Timeless '50s pop hits recorded live! From the hit PBS show!
The 1950s could be considered the last days of innocence. While Elvis gyrated to "Jailhouse Rock" and "All Shook Up," Pat Boone mused about "Love Letters In The Sand." Pop music, short for "popular," was just that: music enjoyed by mom, dad and kids alike.
The PBS concert special The Magic Moments: The Best Of '50s Pop, taped at the Trump Taj Majal in Atlantic city on April 21, 2004, celebrates that era with many of stars of the '50s singing their biggest hits in front of an appreciative audience.
Program Listing:
1. Magic Moments – Perry Como (vintage clip) 2. Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page 3. Old Cape Cod - Patti Page 4. Sh-Boom - The Original Crew-Cuts 5. Three Coins In The Fountain – The Four Aces 6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing – The Four Aces 7. Nick Clooney Remembers His Sister, Rosemary Clooney 8. Hey There / Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney (vintage clip) 9. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant 10. Shangri-la – The Four Coins 11. PBS Quiz – Wi...
Come and Get It: The Best Of Apple Records is the first commercially issued multi-artist compilation in the label’s history. This 21-track compilation of singles ranges from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger (also The Iveys) and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy Preston.
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