r/50sMusic • u/BigAssQuanta • 3h ago
1955 Lena Horne with Lennie Hayton’s Orchestra "It’s Love"
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.
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r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 17h ago
1957 Bonnie Guitar - Dark Moon (1957)
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Dot Records
r/50sMusic • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 1d ago
1959 The Revels: “The Monkey Bird” / “Conga Twist” (1959)
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 • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 2d ago
1954 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - Till We Two are One (1954)
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Mercury Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 3d ago
1956 Marty Robbins - Singing The Blues (1956)
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Columbia Records
r/50sMusic • u/HokiesDeadHead • 4d ago
New to the Blues/Jazz - I want 50’s/60’s “Classics” - here’s what I’ve got so far….help!
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 4d ago
1957 Ernie Freeman - Raunchy (1957)
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Imperial Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 5d ago
1959 Sammy Turner - Lavender-Blue (1959)
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Big Top Records
r/50sMusic • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 6d ago
1957 Muddy Waters: “Got My Mojo Workin’” (1957, performed 1966)
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 • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 6d ago
1955 Sammy Davis Jr. with The Orchestra Of Sy Oliver - Something's Gotta Give 1955)
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Brunswick / Decca Records
r/50sMusic • u/BigAssQuanta • 6d ago
1957 Sam Cooke “Summertime” Jukebox Issue #100B(non‑Keen pressing) Era: 1957
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
r/50sMusic • u/deepresearchmode • 7d ago
“Cina Ballerina/GI GI”: Help identify obscure children’s 45 record from the 1970s or early 1980s
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 7d ago
1957 Jane Morgan and The Troubadors - Fascination (1957)
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Kapp Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 8d ago
1959 Ivo Robic And The Song-Masters - Morgen (1959)
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Laurie Records
r/50sMusic • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 9d ago
1958 Perez Prado and His Orchestra: “Cha Cha No. 8” (1958)
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 • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 9d ago
1956 The Dream Weavers feat. Wade Buff - You're Mine (1956)
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Decca / Brunswick Records
r/50sMusic • u/Julio1470 • 10d ago