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When you think of the 50s, performers like Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Ricky Nelson, Paul Anka, Dean Martin and the Drifters come to mind. Now you can own over 100 of the best songs of the 50s from all of these artists plus many more with this songbook, "Essential Songs Of The 1950s". With all of the best and most popular music from the entire decade, you will be amazed at the variety of music in this book. Take a trip down memory lane and treat yourself to this piano song book today!
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Song List For Essential Songs Of The 1950s
Love Me Tender - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Elvis Presley and Vera Matson - From: "Love Me Tender" - © 1956
La Bamba - Performed by: Ritchie Valens - Composed by: Ritchie Valens - © 1958
Rock Around The Clock - Performed by: Bill Haley & His Comets - Composed by: Max C. Freedman and Jimmy DeKnight - © 1953
Autumn Leaves - Performed by: Mitch Miller and Roger Williams - Composed by: Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert, and Joseph Kosma - © 1947
Kansas City - Performed by: Wilbert Harrison - Composed by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - © 1959
Just In Time - Performed by: Tony Bennett - Composed by: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne - From: "Bells Are Ringing" - © 1956
All Shook Up - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley - © 1957
Tom Dooley - Performed by: Kingston Trio - Composed by: Frank Warner, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Frank Proffitt - © 1947
Heartbreak Hotel - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, and Elvis Presley - © 1956
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Performed by: The Platters - Composed by: Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern - From: "Roberta" - © 1933
Great Balls Of Fire - Performed by: Jerry Lee Lewis - Composed by: Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer - © 1957
Fever - Performed by: Peggy Lee - Composed by: John Davenport and Eddie Cooley - © 1956
True Love - Performed by: Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly - Composed by: Cole Porter - © 1955
Blueberry Hill - Performed by: Fats Domino - Composed by: Al Lewis, Larry Stock, and Vincent Rose - © 1940
At The Hop - Performed by: Danny & The Juniors - Composed by: Arthur Singer, John Madara, and David White - © 1957
Bye Bye Love - Performed by: The Everly Brothers and Webb Pierce - Composed by: Felice Bryant and Boudieaux Bryant - © 1957
Mona Lisa - Performed by: Nat King Cole, Victor Young, and Harry James - Composed by: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans - From: "The Paramount Picture Captain Carey, U.S.A." - © 1949
Loving You - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - © 1957
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe - © 1957
Tequila - Performed by: Champs and Eddie Platt - Composed by: Chuck Rio - © 1958
Love And Marriage - Performed by: Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen - © 1955
Teach Me Tonight - Performed by: Jo Stafford and Dianna Washington - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and Gene DePaul - © 1953
Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley - © 1956
Singing The Blues - Performed by: Guy Mitchell - Composed by: Melvin Endsley - © 1954
Chantilly Lace - Performed by: Big Bopper - Composed by: J.P. Richardson - © 1958
Sixteen Tons - Performed by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - Composed by: Merle Travis - © 1947
Sea Of Love - Performed by: Phil Philips With The Twilights - Composed by: George Khoury and Philip Baptiste - © 1957
Sixteen Candles - Performed by: The Crests - Composed by: Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent - © 1958
It's Only Make Believe - Performed by: Conway Twitty - Composed by: Conway Twitty and Jack Nance - © 1958
Oh, Lonesome Me - Performed by: Don Gibson - Composed by: Don Gibson - © 1958
Searchin' - Performed by: The Coasters - Composed by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - © 1957
Lollipop - Performed by: The Chordettes - Composed by: Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon - © 1958
Long Tall Sally - Performed by: Little Richard - Composed by: Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, and Robert Blackwell - © 1956
My Prayer - Performed by: The Platters - Composed by: Georges Boulanger and Jimmy Kennedy - © 1939
Earth Angel - Performed by: The Crew-Cuts and The Penguins - Composed by: Jesse Belvin - © 1954
See You Later, Alligator - Performed by: Bill Haley & His Comets - Composed by: Robert Guidry - © 1955
Sincerely - Performed by: McGuire Sisters and Moonglows - Composed by: Alan Freed and Harvey Fuqua - © 1954
That's Amore (That's Love) - Performed by: Dean Martin - Composed by: Jack Brooks and Harry Warren - From: "The Paramount Picture The Caddy" - © 1953
You Belong To Me - Performed by: Jo Stafford, Paiit Page, and Dean Martin - Composed by: Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, and Chilton Price - © 1952
Don't - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - © 1957
Tammy - Performed by: Debbie Reynolds and The Ames Brothers - Composed by: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans - © 1956
Tears On My Pillow - Performed by: Little Anthony & The Imperials - Composed by: Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis - © 1958
Why - Performed by: Frankie Avalon - Composed by: Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis - © 1959
Heartaches By The Number - Performed by: Guy Mitchell - Composed by: Harlan Howard - © 1959
Memories Are Made Of This - Performed by: Dean Martin and Gale Storm - Composed by: Richard Dehr, Frank Miller, and Terry Gilkyson - © 1956
Young Blood - Performed by: The Coasters - Composed by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Doc Pomus - © 1957
In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening - Performed by: Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael - From: "The Paramount Picture Here Comes The Groom" - © 1951
(You've Got) The Magic Touch - Performed by: The Platters - Composed by: Buck Ram - © 1956
Mister Sandman - Performed by: The Chordettes and Four Aces - Composed by: Pat Ballard - © 1954
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Performed by: Gene Vincent - Composed by: Tex Davis and Gene Vincent - © 1956
Since I Don't Have You - Performed by: The Skyliners - Composed by: James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Verscharen, and Walter Lester - © 1959
Stagger Lee - Performed by: Lloyd Price - Composed by: Lloyd Price and Harold Logan - © 1958
Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Performed by: Paul Anka - Composed by: Paul Anka - © 1958
(You've Got) Personality - Performed by: Lloyd Price - Composed by: Lloyd Price and Harold Logan - © 1959
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Bert Carroll and Russell Moody - © 1958
The Green Door - Performed by: Jim Lowe - Composed by: Bob Davie and Marvin Moore - © 1956
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Performed by: Jo Stafford - Composed by: Hank Williams - © 1952
Poor Little Fool - Performed by: Ricky Nelson - Composed by: Sharon Sheeley - © 1958
Twilight Time - Performed by: The Platters - Composed by: Buck Ram, Morty Nevins, and Al Nevins - © 1944
Bird Dog - Performed by: The Everly Brothers - Composed by: Boudieaux Bryant - © 1958
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Bill Trader - © 1952
Catch A Falling Star - Performed by: Perry Como - Composed by: Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss - © 1957
A Lover's Question - Performed by: Clyde McPhatter - Composed by: Brook Benton and Jimmy Williams - © 1958
Magic Moments - Performed by: Perry Como - Composed by: Hal David and Burt Bacharach - © 1957
Do You Want To Dance? - Performed by: Bobby Freeman - Composed by: Bobby Freeman - © 1958
The Stroll - Performed by: The Diamonds - Composed by: Clyde Otis and Nancy Lee - © 1957
Blue Hawaii - Performed by: Billy Vaughn - Composed by: Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger - From: "The Paramount Picture Waikiki Wedding" - © 1936
Moments To Remember - Performed by: The Four Lads - Composed by: Al Stillman and Robert Allen - © 1955
The Wayward Wind - Performed by: Gogi Grant - Composed by: Herb Newman and Stan Lebowsky - © 1955
Lipstick On Your Collar - Performed by: Connie Francis - Composed by: Edna Lewis and George Goehring - © 1959
There Goes My Baby - Performed by: The Drifters - Composed by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. Nelson, and Lover Patterson - © 1959
The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Performed by: Andy Williams - Composed by: Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Charles E. King - © 1958
Party Doll - Performed by: Buddy Knox and Steve Lawrence - Composed by: James Bowen and Buddy Knox - © 1956
Honeycomb - Performed by: Jimmie Rodgers - Composed by: Bob Merrill - © 1953
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine - Performed by: Patti Page - Composed by: Mack David - © 1949
Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Performed by: The Virtues - Composed by: Arthur Smith - © 1946
Wonderful! Wonderful! - Performed by: Johnny Mathis - Composed by: Ben Raleigh and Sherman Edwards - © 1956
Lonely Boy - Performed by: Paul Anka - Composed by: Paul Anka - © 1958
Diana - Performed by: Paul Anka - Composed by: Paul Anka - © 1957
Friendly Persuasion - Performed by: Pat Boone - Composed by: Paul Francis Webster and Dimitri Tiomkin - © 1956
Primrose Lane - Performed by: Jerry Wallace - Composed by: Wayne Shanklin and George Callender - © 1958
Breathless - Performed by: Jerry Lee Lewis - Composed by: Otis Blackwell - © 1958
Chanson D'Amour (The Ra-Da-Da-Da-Da Song) - Performed by: Art & Dotty Todd and Fontane Sisters - Composed by: Wayne Shanklin - © 1958
Are You Sincere - Performed by: Andy Williams - Composed by: Wayne Walker and Lucky Moeller - © 1957
Hushabye - Performed by: Mystics - Composed by: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman - © 1959
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Performed by: Jimmie Rodgers - Composed by: Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, and Pete Seeger - © 1951
Turn Me Loose - Performed by: Fabian - Composed by: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman - © 1959
It's Almost Tomorrow - Performed by: Dreamer Weavers - Composed by: Wade Buff and Gene Adkinson - © 1953
See Saw - Performed by: Don Cornell and The Moonglows - Composed by: Steve Cropper and Don Covay - © 1965
Just Walking In The Rain - Performed by: Johnnie Ray - Composed by: Johnny Bragg and Robert S. Riley - © 1953
My Heart Is An Open Book - Performed by: Carl Dobkins, Jr. - Composed by: Hal David and Lee Pockriss - © 1958
Ivory Tower - Performed by: Cathy Carr - Composed by: Jack Fulton and Lois Steele - © 1956
Lonesome Town - Performed by: Ricky Nelson - Composed by: Baker Knight - © 1958
My Heart Cries For You - Performed by: Guy Mitchell, Dinah Shore, and Vic Damone - Composed by: Percy Faith and Carl Sigman - © 1950
(Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! - Performed by: Teresa Brewer, The Ames Brothers, and Hugo Wintergalter - Composed by: Stephan Weiss and Bernie Baum - © 1949
The Walk - Performed by: Jimmy McCracklin - Composed by: Jimmy McCracklin - © 1958
Tonight You Belong To Me - Performed by: Patience And Prudence - Composed by: Billy Rose and Lee David - © 1926
A White Sport Coat (And A Pick Carnation) - Performed by: Marty Robbins - Composed by: Marty Robbins - © 1957
Papa Loves Mambo - Performed by: Perry Como - Composed by: Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner - © 1954
Along Came Jones - Performed by: The Coasters - Composed by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - © 1959
Changing Partners - Performed by: Patti Page - Composed by: Joe Darion and Larry Coleman - © 1953
I Beg Of You - Performed by: Elvis Presley - Composed by: Rose Marie McCoy and Kelly Owens - © 1957
Believe What You Say - Performed by: Ricky Nelson - Composed by: Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette - © 1958
The Big Hurt - Performed by: Miss Toni Fisher - Composed by: Wayne Shanklin - © 1959
Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) - Performed by: Eddie Fisher and Eddie Calvert - Composed by: John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, and Paul Burkhard - © 1948
The Day The Rains Came - Performed by: Jane Morgan - Composed by: Carl Sigman, Pierre Delanoe, and Gilbert Becaud - © 1957
Eddie My Love - Performed by: The Chordettes - Composed by: Aaron Collins, Maxwell Davis, and Saul Sam Ling - © 1955
Bony Moronie - Performed by: Larry Williams - Composed by: Larry Williams - © 1957
Dance With Me Henry (The Wallflower) - Performed by: Georgia Gibbs - Composed by: Hank Ballard, Etta James, and Johnny Otis - © 1955
Why Don't You Believe Me - Performed by: Joni James and Patti Page - Composed by: Lew Douglas, Luther King Laney, and Leroy W. Rodde - © 1952
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) - Performed by: The Crew-Cuts - Composed by: Eunice Levy, Jake Porter, and Forest Wilson - © 1955
Never Be Anyone Else But You - Performed by: Ricky Nelson - Composed by: Baker Knight - © 1959
Cinco Robles (Five Oaks) - Performed by: Les Paul & Mary Ford and Russell Arms - Composed by: Larry Sullivan and Dorothy Wright - © 1956
I'm Walking Behind You (Look Over Your Shoulder) - Performed by: Eddie Fisher - Composed by: Billy Reid - © 1953
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Performed by: Perry Como - Composed by: Al Hoffman and Dick Manning - © 1956
Born To Be With You - Performed by: The Chordettes - Composed by: Don Robertson - © 1956
Don't You Know? - Performed by: Della Reese - Composed by: Bobby Worth - © 1958
What I'd Say - Performed by: Ray Charles - Composed by: Ray Charles - © 1959
('Till) I Kissed You - Performed by: The Everly Brothers - Composed by: Don Everly - © 1959
Tennesse Waltz - Performed by: Patti Page, Les Paul & Mary Ford, and Jo Stafford - Composed by: Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King - © 1948
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