RetroJoe

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Member Since: 9/14/2004
Total Mixes: 296
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Songs in the Key of Love (Late '50s)

Artist Song
Buddy Holly  Everyday [1959] 
Shirley & Lee  I Feel Good [1957] 
Earl Grant  Swingin' Gently (Instrmntl) [1962=only non '50s] 
The Coasters  Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart [1958=flip of 'Yakety Yak'] 
Buddy Holly  Raining In My Heart [1959] 
Sammy Turner  Lavender Blue [1959] 
Ray Peterson  The Wonder Of You [1959] 
Sonny James  Young Love [1957] 
Ivory Joe Hunter  Since I Met You Baby [1956] 
The Teddy Bears  To Know Him Is To Love Him [1958] 
Harvey & The Moonglows  Ten Commandments Of Love [1958] 
Della Reese  Sermonette [1959] 
Roger Williams  Near You (Instrmntl] [1958] 
Frank Sinatra  I've Got You Under My Skin [1956] 
Little Willie John  Fever [1956] 
The Diamonds  The Stroll [1958] 
Steve Lawrence  (I Don't Care) Only Love Me [1959] 
Louis Prima & Keely Smith  That Old Black Magic [1958] 
Little Richard  Slippin' & Slidin' (Peepin' & Hidin') [1956] 
LaVern Baker  Jim Dandy [1956] 
The Virtues  Guitar Boogie Shuffle (Instrmntl) [1959] 
Jim Lowe  The Green Door [1956] 
The Skyliners  Lorraine From Spain [1958] 
The Fireflies  You Were Mine [1959] #21 
Tommy Edwards  Please Love Me Forever [1958] 
The Mystics  Hushabye [1959] 
Paul Anka  Put Your Head On My Shoulder [1959] 
The Platters  Remember When [1959] 
Marty Robbins  El Paso [1959] 

Comment:

This mix was for my friend 'Chick' built around his favorite tune of "Young Love" by Sonny James.

Feedback:

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hemizen
Date: 9/24/2004
Everyday, Zing and I've Got You are all time favs.
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Sean Lally
Date: 9/24/2004
Some wonderful tune-age here. I'm really digging the recent trade, by the way.
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G-Sphere
Date: 9/24/2004
Lots of good picks here. The Diamonds, Platters, Mystics, Little Willie John, Sonny James, etc.
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Salman1
Date: 9/24/2004
beautiful.
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joey de vivre
Date: 9/24/2004
very romantic, very retro - too bad the course of true love ends up bleeding to death in El Paso, but that makes a good ending.
Maybe we can do a trade for this one?