Popular Songs Of 1948, Vol. 1

In celebration of my father's 70th year of life (his birthday was in September), here's the first in a two-part series of posts featuring the most Popular Songs of 1948. Most of you seeing/hearing these probably aren't old enough to remember any of these songs. Or maybe you are familiar with them, because you were raised listening to good music like I was. Either way...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Doris Day  ~  “It’s Magic”

2)  Pee Wee Hunt  ~  “Twelfth Street Rag”

3)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “The Things We Did Last Summer”

4)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello”

5)  Primo Scala’s Banjo & Accordion Orchestra ft. The Keynotes  ~  “Underneath The Arches”

6)  Ken Griffin & Jerry Wayne  ~  “You Can’t Be True, Dear”

7)  Johnny Bond  ~  “Oklahoma Waltz”

8)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me)”

9)  Woody Herman  ~  “Four Brothers”

10)  Ray Noble & His Orchestra ft. Buddy Clark  ~  “I’ll Dance At Your Wedding”

11)  Francis Craig & His Orchestra  ~  “Beg Your Pardon”

12)  Gracie Fields  ~  “Now Is The Hour”

13)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “Molly Darlin’”

14)  Mahalia Jackson  ~  “Move On Up A Little Higher”

15)  Perry Como  ~  “Because”

16)  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Gloria”

17)  Margaret Whiting  ~  “A Tree In The Meadow”

18)  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys  ~  “Texarkana Baby”

19)  Jo Stafford  ~  “Red River Valley”

20)  Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys  ~  “Humpty Dumpty Heart”

21)  Jon & Sondra Steele  ~  “My Happiness”

22)  Hank Williams, Sr.  ~  “Honky Tonkin’”

23)  Nat King Cole Trio  ~  “Nature Boy”

24)  Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra ft. Sons Of The Pioneers  ~  “Cool Water”

25)  Tex Ritter  ~  “Rye Whiskey”

"Lazy" Songs

Feeling a little slothful today? A bit shiftless? A tad lackadaisical? Perhaps a bit indolent? Maybe even a little lethargic? If so, these "Lazy" songs are perfect for you! If not, good on ya for bringing your "A" game. But you can still...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Lazy Eye”

2)  Deep Purple  ~  “Lazy”

3)  Megan Nicole  ~  “The Lazy Song”  (A fun, notably sanitized version of Bruno Mars’ hit song.)

4)  Pokey LaFarge  ~  “Devil Ain’t Lazy”

5)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer”

6)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “Lazy Afternoon”

7)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Lazy Days”

8)  Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong  ~  “Basin Street Blues / Lazy Bones”

9)  Liz Phair  ~  “Lazy Dreamer”

10)  Silversun Pickups  ~  “Lazy Eye”

11)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Lazy River Road”

12)  Throwing Muses  ~  “Lazy Eye”

13)  Heartless Bastards  ~  “Lazy”

14)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “Up A Lazy River”

15)  Nellie McKay  ~  “Long And Lazy River”

16)  Rebelution  ~  “Lazy Afternoon”

17)  Small Faces  ~  “Lazy Sunday”

18)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Lazy Line Painter Jane”

19)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Lazy Projector”

20)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Lazy Day”

21)  Keep Shelly In Athens  ~  “Lazy Noon”

22)  Guster  ~  “Lazy Love”

23)  BR549  ~  “Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal”

24)  Dr. Dog  ~  “The Way The Lazy Do”

25)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Lazy Lightnin’ / Supplication”

BONUS TRACK:  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Up A Lazy River”  (This is the same song as #14 above, but this version was too good not to include here.)

Popular Songs Of 1947, Vol. 3

Here's part 3 of 3 in the Popular Songs Of 1947 series. Plenty to see and hear here, folks. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bing Crosby  ~  “But Beautiful”

2)  Merle Travis  ~  “Steel Guitar Rag”

3)  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Across The Alley From The Alamo”

4)  Dorothy Shay  ~  “Feudin’ And Fightin’”

5)  Frankie Laine  ~  “Two Loves Have I”

6)  Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra ft. Billy Williams  ~  “The Old Lamplighter”

7)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “To My Sorrow”

8)  The Andrew Sisters & Danny Kaye  ~  “Civilization”

9)  Buddy Clark ft. Ray Noble & His Orchestra  ~  “Linda”

10)  Dinah Shore  ~  “How Soon Will I Be Seeing You?”

11)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “Mean To Me”

12)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “Don’t Look Now”

13)  Jo Stafford  ~  “Make Believe”

14)  Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five  ~  “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens”

15)  Tex Williams  ~  “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)”

16)  Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians ft. Kenny Gardner  ~  “Frankie And Johnny”

17)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “Fool That I Am”

18)  Red Foley & The Cumberland Valley Boys  ~  “Freight Train Boogie”

19)  Art Lund  ~  “Mam’selle”

20)  Jimmie Davis  ~  “Bang Bang”

21)  Freddy Martin and his Orchestra ft. Stuart Wade  ~  “Managua, Nicaragua”

22)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “Bouquet Of Roses”

23)  Roy Brown  ~  “Good Rockin’ Tonight”  (This guy was ahead of his time. Sounds remarkably similar to the earliest rock and roll tunes that would come out a full decade later.)

24)  Frankie Laine  ~  “On The Sunny Side Of The Street”

25)  Mary Martin  ~  “Almost Like Being In Love”