Author: thomas

It should be the end of May, 2022 but actually it’s the beginning of June as we slipped up on writing the blog for July, 1957. See the August entry for more info. (tl;dr: got busy) but in the meanwhile enjoy the sounds of the month… The songs of July, 1957 “A Teenager’s Romance” – […]

Here we are half way through 1957 in our journey through pop music history, let’s hear what it sounds like… The songs of June, 1957 “A Teenager’s Romance” – Ricky Nelson“A White Sport Coat” – Marty Robbins“All Shook Up” – Elvis Presley“Bernadine” – Pat Boone“Bye Bye Love” – Everly Brothers*“C.C. Rider” – Chuck Willis“Come Go […]

There’s something nice about the current month, in 2022, matching the year we are listening to – in this case, May, 1957. Let’s listen! The songs of May, 1957 “A Teenager’s Romance” – Ricky Nelson*“A White Sport Coat” – Marty Robbins“All Shook Up” – Elvis Presley“Almost Paradise” – Roger Williams“Bernadine” – Pat Boone*“Butterfly” – Andy […]

Winter isn’t seeming to be arriving anytime soon back here in May of 2022, so let’s listen to the sounds of April, 1957 as the sun beats down… The songs of April, 1957 “A Poor Man’s Roses” – Patti Page“A White Sport Coat” – Marty Robbins*“All Shook Up” – Elvis Presley*“Almost Paradise” – Roger Williams*“Banana […]

As it starts to feel a little autumnal down here in New Zealand of April, 2022 we find ourselves chilling out listening to the songs of March, 1957… The songs of March, 1957 “A Poor Man’s Roses” – Patti Page*“Ain’t Got No Home” – Clarence Henry*“Banana Boat Song” – Fontane Sisters“Banana Boat Song” – Harry […]

It’s 20 years before I’m born – February, 1957 – this week. Let’s take a break from April, 2022 to hear what it sounded like… The songs of February, 1957 “A Rose And A Baby Ruth” – George Hamilton Iv“Banana Boat Song” – Fontane Sisters“Banana Boat Song” – Harry Belafonte“Banana Boat Song” – Steve Lawrence*“Banana […]