A 2-part Caffè ☕️Lattè Spotlight-

50 Essential

PRE-ROCK ERA

POP SONGS

The arrival of rock and roll radically altered the pop music landscape. Prior to the start of The Rock Era in 1955, the sounds were mellow, conservative and largely made up on crooners and instrumentalists that catered to an older audience.

This playlist highlights 50 of the best recordings that defined the years prior to the explosion of rock and roll. It focuses on the years 1944-1955.

 

 

50 ABA DABA HONEYMOON Debbie Reynolds 1950

49 JEZEBEL Frankie Laine 1951

48 THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray 1951

47 THE SONG FROM ‘MOULIN ROUGE’ Percy Faith 1953

46 LET’S HAVE ANOTHER PARTY Winifred Atwell 1954

45 HERE IN MY HEART Tony Bennett 1952

44 (HOW MUCH IS) THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW Patti Page 1953

43 DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES Perry Como 1952

42 BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan 1949

41 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Sammy Davis Jr. 1955

40 AUTUMN LEAVES Roger Williams 1955

39 IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON Nat King Cole 1944      

38 C’EST SI BON Eartha Kitt 1953

37 I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING Frank Sinatra 1953

36 WHEEL OF FORTUNE Kay Starr 1952

35 ORANGE COLOURED SKY Nat King Cole 1950

34 TENNESSEE WALTZ Patti Page 1950

33 THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN Frank Sinatra 1954

32 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE Perez Prado 1954

31 GLOW WORM The Mills Brothers 1952

30 PRETEND Nat King Cole 1953

29 DON’T FENCE ME IN Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters 1944

28 LOVE AND MARRIAGE Frank Sinatra 1955

27 THIS OLE HOUSE Rosemary Clooney 1954

26 STRANGER IN PARADISE Tony Bennett 1953

25 RUM AND COCA-COLA The Andrews Sisters 1944

24 DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND Marilyn Monroe 1953

23 COME ON-A MY HOUSE Rosemary Clooney 1951

22 THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES Frank Sinatra 1952

21 THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY Judy Garland 1954

 

Concludes tomorrow.