"Graduation Day" is a song composed by Joe Sherman with lyrics by his brother

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. and was a 1956 hit song by

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Background

The song is about nostalgia and was an important influence in the early rock era.

Chart performance

In the US, the Four Freshmen recording reached number 27 on the

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chart. in 1956. The version by the Canadian vocal group, The Rover Boys (named after the popular college-themed literary characters), reached number 16 on the U.S. charts.

Cover versions

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released his own version of the song in 1963. *The song was a concert staple of the

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, who were deeply influenced by the Four Freshmen. A recording of it was featured on the live Capitol Records album ''

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'' (1964). *In 1967,

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, recorded their version and included on their, ''The Arbors Sing Valley Of The Dolls'' LP.

References

1956 singles Capitol Records singles 1956 songs Songs with lyrics by Noel Sherman Songs written by Joe Sherman (songwriter) Songs about nostalgia Graduation songs {{1950s-song-stub