THE MUSIC WE HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL
The Platters................ The Four Lads.................... We Had Great Music !
| Freshman Year - 1953 | Artist |
Don't Let the
Stars Get in Your Eyes |
Perry Como |
That's Amore |
Dean Martin |
Till I Waltz
Again With You |
Teresa Brewer |
The Doggie
in the Window |
Patti Page |
I Believe |
Frankie Laine |
Song from Moulin
Rouge |
Percy Faith |
Vaya
Con Dios |
Les Paul and
Mary Ford |
No Other Love |
Perry Como |
Oh My Papa |
Eddie Fisher |
P.S. I Love
You |
The Hilltoppers |
Pretend |
Nat King Cole |
Say Your Mine
Again |
Perry Como |
Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) |
Teressa Brewer |
You You You |
Ames Brothers |
Rags to Riches |
Tony Bennett |
St. George
and the Dragonet |
Stan Freberg |
You Alone |
Perry Como |
Changing Partners |
Patti Page |
Ruby |
Richard Hayman
& His Orchestra |
The Typewriter |
Leroy Anderson
& His Orchestra |
Crazy, Man,
Crazy |
Bill Haley
& His Comets |
Wild Horses |
Perry Como |
Baby Baby Baby |
Teresa Brewer |
I'm Walking
Behind You |
Eddie Fisher |
Stranger in
Paradise |
Tony Bennett |
Little Blue
Riding Hood |
Stan Freberg |
April in Portugal |
Les Baxter |
April in Portugal |
Vic Damone |
Caravan |
Ralph Marterie |
Crying in the
Chapel |
The Orioles |
Dragnet |
Ray Anthony
& His Orchestra |
Ebb Tide |
Frank Chacksfield
& His Orchestra |
The Gang That
Sang "Heart of my Heart:" |
TheFourAces
featuring Al Alberts |
The Gang That
Sang "Heart of my Heart" |
Don Cornell,
Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond |
I've Got the
World on a String |
Frank Sinatra |
Istanbul (Not
Constantinople) |
The Four Lads |
Oh Happy Day |
Lawrence Welk
Orchestra-Larry Hopper |
Santa Baby |
Eartha Kitt |
| Sophomore Year - 1954 | Artist |
Secret Love |
Doris Day |
Hey There |
Rosemary Clooney |
Hernando's Hideaway |
Archie Bleyer |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
Four Aces |
If I give my heart to You |
Doris Day |
Mr. Sandman |
Chordettes |
This Ole House |
Rosemary Clooney |
Sh-Boom (Life Could be a Dream) |
Crew Cuts |
Sh-Boom (Life Could be a Dream) |
Chords |
The High and the Mighty |
Les Baxter & His Orchestra |
Mambo Italiano |
Rosemary Clooney |
Shake Rattle and Roll |
Bill Haley and His Comets |
I Need You Now |
Eddie Fisher |
Papa Loves Mambo |
Perry Como |
Smile |
Nat King Cole |
Til Then |
Hilltoppers |
Little Things Mean a Lot |
Kitty Kallen |
Make Love to Me |
Jo Stafford |
Steam Heat |
Patti Page |
Wanted |
Perry Como |
From the Vine Came the Grape |
The Gaylords |
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight |
The McGuire Sisters |
The Happy Wanderer |
Frank Weir |
Here |
Tony Martin |
Cross Over the Bridge |
Patti Page |
The Little Shoemaker |
The Gaylords |
Hold my Hand |
Don Cornell |
Muskrat Ramble |
The McGuire Sisters |
I Get So Lonely (When I Dream
About You) |
The Four Knights |
I Understand (Just How You
Feel) |
The Four Tunes |
I'm a Fool to Care |
Les Paul & Mary Ford |
Young-At-Heart |
Frank Sinatra |
If You Love Me (Really Love
Me) |
Kay Starr |
In the Chapel in the Moonlight |
Kitty Kalen |
Jilted |
Teresa Brewer |
Make Yourself Comfortable |
Sarah Vaughan |
The Man with the Banjo |
The Ames Brothers |
Little Things Mean a Lot |
Kitty Kallen |
The Man Upstairs |
Kay Starr |
Melody of Love |
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra |
Stranger in Paradise |
Tony Martin |
Teach Me Tonight |
The DeCastro Sisters |
There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight |
Tony Bennett |
What It Was Was Football |
Andy Griffith |
| Junior Year - 1955 | Artist |
Peak
Week |
Rock Around the Clock |
Bill Haley & His Comets |
July 9 |
Learnin the Blues |
Frank Sinatra |
July 9 |
A Blossom Fell |
Nat King Cole |
July 9 |
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom
White |
Perez Prado |
July 9 |
Unchained Melody |
Les Baxter |
July 9 |
Something's Gotta Give |
Sisters |
July 23 |
Hard to Get |
Giselle MacKenzie |
August 13 |
Yellow Rose of Texas |
Mitch Miller |
September 3 |
Seventeen |
Boyd Bennett and his Rockets |
September 3 |
Maybellene |
Chuck Berry |
September 10 |
The Longest Walk |
Jaye P. Morgan |
September 17 |
t
Ain't That A Shame |
Pat Boone |
September 17 |
Wake the Town and Tell the
People |
Les Baxter |
September 24 |
Love is A Many Splendored Thing |
The Four Aces |
October 8 |
Seventeen |
The Fontane Sisters |
October 8 |
Tina Marie |
Perry Como |
October 15 |
Autumn Leaves |
Roger Williams |
October 29 |
Moments to
Remember |
Four Lads |
October 29 |
Black Denim Trousers |
The Cheers |
October 29 |
Only You |
The Platters |
November 5 |
Sixteen Ton |
"Tennessee" Ernie
Ford |
November 26 |
The Shifting Whispering Sands |
Rusty Draper |
November 26 |
Love and Marriage |
Frank Sinatra |
November 26 |
I Hear You Knocking |
Gail Storm |
December 10 |
He |
Al Hibbler |
December 31 |
White Christmas |
Bing Crosby |
December 31 |
Only You |
Hilltoppers |
December 31 |
Earth Angel |
The Penguins |
|
Ballad of Davey Crockett |
Bill Hayes |
|
Sincerely |
McGuire Sisters |
|
Hearts of Stone |
The Fontaine Sisters |
|
Mannish Boy |
Muddy Waters |
|
Let Me Go Lover |
Joan Weber |
|
Dance With Me Henry |
Georgia Gibbs |
| Senior Year - 1956 | Artist |
Peak
Week |
Band of Gold |
Don Cherry |
January 7 |
Memories Are Made of This |
Dean Martin |
January 7 |
Tutti Frutti |
Little Richard |
February 4 |
See You Later Alligator |
Bill Haley and His Comets |
February 11 |
Great Pretender |
The Platters |
February 18 |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
February 18 |
Rock and Roll Waltz |
Kay Starr |
February 18 |
Lisbon Antigua |
Nelson Riddle |
February 25 |
Poor People of Paris |
Les Baxter |
March 17 |
No, Not Much |
The Four Lads |
March 17 |
I'll Be Home |
Pat Boone |
April 7 |
Heartbreak Hotel |
Elvis Presley |
April 21 |
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
Perry Como |
May 5 |
A Tear Fell |
Teressa Brewer |
May 12 |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Carl Perkins |
May 19 |
(You've Got) The Magic Touch |
The Platters |
May 19 |
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic |
Morris Stoloff |
June 2 |
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic |
George Cates |
June 2 |
Be Bop A Lula |
Gene Vincent |
June 9 |
I Walk the Line |
Johnny Cash |
June 9 |
The Wayward Wind |
Gogi Grant |
June 16 |
Ivory Tower |
Cathy Carr |
June 16 |
Standing on the Corner |
Four Lads |
June 16 |
On the Street Where You Live |
Vic Damone |
July 7 |
I'm in Love Again |
Fats Domino |
July 14 |
Born to Be With You |
Chordettes |
July 14 |
More |
Perry Como |
July 21 |
I Almost Lost My Mind |
Pat Boone |
July 28 |
I Want You, I Need You, I Love
You |
Elvis Presley |
July 28 |
My Prayer |
Platters |
August 4 |
Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley |
August 18 |
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) |
Doris Day |
August 18 |
Allegheny Moon |
Patti Page |
August 18 |
The Flying Saucer |
Buchanan and Goodman |
August 25 |
Honky Tonk |
Bill Doggett |
October 6 |
Tonight You Belong To Me |
Patience and Prudence |
October 6 |
Canadian Sunset |
Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie
Heywod |
October 13 |
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I
Love) |
Pat Boone |
October 20 |
Just Walking in the Rain |
Jonnie Ray |
October 27 |
Love Me Tender |
Elvis Presley |
November 3 |
The Green Door |
Jim Lowe |
November 3 |
True Love |
Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly |
October 10 |
Singing the Blues |
Guy Mitchell |
December 8 |
| Long Tall Sally |
Little Richard |
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In the Still of the Night (I'll
Remember) |
The Five Satins |
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Goodnight My Love |
Jesse Belvins |
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