This Ole House – 1954 “This Ole House” (sometimes written “This Old House”) is a popular song written by Stuart Hamblen, and published in 1954. Rosemary Clooney’s version reached the top of the popular music charts in both the US and the UK in 1954. The song again topped the UK chart in …
Hey There “Hey There” is a show tune from the musical play The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. It was published in 1954. It was introduced by John Raitt in the original production. It was subsequently recorded by a number of artists. The recording by Rosemary Clooney reached #1 on Billboard’s …
Sh-Boom” – 1954 “Sh-Boom” (sometimes referred to as “Life Could Be a Dream”) is an early doo-wop song. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards, members of the R&B vocal group the Chords and published in 1954. It was a U.S. top ten hit that year …
Little Things Mean a Lot” – 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” is a popular song written by Edith Lindeman (lyrics) and Carl Stutz (music), published in 1953. Lindeman was the leisure editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Stutz, a disc jockey from Richmond, Virginia. Stutz and Lindeman are also known for writing Perry Como’s …
Make Love to Me (1954 song) – 1954 “Make Love to Me” is the title of a 1954 popular song with words and music written by a larger team than normally is known to collaborate on a song: Bill Norvas, Alan Copeland, and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, comprising Leon Rappolo, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, …
O mein Papa – 1954 “O mein Papa” is a German song, as related by a young woman remembering her beloved, once-famous clown father. It was written by Swiss composer Paul Burkhard in 1939 for the musical Der schwarze Hecht (The Black Pike), reproduced in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk (The Firework) to a libretto by …
Sincerely (song) “Sincerely” is a popular song written by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed and published in 1954. It was originally recorded by The Moonglows, who scored a #1 single on the Billboard R&B chart and #20 on the Billboard Juke Box chart. Fuqua was a member of the Moonglows. They were managed by Freed. …
Hearts of Stone “Hearts of Stone” is an American R&B song. It was written by Eddie Ray and Rudy Jackson, a member of the San Bernardino, California-based rhythm and blues vocal group the Jewels (no relation to the female Jewels group from Washington, DC) which first recorded it for the R&B label in 1954. The …
Mr. Sandman A-side “Mr. Sandman’” B-side ‘”I Don’t Wanna See You Cryin’” Released October 1954 Format 7″ Recorded 1954 Genre Traditional pop Length 2:22 Label Cadence Writer(s) Pat Ballard Producer(s) Archie Bleyer “Mr. Sandman” (sometimes rendered as “Mister Sandman”) is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded …
The Poor People of Paris “The Poor People of Paris” is the English name of a popular song from France. The original French language song was “La goualante du pauvre Jean” (“The Ballad of Poor John”), with music by Marguerite Monnot and words by René Rouzaud. Edith Piaf had one of her biggest hits with …