Every Wednesday we go WAY back in time for a double dose of iconic pop or rock and roll songs from the 1950s PLUS another medley of Doo-Wop classics.

Today’s 1950s medley is definitely on the rock and roll side and the Doo-Wop tunes tend to be more of the “slow dancing with your sweetheart” tempo.

Rock Factoid: If the melody of the Doo-Wop song by The Olympics from 1959 sounds familiar, it was blatantly copied by The Kingsmen in 1964 when they recorded Jolly Green Giant.
Kingsmen lead singer Lynn Easton was originally listed as the sole writer of Jolly Green Giant but Don Harris and Dewey Terry, the writers of The Olympics song, successfully sued and were subsequently added as co-writers of The Kingsmen hit.

Your Memories … That’s What We’re All About

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1950s Rock Medley

Ray Charles – Connie Francis
Bill Haley with His Comets – Smiley Lewis – Fats Domino

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Doo-Wop Memories

The Excellents – The Olympics – The Rays
Jerry Butler & The Impressions – The Ocapellos