The songs below are all sythesized and have no vocals. The ones I have so far are pretty good representations of the originals. There are others from our era that I have found that are not as good (I could have sythesized those just as well and I can't play music. I can't type either, but I'm faking it pretty well so far.).
 Title
Artist - Year

Synthesized by:

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley and the Comets - 1954 Don Carroll
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Perez Prado - 1955 Don Carroll
Unchained Melody Al Hibbler - 1955 ?
Only You Platters - 1955 Don Carroll

Only You Real Player (.RA) Format

The real Platters song - 1955

 

Maybelline Chuck Berry - 1955 Don Carroll
Yellow Rose of Texas Mitch Miller - 1955 Don Carroll
Hey There Rosemary Clooney - 1954 Mel Webb
Make Love to Me Jo Stafford - 1954

 

Blueberry Hill

Fats Domino - 1955

 

Mr. Sandman

Chordettes - 1955

 

Ebb Tide

Roy Hamilton - 1954

 

Autumn Leaves

Roger Williams - 1955

 

Earth Angel

Penquins - 1955

 

Moments to Remember

4 Lads - 1955

 

Sincerely

McGuire Sisters - 1955

 

If You Love Me

Kay Starr - 1954

 

Tweedlee Dee

Georgia Gibbs - 1955

 

Top Pop Hits of 1954

1. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT - Kitty Kallen (Decca)
2. WANTED - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
3. HEY THERE - Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)
4. SH-BOOM - Crew Cuts (Mercury)
5. MAKE LOVE TO ME - Jo Stafford (Columbia)
6. OH! MY PA-PA - Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)
7. I GET SO LONELY - Four Knights (Capitol)
8. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN - Four Aces (Decca)
9. SECRET LOVE - Doris Day (Columbia)
10. HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY - Archie Bleyer (Cadence)
11. YOUNG AT HEART - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
12. THIS OLE HOUSE - Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)
13. I NEED YOU NOW - Eddie Fisher, (RCA Victor)
14. CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE - Patti Page (Mercury)
15. THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER - Gaylords (Mercury)
16. THAT'S AMORE - Dean Martin (Capitol)
17. THE HAPPY WANDERER - Frank Weir (London)
18. ANSWER ME MY LOVE - Nat King Cole (Capitol)
19. STRANGER IN PARADISE - Tony Bennett (Columbia)
20. IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU - Doris Day (Columbia)
21. IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) - Kay Starr (Capitol)
22. SKOKIAAN - Ralph Marterie (Mercury)
23. HOLD MY HAND - Don Cornell (Coral)
24. CHANGING PARTNERS - Patti Page (Mercury)
25. PAPA LOVES MAMBO - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
26. SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL - Bill Haley & His Comets (Decca)
27. RAGS TO RICHES - Tony Bennett (Columbia)
28. IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT - Kitty Kallen (Decca)
29. STRANGER IN PARADISE - Four Aces (Decca)
30. HERE - Tony Martin (RCA Victor)

Top Pop Hits of 1955

1. CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE - Perez Prado (RCA Victor)
2. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & His Comets (Decca)
3. THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS - Mitch Miller (Columbia)
4. AUTUMN LEAVES - Roger Williams (Kapp)
5. UNCHAINED MELODY - Les Baxter (Capitol)
6. THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT - Bill Hayes (Cadence)
7. LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING - Four Aces (Decca)
8. SINCERELY - McGuire Sisters (Coral)
9. AIN'T THAT A SHAME - Pat Boone (Dot)
10. DANCE WITH ME HENRY - Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)
11. CRAZY OTTO MEDLEY I & 11 - Crazy Otto (Decca)
12. MELODY OF LOVE - Billy Vaughn (Dot)
13. SIXTEEN TONS - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
14. LEARNIN' THE BLUES - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
15. HEARTS OF STONE - Fontaine Sisters (Dot)
16. TWEEDLE DEE - Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)
17. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER - Four Lads (Columbia)
18. MR. SANDMAN - Chordettes (Cadence)
19. LET ME GO LOVER - Joan Weber (Columbia)
20. A BLOSSOM FELL - Nat King Cole (Capitol
21. UNCHAINED MELODY - Al Hibbler (Decca)
22. THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT - Fess Parker (Columbia)
23. HONEY BABE Art Mooney (MGM)
24. THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
25. KO KO MO - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
28. THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE - Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)
27. HARD TO GET - Gisele MacKenzie (RCA Victor)
28. THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU - Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)
29. ONLY YOU - Platters (Mercury)
30. IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE - Somethin' Smith & the Redheads (Epic)

Top R&B Hits of 1955

1. PLEDGING MY LOVE - Johnny Ace
2. BO DIDDLEY - Bo Diddley
3. I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - Smiley Lewis
4. THE WALLFLOWER (Roll With Me) - Etta James
5. ALL BY MYSELF - Fats Domino
6. WHEN YOU DANCE - The Turbans
7. FEEL SO GOOD - Shirley And Lee
8. FLIP, FLOP AND FLY - Joe Turner
9. STORY UNTOLD - Nutmegs
10. MY BABE - Little Walter And His Jukes
11, EARTH ANGEL - Penguins
12. DANCE WITH ME HENRY - Georgia Gibbs

 

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