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episode date - April 10, 2007
As we glance back fifty years ago to the music of April 1957, you can hear the battle rage between old-school pop music and the newfangled rock and roll stylings. The top 10 chart from the week of April 20, 1957 reflects this battle with nearly stunning clarity. Interestingly, the hot ‘debut’ tracks are all rock and roll songs, a harbinger of things to come, but the one album track we feature proves that good old-fashioned singing would remain relevant, despite the youth-oriented signs of the times.
Here’s a list of songs covered in today’s program, starting with the top 10 singles;
1) Butterfly – Andy Williams
2) Party Doll – Buddy Knox (followed by “Devil Woman,” also by Buddy Knox)
3) Round and Round – Perry Como
4) Little Darling – The Diamonds (followed by “Little Darling” by the Gladiolas)
5) I’m Walkin’ – Fats Domino
6) All Shook Up – Elvis Presley (also a ‘debut track’)
7) Young Love – Tab Hunter
8) Marianne – Terry Gilkyson & the Easy Riders
9) Butterfly – Charlie Gracie
10) Teen-Age Crush – Tommy Sands
Best Debut Tracks from April 1957
11) School Day – Chuck Berry
12) Lucille – Little Richard
Album Track (#1 Album from April ’57)
13) Stardust – Nat King Cole
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