San Francisco Bay Blues – 1959 “San Francisco Bay Blues” is an American folk song and is generally considered to be the most famous composition by Jesse Fuller. Fuller first recorded the song in 1954 (released 1955) for a small label called World Song. The song was brought into wider popularity in the early 1960s …
Category Archive: 1955
I HEAR YOU KNOCKING
I Hear You Knocking – 1955 “I Hear You Knocking” (or “I Hear You Knockin’”) is a rhythm and blues song written by Dave Bartholomew and Earl King (using the pseudonym Pearl King). New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Smiley Lewis first recorded the song in 1955. The lyrics tell of the return of a …
AIN’T THAT A SHAME (song)
Ain’t That a Shame – 1955 “Ain’t That a Shame” is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino’s recording of the song, released by Imperial Records in 1955, was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. It reached number 1 on the Bilboard R&B chart and number 10 on the pop chart. …
ROCK AND ROLL WITH FAT’S DOMINO
Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino, originally released as Carry on Rockin’, is the 1955 debut album by R&B pianist and vocalist Fats Domino, compiling a number of his hits and other material, some of which would soon become hits. The album, which featured …
INNAMORATA (song)
Innamorata (song) – 1955 “Innamorata” is a song written in 1955. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Jack Brooks. It was written for the 1955 Martin and Lewis film, Artists and Models. In Italian, the word innamorata means “in love”. The biggest selling recording of the song was sung by …
LOUIE LOUIE
Louie Louie “Louie Louie” is an American rhythm and blues song written by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists. The song was originally written and performed in the style …
THE GREAT PRETENDER
The Great Pretender “The Great Pretender” is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The words and music were created by Buck Ram, the Platters’ manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. “The …
ONLY YOU (The Platters)
Only You (And You Alone) – 1955 “Only You (And You Alone)” (often shortened to “Only You”) is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955. The Platters first recorded the song for Federal Records on May 20, 1954, but …
AIN’T THAT A SHAME
Ain’t That a Shame – 1955 “Ain’t That a Shame” is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Released by Imperial Records in 1955, the song was a hit for Domino, eventually selling a million copies. It reached #1 on the “Black Singles” chart and #10 on the “Pop Singles” chart. The song …
WHAT DO YOU WANT ? (Adam Faith song)
What Do You Want? (Adam Faith song) – 1955 “What Do You Want?” was a 1959 song, which became a number one hit in the United Kingdom for Adam Faith. It was written by Les Vandyke and produced by John Burgess and arranged by John Barry. It first appeared on the UK Singles Chart on …