1950 to1955 - Music, Music, Music

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1. Teresa Brewer burst onto the charts as a nineteen year old in 1950 with a number one hit - "Music! Music! Music!". What's the vehicle for listening to music that Teresa mentions in the opening stanza of the song? the radio the nickelodeon her Hi-Fi concerts

2. In 1951, Rosemary Clooney had a number one hit for eight weeks with this perky little number. Can you identify the title? Sorry, no lyrical clues... but of the 22 lines in the song, 18 begin with the song's title! A Guy Is A Guy It's Magic Secret Love Come On-a My House

3. Guy Mitchell was a stalwart on the music scene in the early 1950s. In one of his bigger hits of 1952, he tells of needing a pawnshop to get the dough to treat his blue-eyed blonde girlfriend to a night on the town. The title of the song was the American city where these events took place. What city was that? New York, New York Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha, Nebraska Richmond, Virginia

4. Patti Page had a number one song in 1953 that topped the charts for eight weeks. It was "The Doggie In The Window". She's intending to purchase the cute little critter, "arf arf", but why? To get over a broken heart There is no indication in the lyrics as to her purpose For her little boy She wants a companion for her beau while she's away

5. "Through the ripples how they shine Just one wish will be granted One heart will wear a valentine" A number one hit for the Four Aces and a number four for Frank Sinatra in 1954, what is the title of this song? Hey There Young At Heart Stranger In Paradise Three Coins In The Fountain

6. In 1950, Eileen Barton had a number one hit for ten weeks. The main part of the title was "If I Knew You Were Comin'". What followed, in parenthesis, to complete the song's title? (I'd've Baked A Cake) (I'd've Met The Train) (I'd've Locked The Door) (I'd've Bought Champaign)

7. "I do not know what fate awaits me I only know I must be brave And I must face a man who hates me Or lie a coward, a craven coward Or lie a coward in my grave" I'm sure this is the only song in the annals of pop music that utilizes the word "craven" in the lyric. What classic movie of the old west featured this song? Shane Rio Bravo The Man From Laramie High Noon

8. "Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping Now the time has come to part, the time for weeping Vaya con Dios my darling May God be with you my love" This was rated the number one song for all of 1953, topping the charts for eleven weeks. What couple recorded this lovely number? Les Paul and Mary Ford Jo Stafford and Johnny Mercer Perry Como and Betty Hutton Peggy Lee and Gordon Jenkins

9. In 1954, Eddie Fisher scored an eight-week number one song that originally appeared in a Swiss musical comedy written by Paul Burkhard. Its title? Wish You Were Here Oh! My Pa-pa I'm Walking Behind You I Need You Now

10. "I was dancin' with my darlin' to the __________ Waltz When an old friend I happened to see I introduced her to my loved one And while they were dancin' My friend stole my sweetheart from me" Fill in the blank to complete this song's title, a huge number one hit for Patti Page in 1950. It's the name of a State. Answer: (The State borders the Mississippi River)

11. "Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou" A huge country hit for Hank Williams and a cross-over number three pop hit for Jo Stafford in 1952, what was the title of this classic? Hey, Good Lookin' Shrimp Boats Jambalaya Louisiana Hayride

12. One of the biggest names in show business in his day, a veteran of the American armed forces, great singer, reasonably accomplished actor in "B" grade musical comedies and someone who died far too young under mysterious circumstances. Presley? Wrong era! We're talking Mario Lanza! In 1952 he recorded the music for an album that would serve as the soundtrack for a movie eventually released in 1954. He was also to star in the lead role but circumstances precluded that. What was the name of this movie/soundtrack that should have propelled Lanza to even greater heights but instead precipitated his decline from stardom? The Great Caruso The Student Prince Serenade Be My Love

13. For two weeks in 1952, a clever satire stood atop the charts and Stan Freberg was not the artist responsible. "It's In The Book" was recorded by Johnny Standley and it would prove to be his only chart entry... ever! The disc was a humorous send up of the preaching style practiced by the fly-by-night traveling evangelist. The song was split in two halves. In the first half, Standley makes parody of a nursery rhyme using the preaching motif; in the second half, with Standley as the preacher leading his congregation in song, he extols the cleansing virtues of his grandmother's famous lye soap. So the question is, what nursery rhyme is satirized in the first half of the song? Mary Had A Little Lamb Little Bo Beep Little Jack Horner Little Miss Muffett

14. In 1956, Kay Starr had a huge hit with "Rock & Roll Waltz". It sat atop the charts for six weeks. However, in 1952, she had an even bigger hit with what song? If I Had A Fortune Soldiers Of Fortune Wheel Of Fortune There But For Fortune

15. "Give him a pair of eyes with a come-hither gleam Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci And lots of wavy hair like Liberace" The last number one hit of 1954 and the "no era" era, what song was this? Dream Teach Me Tonight Mr. Sandman Wanted