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Pat Boone (1956 Album)
''Pat Boone'' is the first album by Pat Boone. Released by Dot Records in 1956, it compiled his recent hits such as "Ain't That a Shame", " At My Front Door", "Tutti Frutti", " Gee Whittakers", "I'll Be Home "I'll Be Home" is a 1955 song that was written by Ferdinand Washington and songwriter, Stan Lewis. Flamingos version The Flamingos first recorded the song in October, 1955 at Chess' rudimentary office studio at 4750 South Cottage Grove using ju ...", with the addition of some newly recorded material. Track listing References {{Authority control 1956 albums Pat Boone albums Dot Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Boone
Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films. According to ''Billboard'', Boone was the second-biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley, and was ranked at No. 9 in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955–1995. Until the 2010s, Boone held the ''Billboard'' record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week. At the age of 23, Boone began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, ''The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom'', which aired for 115 episodes (1957–1960). Many musical performers, including Edie Adams, Andy Williams, Pearl Bailey, and Johnny Mathis, made appearances on the show. His cover versions of rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood (record producer), Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978. The original headquarters of Dot Records were in Gallatin, Tennessee. In 1956, the company moved to Hollywood, California. In its early years, Dot specialized in artists from Tennessee. Then it branched out to include musicians from across the U.S. It recorded country music, rhythm and blues, polkas, waltzes, Gospel music, gospel, rockabilly, pop music, pop, and early rock and roll. After moving to Hollywood, Dot Records bought many recordings by small local independent labels and issued them nationally. In 1957, Wood sold the label to Paramount Pictures, but remained in charge until 1967, when he departed to join Lawrence Welk in the formation of Ranwood Records. In 1968, the label was acquired as part of the acquisition of Paramount by Gulf and Western Industries, Gulf+Western, which transitioned it to exclusively recording country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howdy! (Pat Boone Album)
''Howdy!'' is a studio album by Pat Boone, released in 1956. It followed a self-titled compilation album of previously released singles, making ''Howdy!'' Boone's studio album debut. '' Billboard'' listed ''Howdy!'' as the 19th best selling pop album of 1956, and as the 17th most played by radio. Critical reception AllMusic wrote: "Boone's musical instincts are keenly evident to the senses: never too much when exercising his strong young voice on 'Lucky Old Sun', never too little with the sweet subtlety of 'Would You Like to Take a Walk?'." Track listing :A1 "Begin the Beguine" ( Cole Porter) :A2 "Hummin' the Blues" (Beasley Smith, Billy Vaughn) :A3 " Would You Like to Take a Walk?" ( Billy Rose, Harry Warren, Mort Dixon) :A4 " All I Do Is Dream Of You" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) :A5 "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) :A6 " Beg Your Pardon" (Beasley Smith, Francis Craig) :B1 " Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" (Harry Stone, Jack Stapp) :B2 "With You" (Irving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't That A Shame
"Ain't That a Shame" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as "Ain't It a Shame", released by Imperial Records in 1955, was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. It reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and number 10 on the pop chart. The song is ranked number 438 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. This recording was included in the debut Fats Domino album '' Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino'' (1956) and next in the compilation ''Fats Domino Swings (12,000,000 Records)'' (1958). Later in 1963 the recording has been overdubbed by vocal chorus for the album ''Let's Dance with Domino'' (1963). In 1983 Fats Domino re-recorded the song; this recording was included in his last album ''Alive and Kickin (2006) under the title "Ain't That a Shame 2000". The song gained national fame after being covered by Pat Boone. Domino's version soon became more popular, bringing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At My Front Door
"At My Front Door" is a song written by Ewart Abner and Johnny Moore (singer), John Moore and performed by The El Dorados. It reached #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, U.S. pop chart in 1955. The song was featured on their 1957 album, ''Crazy Little Mama''. Song Background Lyrically, the song warns other men that, if they want to keep their "little mama", they need to keep her "off my street" or she'll end up "knocking at my front door . . . just like she did before". Other charting versions *Pat Boone released a version of the song as a single in 1955 which reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart and #12 on the U.S. R&B chart. *Dee Clark released a version of the song as a single in 1960 which reached #56 on the U.S. pop chart. Other versions *The Modernaires released a version of the song as a single in 1955, but it did not chart. *Lee Maye, Arthur Lee Maye and the Johnny Otis, Johnny Otis Orchestra released a version of the song as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutti Frutti (song)
Tutti Frutti is a song written by Little Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie, recorded in 1955, which was his first major hit. With its energetic refrain, often transcribed as "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-bam-boom!" (a verbal rendition of a drum pattern that Little Richard had imagined),White, Charles (2003), pp. 49–51 ''The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography.'' Omnibus Press. and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also for rock and roll itself. The song introduced several of rock music's most characteristic musical features, including its loud volume, powerful vocal style, and distinctive beat and rhythm. In 2007, an eclectic panel of renowned recording artists ranked "Tutti Frutti" at No. 1 on ''Mojos "The Top 100 Records That Changed The World" and hailed the recording as "the sound of the birth of rock and roll". In 2010, the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry added t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gee Whittakers!
"Gee Whittakers!" is a song written by Winfield Scott and originally recorded in 1955 by the Five Keys. The lyrics prominently feature a number of contemporary teenage slang phrases. ''Billboard'' wrote in its November 5 review of the Five Keys' single: "The group wraps up a bright novelty 'Gee Whittakers!' in a bouncy, solidly commercial vocal treatment and a happy beat." The original version reached number 14 on ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...''s R&B chart. Later in 1955, the song was covered by Pat Boone, his version was a hit as well. References {{Pat Boone 1955 songs 1955 singles 1956 singles Capitol Records singles Dot Records singles The Five Keys songs Pat Boone songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Be Home
"I'll Be Home" is a 1955 song that was written by Ferdinand Washington and songwriter, Stan Lewis. Flamingos version The Flamingos first recorded the song in October, 1955 at Chess' rudimentary office studio at 4750 South Cottage Grove using just two microphones and a tape recorder, then later at Universal Recording Corporation. Leonard Chess chose to release the less-polished version, recorded at Chess. The song was released on Chess' Checker Records subsidiary in January, 1956, with The Flamingos version going to No. 5 on ''Billboard'''s R&B chart, its sales greatly overshadowed by the Pat Boone version released the same month. Pat Boone version Pat Boone recorded the song in December, 1955 with producer Randy Wood for Dot Records. Boone's version was released as a single with "Tutti Frutti" as the B-side in January, 1956. Boone's version peaked at No. 5 on the US ''Billboard'' chart. Overseas, it was a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart, spending five weeks at No. 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)
"Two Hearts", or "Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)" is a popular song, written by Otis Williams and Henry Stone in 1954. It was originally recorded by Otis Williams and the Charms, it first reached the ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...'' R&B chart on March 23, 1955, and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 8. Background The song has an unusual 44-bar form, alternating 12-bar blues sections with an 8-bar bridge. Cover versions In 1955, it was recorded by Pat Boone for a major hit peaking at number 16 on the pop charts. This recording was released by Dot Records as catalog number 15338. References 1954 songs Pat Boone songs {{1950s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
