Category: Monthly

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 […]

And just like that, we’ve done 7 years of our journey through musical history. As we find ourselves enjoying Easter in 2022, let’s hear how January, 1957 sounds… The songs of January, 1957 “A Rose And A Baby Ruth” – George Hamilton Iv“Banana Boat Song” – Fontane Sisters*“Banana Boat Song” – Harry Belafonte*“Banana Boat Song” […]

Merry Xmas! It may only be April in 2022, but here we are again at 4 times speed – December, 1956. Let’s hear what it sounds like… The songs of December, 1956 “A Rose & A Baby Ruth” – George Hamilton Iv“Blueberry Hill” – Fats Domino“Blueberry Hill” – Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins*“Canadian Sunset” – […]