Episode 226, “New Life For Mid-50s Music,”

01/08/2022 58 min
Episode 226, “New Life For Mid-50s Music,”

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Episode Synopsis

Episode 226, “New Life For Mid-50s Music,” contrasts the originals and later cover versions of nine million-selling records, including Que Sera Sera, It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie, Blueberry Hill, Learnin’ the Blues, and I Almost Lost My Mind.
 



45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s



Episode 226
New Life for Mid-50s Music




Playlist



1
Just Walking in the Rain
Johnnie Ray


2
Just Walking in the Rain
The Izzies


3
Just Walking in the Rain
Eddy Smets


4
No Not Much
The Four Lads


5
No Not Much
Pamela Luss


6
Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford


7
Sixteen Tons
Geoff Castellucci


8
Learning the Blues
Frank Sinatra


9
Learning the Blues
Laura Dickinson


10
Learning the Blues
Peter Brooks


11
Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino


12
Blueberry Hill
Loretta Lynn


13
Que Sera Sera
Doris Day


14
Que Sera Sera
Wildside


16
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
Somethin Smith and The Redheads


17
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
The Hot Nut Riveters


18
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
Margo Smith


19
Rock and Roll Waltz
Kay Starr


20
Rock and Roll Waltz
Dennis Marsh


21
I Almost Lost My Mind
Pat Boone


22
I Almost Lost My Mind
Barbara Mandrell really good


23
I Almost Lost My Mind
Solomon Burke


24
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
101 Strings Orchestra



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