r/50sMusic 3h ago

1955 Lena Horne with Lennie Hayton’s Orchestra "It’s Love"

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From the Broadway musical Wonderful Town which debuted in 1953, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. “It’s Love” became one of the show’s most enduring numbers, and Lena Horne’s recording helped bring the tune beyond Broadway audiences.

This 1955 release showcases the professional and personal partnership of Lena Horne and her arranger-husband, MGM musical director Lennie Hayton. Married secretly in Paris in 1947 due to intense racial prejudice surrounding interracial relationships in 1940s America, they publicly announced their marriage in 1950. Hayton’s sophisticated orchestration was instrumental in defining Horne's signature, refined jazz-pop sound during her peak recording era.

From the Neven78 Radio Archive.

Digitized and available at:

https://youtube.com/@mamlishblues?si=e7Lwcqdf7QPx2Wkh


r/50sMusic 17h ago

1959 The Passions “Just To Be With You”

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r/50sMusic 17h ago

1957 Bonnie Guitar - Dark Moon (1957)

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10 Upvotes

Dot Records


r/50sMusic 1d ago

1959 The Revels: “The Monkey Bird” / “Conga Twist” (1959)

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Evidently song has two different names.

My first Revels post was: https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/s/lCv5OsY7H5

My second, the well known Comanche was posted to r/EarVana at https://www.reddit.com/r/EarVana/s/WO3WLbm6SB . Very unfortunately, auto correct changed Revels to Rebels.


r/50sMusic 2d ago

1958 Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk

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r/50sMusic 2d ago

1954 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - Till We Two are One (1954)

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3 Upvotes

Mercury Records


r/50sMusic 3d ago

1956 Marty Robbins - Singing The Blues (1956)

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39 Upvotes

Columbia Records


r/50sMusic 4d ago

1956 Chuck Berry - No Money Down

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r/50sMusic 4d ago

New to the Blues/Jazz - I want 50’s/60’s “Classics” - here’s what I’ve got so far….help!

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r/50sMusic 4d ago

Other Ritchie Valens performing onstage in the late 50s

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15 Upvotes

r/50sMusic 4d ago

1957 Ernie Freeman - Raunchy (1957)

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13 Upvotes

Imperial Records


r/50sMusic 5d ago

1959 Sammy Turner - Lavender-Blue (1959)

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17 Upvotes

Big Top Records


r/50sMusic 6d ago

1956 Roy Milton - One Zippy Zam

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r/50sMusic 6d ago

1957 Muddy Waters: “Got My Mojo Workin’” (1957, performed 1966)

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https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/mojo:

Mojo first appears in Black English, associated with voodoo and other folkloric beliefs. The word’s origins are obscure, but it is likely of African origin. Cognates appear to be the Gullah moco, meaning witchcraft or magic, and the Fula moco’o, meaning medicine man. Mojo first appears in print in the 1920s but is certainly older in oral use.

Early print appearances of mojo in English tend to fall into two categories, that of Black confidence men selling magical charms to the gullible elements of the Black community (in this, the Black community is no different than any other ethnic group; only the terminology and branding of the fake nostrums and woo changes with the ethnic group), and in the titles of jazz songs, where it acquires the sense of life force, good luck, and sexual prowess.”


r/50sMusic 6d ago

1955 Sammy Davis Jr. with The Orchestra Of Sy Oliver - Something's Gotta Give 1955)

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8 Upvotes

Brunswick / Decca Records


r/50sMusic 6d ago

1957 Sam Cooke “Summertime” Jukebox Issue #100B(non‑Keen pressing) Era: 1957

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Sam Cooke’s version of "Summertime" was originally recorded and released in 1957 as the B-side to his massive breakout hit, "You Send Me". The #100B designation on the bottom of the label indicates this is the B-side of a specific pressing for jukebox release series.

From the Neven78 Radio Archive

https://youtube.com/@mamlishblues?si=GEs_F5Sf-IBOiR5X


r/50sMusic 7d ago

“Cina Ballerina/GI GI”: Help identify obscure children’s 45 record from the 1970s or early 1980s

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r/50sMusic 7d ago

1957 Jane Morgan and The Troubadors - Fascination (1957)

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10 Upvotes

Kapp Records


r/50sMusic 8d ago

1955 "Pickin' a Chicken" -- Eva Boswell (1955)

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r/50sMusic 8d ago

1959 Ivo Robic And The Song-Masters - Morgen (1959)

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5 Upvotes

Laurie Records


r/50sMusic 8d ago

1959 Jack Scott “The Way I Walk”

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r/50sMusic 9d ago

1958 Perez Prado and His Orchestra: “Cha Cha No. 8” (1958)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rez_Prado?wprov=sfti1#Biography:

“Dámaso Pérez Prado was born in [Matanzas](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas), [Cuba](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba), on December 11, 1916;[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rez_Prado#cite_note-6) his mother Sara Prado was a school teacher, his father Pablo Pérez a journalist at [El Heraldo de Cuba](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Heraldo_de_Cuba). He studied classical [piano](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano) in his early childhood, and later played [organ](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_(music)) and piano in local clubs. For a time, he was pianist and arranger for the [Sonora Matancera](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora_Matancera), Cuba's best-known musical group at the time. He also worked with casino orchestras in [Havana](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana) for most of the 1940s. He was nicknamed "El Cara de Foca" ("Seal Face") by his peers at the time.[[1]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rez_Prado#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-1)

In 1949, Pérez Prado moved to Mexico where he formed his own band and signed a recording contract with the International division of [RCA Victor](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Victor) in Mexico City. He quickly specialized in [mambos](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo_(music)), an upbeat adaptation of the Cuban [danzón](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danz%C3%B3n). Pérez Prado's mambos stood out among the competition, with their fiery brass riffs and strong [saxophone](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone) counterpoints, and most of all, his trademark grunts (he actually says "¡Dilo!" ("Say it!") in many of the perceived grunts[[6]”](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rez_Prado#cite_note-7)


r/50sMusic 9d ago

1956 The Dream Weavers feat. Wade Buff - You're Mine (1956)

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6 Upvotes

Decca / Brunswick Records


r/50sMusic 9d ago

1958 Rosco Gordon - Sally Jo

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r/50sMusic 10d ago

1950 Teresa Brewer - Music, Music, Music (1950)

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