What's your 1950s - early '60s youtube song?

Allhallowsday · May 21, 2009, 09:50:27 PM

While posting on "songs everybody loves you hate" (yeh that's it) I thought of seeing if anybody else loves '50s music like I do. Think of the 1950s for music as not ending until the British Invasion, about 1964 (not entirely accurate, but good for broad strokes, like grandma had).

Here's where the '50s party starts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN6eWf4XpiE

Here's a couple more to get the party started:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3-OaNevkfg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c

HappyGilmore · May 22, 2009, 08:37:40 AM

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96ylFiQK_I

Buddy Holly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQiIMuOKIzY

"Maybellene" by Chuck Berry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3-NSalpKI

A few of my personal favorites.

Allhallowsday · May 22, 2009, 08:16:37 PM

Excellent choices, Happy!

Now for a little of that old Doo-Wop I love THE DUPREES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIEBErVs0fY&feature=related

RCMerchant · May 23, 2009, 07:13:10 AM

Screaming Lord Sutch! (Before Alice Cooper and Horror rock....there was the Lord!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fynyeXrAR6I

Super cool Bobby Darin-Mack the Knife!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDs_N3kGQk

Del Shannon-Runaway!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLLcvWeiKw

The Great Dick Dale and the Del Tones!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8

HappyGilmore · May 23, 2009, 07:55:05 AM

Bo Diddley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ixaXBWtyc

Medley by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UZKoUppu-Q
A medley of some Frankie Valli songs, including Rag Doll and Bye Bye Baby

Rev. Powell · May 23, 2009, 12:49:45 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC2XG0tVsxM

Not a 50s performance, but Lloyd Price's 1958 single may be my favorite pop recording from the 50s.

Allhallowsday · May 23, 2009, 05:55:29 PM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on May 23, 2009, 12:49:45 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC2XG0tVsxM

Not a 50s performance, but Lloyd Price's 1958 single may be my favorite pop recording from the 50s.

I'm very fond of that record, too.
Here's one of my favorites: THE RONETTES REPLACED WITH SCRATCHY 45 rpm THE FLAMINGOS FAVORITE 'CAUSE OF EMBEDDING DISABLEMENT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z6T59Ki0J4

lester1/2jr · May 23, 2009, 07:14:52 PM

sick version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzvSBkLuXIY

Allhallowsday · May 23, 2009, 11:13:11 PM

Quote from: lester1/2jr on May 23, 2009, 07:14:52 PM
sick version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzvSBkLuXIY

THE COLLINS KIDS! Lester, that is cool. It's innocent, pure talent. That is so cool you dug up THE COLLINS KIDS.

Summer's coming and I can never resist this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXWeJ6V-aow

They were singin' 'bout "lollipop" well before MILLIE SMALL sang about her boy "Lollipop":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oi79iS9jcE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DrN-p-tW7Q&feature=related

And here's RICK NELSON with LORRIE COLLINS of COLLINS KIDS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koRsIvesLFU&feature=related

lester1/2jr · May 24, 2009, 08:25:44 AM

I rented "The Collins Kids live at town Hall Party" from Netflix. It's awesome though they didn't do "rock n roll polka" which was a dissapointment

schmendrik · May 24, 2009, 08:47:27 AM

Are The Temptations in 1965 too late to make the cutoff?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8

Before Carole King became famous as a singer herself, she was writing a lot of these hits in the early to mid 60s. "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow" was recorded by the Shirelles. 1960, I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWRjjpBlWw

Not sure why somebody spliced the clips from "Rocky and Bullwinkle" and "Mr. Ed" in there.

Allhallowsday · May 24, 2009, 05:27:48 PM

Quote from: schmendrik on May 24, 2009, 08:47:27 AM
Are The Temptations in 1965 too late to make the cutoff?
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Before Carole King became famous as a singer herself, she was writing a lot of these hits in the early to mid 60s. "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow" was recorded by the Shirelles. 1960, I think.
...

TEMPTATIONS are great, but a bit late for the era I suggested: Pre-Brit invasion. However THE SHIRELLES are 'zackly what I'm talkin' 'bout!
Here's JUNE CHRISTY some west coast "Cool School" Jazz, couldn't resist, it's so great and swift!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psERFM_vB0g

FATS is always great to get back on track...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OG3uPULQRs

AndyC · May 24, 2009, 05:46:12 PM

Need more Bill Haley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpT8Sd9wRlQ

And an old favourite of mine by The Monotones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW_SKWjrE2U

And one by The Killer himself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yRdDnrB5kM&feature=related

Allhallowsday · May 24, 2009, 08:19:41 PM

EDDIE COCHRAN!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRjlZ8x2uQM

SANTO AND JOHNNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogxTQXAgY3Q&feature=related

ROBERT AND JOHNNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve9lBVXdxDo

JJ80 · May 25, 2009, 03:21:43 PM

Time for an instrumental:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwYrSt1Pko8