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Billboard Year-end Top Singles Of 1948
This is a list of ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine's top popular songs of 1948 in music, 1948 according to retail sales. See also *1948 in music *List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s#1948, List of ''Billboard'' number-one singles of 1948 References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Billboard'' year-end top singles of 1948 1948 record charts Billboard charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pee Wee Hunt 1941 (cropped)
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Little White Lies (1930 Song)
"Little White Lies" is a popular song, written by Walter Donaldson and published in 1930. It was recorded on July 25, 1930 by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (on the Victor label) with vocal by Clare Hanlon and The Waring Girls. Several other artists also recorded the song in 1930 including bandleaders Ted Wallace (Columbia) and Earl Burtnett (Brunswick) as well as vocalists Johnny Marvin (Victor), Marion Harris (Brunswick) and Lee Morse (Columbia). History The organist Jesse Crawford also recorded it for Victor in 1930. The song was also recorded on small budget labels by Vincent Lopez, Harry Reser and Annette Hanshaw. In Britain, it was covered by Bob and Alf Pearson. Ella Fitzgerald recorded this in the spring of 1939 with Chick Webb's band, it was released on Decca. Moon Mullican also recorded the song in 1939 as featured vocalist with the Cliff Bruner Western swing group. A hit version was recorded by Dick Haymes on November 3, 1947. The recording was released by Decca Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Wilton Monroe (October 7, 1911 – May 21, 1973) was an American baritone singer, trumpeter, big band leader, actor, and businessman, who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for recording and another for radio performance. Early life Monroe was born in Akron, Ohio, United States. He graduated from Jeannette High School in Pennsylvania in 1929, where he was senior class president and voted "Most Likely to Succeed". After graduation, he attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he was an active member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Monroe attended New England Conservatory for one semester in 1935, studying voice with Clarence B. Shirley. Career Monroe formed his first orchestra in Boston in 1940 and became its principal vocalist. He began recording for RCA Victor's subsidiary Bluebird label. That same year, Monroe built ''The Meadows'', a restaurant and nightclub to the west of Boston on Massachusetts Route 9 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballerina (Sidney Keith Russell And Carl Sigman Song)
"Ballerina" is a popular music, popular song, sometimes known as "Dance, Ballerina, Dance". The song was written by Carl Sigman with lyrics by Bob Russell (songwriter), Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell. Published in 1947 in music, 1947, the tune is listed as ASCAP Title Code 320012517. Notable recordings Hit versions were recorded by: * Vaughn Monroe (#1 in 1947 in music, 1947) * Buddy Clark (#5 in 1948 in music, 1948) * Bing Crosby (recorded December 3, 1947 - #10 in 1948 in music, 1948) * Jimmy Dorsey (also #10 in 1948 in music, 1948) * Nat King Cole (#18 in 1957 in music, 1957) Other notable recordings *1961 Jack Jones (singer), Jack Jones ''Shall We Dance?'' *1961 Nat King Cole - a stereophonic version included in the album ''The Nat King Cole Story'' *1962 Sammy Davis Jr. - In the style of Huckleberry Hound, Kingfish from Amos 'n' Andy and Nat King Cole for the album ''The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular'' *1965 Sammy Davis Jr. - ''The Nat King Cole Songbook'' *2017 Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybe You'll Be There
"Maybe You'll Be There" is a popular music, popular song composed by Rube Bloom, with lyrics written by Sammy Gallop. The song was published in 1947 in music, 1947. The recording by Gordon Jenkins was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24403. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 11, 1948 and lasted 30 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 3. This recording was Jenkins' first charting record. The vocal on that recording featured the piano player Charlie LaVere, Charles LaVere. In the UK, a contemporary cover version by Steve Conway (singer), Steve Conway was released on Columbia Graphophone Company, Columbia. It has become a pop standard, recorded by many artists since its composition, with a well-known recording being by The Four Aces. Notable later recordings *Kay Starr - ''In a Blue Mood'' (1954) *June Christy - ''The Misty Miss Christy'' (1956) *Frank Sinatra - ''Where Are You? (Frank Sinatra album), Where Are You?'' (1957) *Jane Morgan - for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Day
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown & His Band of Renown. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967. Day was one of the biggest film stars of the 1950s–1960s. Day's film career began during the Golden Age of Hollywood with the film ''Romance on the High Seas'' (1948). She starred in films of many genres, including musicals, comedies, dramas, and thrillers. She played the title role in ''Calamity Jane'' (1953) and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956) with James Stewart. Her best-known films are those in which she co-starred with Rock Hudson, chief among them 1959's ''Pillow Talk'', for which she was nominated fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Magic
"It's Magic" is a popular song written by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1947. They wrote the song for Doris Day in her Warner Brothers film debut, ''Romance on the High Seas'' (retitled ''It's Magic'' in the United Kingdom, after the song). In the autumn of 1948 Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Dick Haymes, Gordon MacRae and Sarah Vaughan all charted on ''Billboard'' magazine charts with versions of the song, but none as successfully as Day's recording. "It's Magic" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, but in March 1949 lost to "Buttons and Bows" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. In 1952, Day made the song the theme of her Hollywood radio series, ''The Doris Day Show''. Recordings *The Doris Day recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38188. In September 1948 the single peaked at no. 2 on ''Billboard'''s Retail Record Sales chart during a 21-week run. *The Tony Martin recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Mooney
Arthur Joseph Mooney (February 11, 1911 – September 9, 1993) was an American singer and bandleader. His biggest hits were "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" and "Baby Face" in 1948 and " Nuttin' For Christmas," with Barry Gordon, in 1955. His fourth million selling song " Honey-Babe" (1955) was used in the motion picture, '' Battle Cry,'' having reached the Top 10 in the US. He also made a popular 1948 recording of " Bluebird of Happiness." Mooney's name, as well as his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was prominently featured in the 1990 motion picture ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane''. Death He died at age 82 in North Miami, Florida North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami camp ... of lung disease on September 9, 1993. He was survived by his wife, Vera, his sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
"I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" is a song from 1927, which was written by Mort Dixon with music by Harry M. Woods. Original recordings were made during 1927 by Nick Lucas (No. 2), Ben Bernie (No. 3), and Jean Goldkette (No. 10). History Written in 1927 by Mort Dixon (lyrics) and Harry M. Woods (music), the song became a success that same year with the release of recordings by Nick Lucas, Ben Bernie, and Jean Goldkette. The song was then revived during 1948 by several artists, most notably Art Mooney, whose recording topped the charts for three weeks. Other charting 1948 versions were made by Russ Morgan (No. 6), Alvino Rey (No. 6), The Three Suns (No. 10), The Uptown String Band (No. 11), and Arthur Godfrey (No. 14). During modern times the song is perhaps most associated with ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons, as it was used in several of them, and a common tune played by the string bands in Philadelphia's Mummers Parade. The Sons of Ben, the official supporters' group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pied Pipers
The Pied Pipers is an American popular singing group originally formed in the late 1930s. They had several chart hits through the 1940s, both under their own name and in association with Tommy Dorsey and with Frank Sinatra. Origins Originally they consisted of eight members who had belonged to three separate groups: Jo Stafford from The Stafford Sisters, and seven male singers: John Huddleston, Hal Hopper, Chuck Lowry, Bud Hervey, George Tait, Woody Newbury, and Dick Whittinghill, who had belonged to two groups named The Four Esquires and The Three Rhythm Kings, all of whom were contributing to the 1938 movie ''Alexander's Ragtime Band''. Multi-instrumentalist Spencer Clark was also a member at one point. Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl, who were arrangers for Tommy Dorsey's big band, heard of the group through two of The King Sisters, Alyce and Yvonne. Weston had a jam session at his home and a visiting advertising executive signed the octet for Dorsey's radio program, broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Vincent
Bob Vincent (born March 7, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan – June 25, 2005 in Fullerton, California) was an American big band singer and theatrical agent. Born Vincent John Cernuto, he started singing in bands in the 1940s. He was the featured vocalist on the song " You Call Everybody Darlin'", as recorded by Al Trace in 1948. This recording peaked at No. 1. Vincent started his theatrical agent career by taking over Julius J. "Bookie" Levin's Mutual Entertainment agency. In 1962, Vincent relocated to Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he became Entertainment Director of Harrah's Lake Tahoe and Reno showrooms. In 1965, having met up-and-coming singer Wayne Newton at Harrah's, Mr. Vincent moved to Los Angeles, California where he co-managed Newton's career. Vincent started his own theatrical agency, Mus-Art Corporation Of America in 1967, and managed a wide range of musicians/artists for the next 35 years, eventually changing the company name to Main Track Productions. He also wrote and publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Trace
Albert J. Trace ''(aka'' Albert Joseph Trace; ''né'' Feinberg; 25 December 1900 – 31 August 1993) was an American songwriter and orchestra leader of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. His popularity peaked in the Chicago area during the height of the Big Band era. He was the brother of the songwriter Ben Trace. Career A native of Chicago, Trace played professional baseball before deciding on music as a career. His first jobs during the early 1920s included playing the drums and singing with various bands, until he formed his own band in 1933, the year in which Chicago was celebrating its centennial with a World's Fair officially known as A Century of Progress International Exposition. The band's first engagement in May 1933 was at the Fair's French pavilion and, when the Fair closed for the winter in November, he remained in Chicago, beginning a long engagement at the Blackhawk Restaurant, followed by three years at the Sherman Hotel. Starting in early 1943 and continuing durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
