"children tuned in to listen to 'Uncle Craig,' over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon—the programme had a mix of stories, plays, maths tables, children's songs sung by a range of artistes such as Burl Ives, Danny Kaye and Max Bygraves together with children's folk songs in Sinhala and Tamil. A huge favourite with Ceylonese and indeed children in South Asia was the song Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea, sung by Max Bygraves - the song entered the British charts on September 10, 1954 and reached No 7. It was a real hit in the Indian sub-continent as"
"The Four Lads, from Toronto, were one of the first groups to capitalize on this sound and become a prominent act in the Canadian rhythm and blues scene, producing their first hit in 1952 called ""Mocking Bird"". Their most famous hit was ""Moments to Remember"", which first reached the ""Billboard"" magazine charts on September 3, 1955. Emerging in the mid-1950s, on near equal-footing to American popular music, Canadian popular music enjoyed considerable success at home and abroad. By 1954 the name ""rock and roll"" had become the common name of the popular music of the day. Rhythm and blues (R&B"
"The Four Larks (Philadelphia group) The Four Larks were an R&B group that recorded from the 1960s through to the 1970s on various record labels. Their singles have been released on at least ten different record labels. They had a hit on the pop charts with ""It's Unbelievable"". The Larks were originally started by Weldon McDougal. In 1954, with himself singing bass, and along Calvin Nichols, Mary Archer and brothers Clarence and Bill Blalock, he formed a group called The Victors. Mary Archer was soon replaced by Herman Green. By the end of the year McDougal joined the marines and"
"#3 in ""Billboard""′s two national charts, respectively) and Australia singles charts #1. ""Time Magazine"" called it the ""Mystery Hit"" and described it as the ""rarest kind of hit, unplanned and unplugged."" It was first released on record by Don Howard in early November 1952. Within two months, Don Howard's ""Oh Happy Day"" was still going up the charts, when two other versions of the same song by Lawrence Welk and The Four Knights, respectively, also went up the US hit charts, Lawrence Welk's version reaching #5 (""Billboard"" US national charts) and the Four Knights' version reaching #8 (""Billboard"" US national"
"the same name. The song hit the #1 bestselling record twice in 1954, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song the same year. Alberts also popularized the song ""On the Way to Cape May"", first through recording it, and then by performing it often on his later television show and specials. The Four Aces biggest hit was ""Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"", which was the theme to the 1955 film starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones. The song was a number one hit for four weeks, and it also won the Academy Award for best song. In 1960"
"Recruited to go to New York, they were noticed by Mitch Miller, who asked them to do backup for some of the artists he recorded. One of these artists, Johnnie Ray, became a major hit in 1951 with ""Cry"" and ""The Little White Cloud That Cried"" with the Four Lads backing him. This made them well known. In 1954 in Manhattan, the Four Lads had a recording session and decided they needed young voices. Lillian Pasciolla, and her friend who was President of the Four Lads Fan Club were visiting and were invited to sing ""Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer"" with them."
"3, 1954, peaking at #18. The best-known version in the United Kingdom is by Max Bygraves, also recorded in 1954. Max Bygraves' version was recorded on 23 June 1954 with a children's chorus and orchestra directed by Frank Cordell, and released in the UK by HMV as catalog number B 10734. It entered the UK chart on 10 September 1954. It spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. The ""Children"" were from the Italia Conti school, which was just off Piccadilly Circus at the time. The song is frequently featured in the game known as ""One Song to"
"""Patch My Heart"" was also sampled in the #1 Pop Hit ""All 4 Love"", produced by Howie Tee and performed by Color Me Badd. The Mad Lads The Mad Lads were an American rhythm and blues vocal group, who recorded on the Stax subsidiary label Volt in the 1960s. Their biggest hits were ""Don't Have to Shop Around"" (1965) and ""I Want Someone"" (1966). The group was formed at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee. The original line-up comprised John Gary Williams, Julius E. Green, William Brown and Robert Phillips. They were originally called The Emeralds, but changed"
"common in his music) immediately follows. Pagliacci is mentioned for having a lonely heart, which is a reference to the opera ""Pagliacci"" by Ruggero Leoncavallo. In the United States, the Chordettes' single reached No. 1 on all three of ""Billboard""s popular music charts, and was ranked No. 9 in ""Cash Box""s ranking of ""1955's Top Pop Records as Voted in the ""Cash Box"" Poll"". In 1954, The Four Aces released a version of the song, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra. The Four Aces' version was a top-ten hit in the United States, United Kingdom, and Flanders. The Four Aces'"
"or a re-release of the Cold Storage Band's old recording under a new name, is uncertain. The band's original name was changed, no doubt for easier Western consumption, perhaps by the record company or by the band itself. On the Cash Box best-selling record charts, where all hit versions were combined, ""Skokiaan"" reached No 2 on 16 October 1954. English lyrics were added in 1954 by American Tom Glazer for the Canadian group The Four Lads. Glazer is perhaps better known for his On Top of Spaghetti (1963). On 4 August 1954 the Four Lads recorded (with Columbia Records) the"
"or read the script. They completed the song in an hour and had produced a demonstration record with Frank Sinatra by the following day. The song was subsequently used in the film soundtrack, but in the rush 20th Century Fox neglected to sign a contract with the composers, allowing them to claim complete rights over the royalties. The song was subsequently recorded by The Four Aces (backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra), who had a number-one hit on the U.S. ""Billboard"" pop chart in 1954, while the Sinatra recording topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September and"
"44 in its final appearance in the chart before falling out completely. In the French Singles Chart, the song peaked at number 48 in its first and only week on 17 November 1984. Black Lace themselves recorded an X-rated version of the song entitled ""Have a Screw"", which was written by Black Lace members Alan Barton and Colin Gibb and released on the B-side of the 12-inch vinyl ""Gang Bang"". The Australian satirical TV series ""CNNNN"" ran a fake cross-promotion for ""Agadoo: The Musical"". In 1986, the song was parodied in ""The Chicken Song"" by the satirical television programme ""Spitting"
"Cowpuncher's Cantata ""Cowpuncher's Cantata"" is a song that was released by Max Bygraves in 1952. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of eight weeks in the top 12. At the time of release, Bygraves was a cutting-edge comedian, having become a national celebrity through his collaboration with Eric Sykes for the radio script ""Educating Archie"" in which Bygraves played the tutor to Peter Brough's ventriloquist dummy Archie Andrews. An album, ""The Cowpuncher's Cantata"", was released to take advantage of upon this new-found fame. The title track of that album, ""Cowpuncher's Cantata"", is"
"1949. The Four Aces took it to #28 on the Cash Box singles chart in October 1953. In 1959, the venerable R&B vocal group, The Harptones (featuring Willy Winfield) recorded a version for Morty Craft's Warwick Records. In 1962, Ella Fitzgerald recorded it on her ""Rhythm Is My Business"", and Aretha Franklin for her album ""Laughing on the Outside"". Also, in 1962, New Jersey singer Bernadette Carroll recorded a teen version on Tom DeCillis' Julia Records. This version has recently gained popular interest thanks to its inclusion in the British television series ""The End of the F***ing World"". In 1965,"
"hit for Ronnie Hilton. The song spent a total of 13 weeks on the UK Singles Chart peaking at No. 23 in the chart of 17 February 1965. The song's composers were granted an Ivor Novello Award in 1966 for the Year’s Outstanding Novelty Composition. Chuck Berry's ""My Ding-a-Ling"" reached #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1972, and Ray Stevens, known for such novelty hits as ""Ahab the Arab"", ""Gitarzan"", and ""Mississippi Squirrel Revival"", had a #1 hit with ""The Streak"" in 1974. Comedy act Cheech & Chong recorded a number of musical bits that can be classified as"
"in 1959. It was released as a single from ""In Style with the Crickets"", and stayed on the U.K. singles chart for two weeks, peaking at #26. The Crickets' version, without Holly, was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album ""Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection""; the same mistake was made on 1997's ""The Very Best of Buddy Holly"". The Bobby Fuller Four released a version of the song in 1966, and it became one of the group's most famous songs. It was another Crickets cover, to follow their smash-hit ""I Fought the Law"". It broke the Top 30,"
"is remembered: ""Little Dipper"" (1959, recorded under the name ""The Mickey Mozart Quintet"") peaked at #30 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, ""Ebb Tide"" (1953) was a perennial favorite, and ""Shangri-La"" was a hit in 1957 for The Four Coins and 1969 for The Lettermen. Maxwell's own instrumental version, featuring an organ solo rather than his harp, which is heard in the introduction as well as in the coda of the song, reached #15 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1964. Another of his songs, ""Solfeggio"", performed by Maxwell's orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers, gained unexpected fame as the theme"
"in 1959, attained multi-platinum recognition and reached No. 1 on many worldwide music charts. A later cover by Bill Anderson made number 60 on the country charts in 1991. The song was also a UK No. 13 hit in October 1973 for the entertainer Max Bygraves. The newly published edition of UK hit singles dating between 1940 and 1952 shows the song reaching number 2 for Phil Harris in January 1949 A Dutch translation, ""Het spel kaarten"", recited by Cowboy Gerard (real name Gerard de Vries), was a hit in the Netherlands in 1965. Magician Justin Flom created a magic"
"The Four Fellows The Four Fellows were an American doo-wop group formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953. The combo possessed a more polished and professional style than much of their regional contemporaries, reflecting upon influences from gospel and barbershop music. In the Four Fellows' recording career, they underwent multiple line-up changes with lead singer Jimmy McGowen remaining the sole consistent member of the group until it disbanded in 1956. The group released several singles, but their one and only national hit came in 1955, with the distribution of ""Soldier Boy"", a Top 10 song on the ""Billboard"" R&B charts."
"two releases. Their fourth single was a cover of Larry Williams' ""Bad Boy"" (June 1966), a track made famous by The Beatles; a video recording of the group performing this song on the pop program ""The Go!! Show"" has survived and can be seen on YouTube. Their biggest national chart success came with their dynamic cover of the Velvelettes' ""Needle in a Haystack"" (August 1966). Although the group was reportedly not enamored of the song, manager Gary Spry insisted that they record it and it made the Top 10 in all Australian states. This was a notable achievement at the"
"a group called ""The Jordonaires"" (not to be confused with a similarly named group, The Jordanaires, that was known for singing backup vocals on Elvis Presley's hits) and also ""The Otnorots"" (""Toronto"" spelled backwards being ""Otnorot""), but they split from the group to finish high school. When the Four Lads returned to Toronto for a homecoming concert, John Perkins and Maugeri ran into each other and decided that they could themselves have a musical future. They joined with Barrett and Ray Perkins in March 1952. The group was originally called ""The Four Tones"" (not to be confused with The Four"
"The Four Lads The Four Lads is a Canadian male singing quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group earned many gold singles and albums. Its million-selling signature tunes include ""Moments to Remember,"" ""Standin' on the Corner,"" ""No, Not Much,"" ""Who Needs You?"" and ""Istanbul."" The Four Lads made numerous television appearances including the award-winning PBS special, ""Moments to Remember."" The current incarnation of the group features the original member Frank Busseri (bass), plus Don Farrar (lead tenor), Aaron Bruce (second tenor), and Alan Sokoloff (baritone). The original quartet grew up together in Toronto, Ontario, and were members of"
"September 1971, having reached #3 in the UK and #14 in Ireland. The Four Tops released a cover version in the UK in 1971. The single peaked at position three on the chart. The song's B-side for the UK release was ""You Stole My Love"", a song written by Justin Hayward and Tony Clarke. The song was released as a single in the U.S. in 1972, stalling on the chart at position 90. The B-side, which differed from its UK counterpart, was a song called ""L.A. (My Town)"". A Simple Game ""A Simple Game"" is a 1968 song by the"
"Cara Mia ""Cara Mia"" is a popular song published in 1954 that became a UK number 1 and US number 10 hit and Gold record for English singer David Whitfield in 1954 and a #4 hit for the American rock group Jay and the Americans in 1965. Jay & The Americans' version went into the charts in the Netherlands when it was re-released in 1980. The title means ""my beloved"" in Italian. The English singer David Whitfield first recorded the song with the Mantovani Orchestra in 1954. This recording made the charts in the United States, and in the UK"
"on the Uptown label with ""Keep Climbing Brothers"" bw ""It's Unbelievable"" in 1969. Weldon McDougal would later become a producer and work for Motown. He also has a place in history by paving the way for the Philly Sound. The Four Larks (Philadelphia group) The Four Larks were an R&B group that recorded from the 1960s through to the 1970s on various record labels. Their singles have been released on at least ten different record labels. They had a hit on the pop charts with ""It's Unbelievable"". The Larks were originally started by Weldon McDougal. In 1954, with himself singing"
"successes including ""Cumberland Gap"" (1957), ""Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour"" (1958) and ""My Old Man's a Dustman"" (1960). However, the British rock and roll scene was starting to take off, producing home-grown stars like Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde and Cliff Richard and the Shadows (themselves originally involved in skiffle). Donegan was the only skiffle act to make a serious impact on the charts, and even he began to look outmoded. The skiffle craze was largely over by 1958, as its enthusiasts either abandoned music for more stable employment or moved into some of the forms of music that"
"the Four Pennies, with a cover version of Bobby Vinton's ""Trouble Is My Middle Name"". Fryer then returned to the fold, replacing Graham. They finished 1966 – and their career – with a non-charting album (""Mixed Bag""), and two non-charting singles: UK songwriter Charles Bell's ""Keep The Freeway Open"", and Tom Springfield's ""No More Sad Songs For Me"". By the end of the year, the group had dissolved. Original and final line-up: Also: The Four Pennies The Four Pennies were an English, 1960s pop group, most notable for their 1964 UK chart-topping song ""Juliet"". The Four Pennies were probably the"
"Four (composition) ""Four"" is a 1954 jazz standard. It was first recorded in 1954 by Miles Davis and released on his album ""Miles Davis Quartet"". It is a 32-bar ABAC form. The song composition officially credits Miles Davis as the writer. However, there is some controversy that the real author may be another jazz musician. The American jazz saxophonist Eddie ""Cleanhead"" Vinson has claimed ownership for the song, although it was originally credited to jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. The following artists have covered this composition. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross use Davis's solo on their 1958 album ""The Swingers"" which caused"
"single with ABC, ""Deeper and Deeper,"" failed to make a big impression on the charts, beginning in 1974, the band began a string of hit songs. Their first two (and largest two) hits were cover versions of British hit songs whose original versions had not been hits in the U.S.: ""Billy Don't Be A Hero"" (a cover of a #1 UK Paper Lace song that reached #1 for 2 weeks on the Hot 100 with the Heywoods's version) and ""Who Do You Think You Are"" (written by Clive Scott & Des Dyer of Jigsaw, which originally became a hit for"
"lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 26. A contemporary review in ""Billboard"" compared the two versions by saying: ""The Bleyer record has the sound; the Ames disk has the smoothness. Both have style ..."" Dean Martin and the McGuire Sisters covered the song in 1955, as well as Ray Charles in 1964. Martin's version reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1955. In 2004, The Four Lads performed it with Ed Ames on the PBS made for TV special, ""Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop"". In 2007, The Roches recorded a version on"
"lover. In the new lyric, ""Answer me, Lord above..."" is changed to ""Answer me, oh my love..."" with other appropriate changes. The new song, entitled ""Answer Me, My Love,"" was again recorded by Laine and Whitfield, but became a bigger U.S. hit for Nat King Cole in 1954. Whitfield's version reached the top spot in the UK Singles Chart first, followed swiftly by Laine's. On 13 November 1953, for the first but not only time in chart history, one version of a song was knocked off the top by another version of the same song. Four weeks later, for the"
"label. In 1975 he worked again with his brother Norman, and brother-in-law actor Bill Pertwee, on the music for the Dad's Army stage show, producing an EMI single ""Get Out And Get Under The Moon"", and writing the B-side number ""Hooligans!"" – after Bill Pertwee's character Warden Hodge's catch phrase. John Macleod (songwriter) John Macleod (sometimes spelled McLeod) is a Canadian-born English songwriter and musician. He moved to Britain in the 1940s, and lived in the Halifax area with his wife before moving to Brighton. In the 1950s, he was a member of the vocal group the Maple Leaf Four,"
"confused with a similarly named group, The Jordanaires, that was known for singing background vocals on Elvis Presley's hits). When Maugeri and Perkins left the group to concentrate on their schoolwork, Codarini and Toorish joined with Arnold and Busseri in a new quartet. At home, they practiced until they achieved their clean-cut harmonies, whether for spirituals, sacred music, or pop. They originally called themselves The Four Dukes but found out that a Detroit group already used that name, so changed it to The Four Lads. In 1950 they began to sing in local clubs and soon were noticed by scouts."