50's Music

[Guest [in...]]

Wonder if anyone ever danced to this song:

 

"Chantilly Lace" - Big Bopper (1958)

 

http://static.wixstatic.com/media/dc372e_4005068b2c95421eb093ab4cc412c471.jpg

 

 

Here's one I came across that's really pretty ~ not sure it's dancing music, but

I like it.

 

"Mr Sandman" - The Chordettes (1954)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNuX7bs2qAM

 

:smitten:

[[Ja...]]

I danced where ever there was music. We use to have sock hops in HS in the gym. We would dance in our Bobby socks or stockings which would get ripped to shreds. Real classy back then. Usually it was to a record player....played the little 45 records. We also had a building that was called the Center, they had dances there every Friday night. Sometimes they would have live bands that played. Young teenagers would get together and form bands and play for nothing at the center. Use to cost a dime to get in, can you imagine that? A dime!

Those were the days....I remember I use to call my best friend up every night to find out what she was wearing to school the next day....how crazy was that? Who cared? It's not like we even had the same clothes....

 

Little Darlin

The Diamonds.  1957

 

 

 

[Guest [in...]]

I danced where ever there was music. We use to have sock hops in HS in the gym. We would dance in our Bobby socks or stockings which would get ripped to shreds. Real classy back then. Usually it was to a record player....played the little 45 records. We also had a building that was called the Center, they had dances there every Friday night. Sometimes they would have live bands that played. Young teenagers would get together and form bands and play for nothing at the center. Use to cost a dime to get in, can you imagine that? A dime!

Those were the days....I remember I use to call my best friend up every night to find out what she was wearing to school the next day....how crazy was that? Who cared? It's not like we even had the same clothes....

 

http://guidelive.pegasus.imgix.net/img/photos/2014/09/12/Sock_Hop.jpg

 

Now, that sounds like a ton of fun!

Ten cents to get in and dance your heart out for the evening!

 

Did you wear the skirts with poodles on them?       

And did you wear saddle shoes?  Just trying to envision this.

 

Your hair in a pony tail? 

 

Good golly, those really were the days, weren't they.

 

Someone else needs to chime in here who took part in the fun stuff.

 

 

[[Ja...]]

No, I didn't wear poodle skirts or saddle shoes or my hair in a pony tail. My hair was always cut short, it was naturally curly so I couldn't grow it long. The flip was in style when I was in HS. We use to wear shoes that were called desert boots. They were a boot that came to or ankle with fringe on them. We use to wear tight skirts or pleated skirts. Sweaters worn backwards with the buttons in the back. And scarves around our necks....

 

Earth Angel        1956

The Penguins 

 

[Guest [in...]]

I love the description of the way you dressed.    The sweaters worn backwards - now that's

clever and I bet it looked great.   

 

Great song, "Earth Angel"  - love that.

 

 

Here's one from 1957

 

"Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris

[[Ja...]]

Great song Ins...one of my many favorites....

 

This one is from 1956 by the Crewcuts has a little of the 1940's sound to it, the horns, etc

 

Sh Boom Sh Boom

 

 

[Guest [in...]]

Great song Ins...one of my many favorites....

 

This one is from 1956 by the Crewcuts has a little of the 1940's sound to it, the horns, etc

 

Sh Boom Sh Boom

 

 

 

what a great song!    thank you, Nancy.

 

Here's JOHNNY ACE singing  "Never Let Me Go"  (1954)

 

 

[[Ja...]]

This is one I never heard before Ins, if you can believe that?

 

 

Jimmy Clanton

Just a Dream.      1958

 

 

[[tr...]]

Here's another oldie but goodie ~

 

In the Still of the Nite - The Five Satins (1956)

 

 

tryin'

 

 

[[Ja...]]

Great song Tryin' remember it well...here is another one from 1956 about the night. It's unbelievable after all these years,  I can still remember the words to all these old songs.

 

Oh What a Night - The Dells (1956)

 

 

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Great music, Tryin & Nancy

 

Here's Peggy Lee singing "Fever"

(1956)

 

 

[[Ja...]]

I remember good old Peggy Lee....good song

 

 

Since I Don't have You

The Skylinders  1958

 

[[Ja...]]

Teenager In Love

 

Dion and the Belmonts

 

 

Good Song Jaddy 

 

I Wonder Why

Dion and the Belmonts

 

 

 

[[Ja...]]

The Del Vikings

 

whispering Bells    1957

 

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"Young Love" - Sonny James (1956)

[[Ja...]]

LITTLE DARLIN  1957

The Diamonds

 

 

 

 

 

[[Ch...]]

"Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean" ~ Ruth Brown (1955)

 

[[Ch...]]

"The Wayward Wind" ~ Gogi Grant (1956)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SaeWh3h8Fg

[[Ja...]]

Cry - Johnnie Ray.    1951

 

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"Not Fade Away" - Buddy Holly  (1957)

 

Always loved this song

[[Ch...]]

I love that one too Ins. 

 

This is the first song I remember ever hearing on the radio. It was in Manila and mom and I were going to the beauty parlor.

 

"High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWR3IkfHdLE

 

Wow, kinda ironic I guess. 62 years later a life damaged by benzos but I still got high hopes. 

 

Chin 

[[Ja...]]

Ins Good song from Buddy Holly 

 

Chinook, for some reason your song didn't come up on my IPad, but I remember "High Hopes" by Frank Sanatra....

 

Here's one by Johnny Ace...name probably doesn't ring a bell, but I think the song will.

Pledging My Love.  1955

 

 

[Guest [in...]]

Chin & Nancy,

love the music!

 

 

Here's a slow one that is so beautiful

 

"Tennessee Waltz" - Patsy Cline

 

this is a very cool video w/lots of pictures of Patsy

 

Love this thread, Nancy

[[Ja...]]

Ins Beautiful song by Patsy Cline....she had such a beautiful voice...and I knew how to waltz...maybe not the Tennessee Waltz, but I could waltz...one, two, three 

 

 

Here I go again, jitter bugging

Little Bitty Pretty One  1957

Thurston Harris

 

 

[Guest [in...]]

 

Nancy, I can see you're not gonna sit still

 

Might as well dance your little legs off  with

 

Little Richard "Rip it Up"

 

(1956)