Summer Songs of the 1950s and Older |
| 1. Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran, 1958 |
| 2. Take Me Out To The Ball Game – Billy Murray (or many others), 1908 |
| 3. We’re Gonna Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets, 1955 |
| 4. Summertime – Sam Cooke, 1957 |
| 5. Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny, 1959 |
| 6. Sh-Boom – Crew Cuts, 1954 |
| 7. Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley, 1956 |
| 8. Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds, 1957 |
| 9. School Day – Chuck Berry, 1957 |
| 10. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling – Chauncey Olcott, |
| 1913 (later associated with St. Patrick’s Day) |
| 11. Summertime – Billy Holiday, 1936 |
| 12. Harbor Lights – Sammy Kaye, Bing Crosby and various others, 1950 |
| 13. There Goes My Baby – The Drifters, 1959 |
| 14. Splish Splash Bobby Darin, 1958 |
| 15. Mona Lisa – Nat ‘King’ Cole, 1950 |
| 16. Teenager In Love – Dion and the Belmonts, 1959 |
| 17. Little Star – The Elegants, 1958 |
| 18. Love Letters In The Sand – Pat Boone, 1957 |
| 19. Yakety Yak – The Coasters, 1958 |
| 20. Stormy Weather – Leo Reisman or Ethel Waters, 1933 |
| 21. Dream Lover – Bobby Darin, 1959 |
| 22. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – Perez Prado, 1955 |
| 23. Personality – Lloyd Price, 1959 |
| 24. All I Have To Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers, 1958 |
| 25. I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover – various, 1927 & 1948 |
| 26. It Had To Be You – variuos artists, 1924 & 1944 |
| 27. Deep In The Heart of Texas – Alvino Rey, Bing Crosby and various others, 1942 |
| 28. Too Young – Nat ‘King’ Cole, 1951 |
| 29. The Happy Organ – Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, 1959 |
| 30. Kansas City – Wilber Harrison, 1959 |
| 31. Oh! What a Beautiful Morninin’ – Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra |
| 32. Rag Mop – Ames Brothers, Lionel Hampton, Starlighters and various others, 1950 |
| 33. Swinging On a Star – Bing Crosby, 1944 |
| 34. My Blue Heaven – Fats Domino, 1956 – Gene Austin and others, 1927/28 |
| 35. The Wayward Wind – Gogi Grant, 1956 |
| 36. Beer Barrel Polka – Will Glahe (and others), 1939 |
| 37. On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe – Johnny Mercer, 1945 |
| 38. Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney, 1951 |
| 39. Witch Doctor – David Seville, 1958 |
| 40. Because Of You – Tony Bennett, 1951 |
| 41. Bird Dog – The Everly Brothers, 1958 |
| 42. Blue Skies – Ben Selvin, 1927 |
| 43. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You – Elvis Presley, 1956 |
| 44. Bushel and A Peck – Perry Como, Doris Day and various others, 1950 |
| 45. Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, 1925 |
| 46. Lavender Blue – Sammy Turner, 1959 |
| 47. Lonely Boy – Paul Anka, 1959 |
| 48. Moon Glow – Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and others, 1934 |
| 49. Standing On The Corner – The Four Lads, 1956 |
| 50. Peg O’ My Heart – The Harmonicats or Buddy Clark, 1947 |
| 51. Music! Music! Music! – Teresa Brewer and various others, 1950 |
| 52. Rebel ‘Rouser – Duane Eddy, 1958 |
| 53. Some Enchanted Evening – Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford and various others, 1949 |
| 54. A Teenager’s Romance/I’m Walkin’ – Ricky Nelson, 1957 |
| 55. I’ll Never Smile Again – Tommy Dorsey, 1940 |
| 56. Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) – Vaughn Monroe, 1949 |
| 57. Give My Regards To Broadway – Billy Murray, 1905 |
| 58. Purple People Eater – Sheb Wolley, 1958 |
| 59. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) – The Impalas, 1959 |
| 60. Big Hunk O’ Love – Elvis Presley, 1959 |
| 61. Cheek To Cheek – Fred Astaire and various others, 1935 |
| 62. Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson, 1958 |
| 63. The Gypsy – The Ink Spots, 1946 |
| 64. Cruising Down The River – Blue Barron, Russ Morgan and various others, 1949 |
| 65. A Blossom Fell/If I May – Nat ‘King’ Cole, 1955 |
| 66. The Very Thought Of You – Ray Noble, 1934 |
| 67. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) – Perry Como, 1956 |
| 68. Nature Boy – Nat ‘King’ Cole, 1948 |
| 69. Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) – Les Paul and Mary Ford, 1953 |
| 70. When My Baby Smiles At Me – Ted Weems, 1920 |
| 71. Jersey Bounce – Benny Goodman, 1942 |
| 72. Oh! What It Seemed To Be – Frank Sinatra, Frankie Carle and various others, 1946 |
| 73. Casey Jones – Billy Murray, 1910 |
| 74. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons – Nat ‘King’ Cole, Dinah Shore, and various others 1946/47 |
| 75. Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton, 1955 |
| 76. A Tisket, A Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald, 1938 |
| 77. Goodnight, Irene – Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford and various others, 1950 |
| 78. Music, Maestro, Please – Tommy Dorsey |
| 79. Some Enchanted Evening – Perry Como, 1949 |
| 80. Dancing In The Dark – Bing Crosby, Fred Waring and various others, 1931 |
| 81. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle – Kay Kyser |
| 82. I Wanna Be Loved – Andrews Sisters, Dinah Washington and various others, 1950 |
| 83. It’a A Sin To Tell a Lie – Fats Waller |
| 84. Wishing Will Make It So – Glenn Miller, 1939 |
| 85. Intermezzo – Guy LOmbardo, Wayne King, Freddy Martin and various others, 1941 |
| 86. Love In Bloom – Bing Crosby |
| 87. I Scream You Scream We All Scream For Ice Cream – Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1928 |
| 88. Three Coins In The Fountain – Four Aces, 1954 |
| 89. Bluebird of Happiness – Art Mooney, Jo Stafford or Jan Peerce, 1948 |
| 90. The Glory Of Love – Benny Goodman, 1935 |
| 91. By The Light of the Silv’ry Moon – Billy Murray, Ada Jones and various others, 1910 |
| 92. Unchained Melody – Les Baxter or Al Hibbler, 1955 |
| 93. Five Minutes More – Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and various others, 1946 |
| 94. Daddy – Sammy Kaye, 1941 |
| 95. Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!) – Ames Brothers, Ray Anthony and various others, 1950 |
| 96. Hiawatha – Harry MacDonough, 1903 |
| 97. Down Yonder – Del Wood, Joe ‘Fingers’ Carr and various others, 1951 |
| 98. Frankie – Connie Francis, 1959 |
| 99. Auf Weiderseh’n Sweetheart – Vera Lynn, 1952 |
| 100. Shine On, Harvest Moon – Ada Jones & Billy Murray, 1909 |
