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The Marcels – Blue Moon - 1961
LYRICS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2xG2QVKlas
" Blue Moon " is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that has become a standard ballad . Early recordings included those by Connee Boswell and by Al Bowlly in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by Billy Eckstine and Mel Tormé .
In 1961, "Blue Moon" became an international number-one hit for the doo-wop group the Marcels , on the Billboard 100 chart and in the UK Singles Chart , and later that same year, an instrumental version by the Ventures charted at No. 54. Over the years, "Blue Moon" has been covered by many artists, including versions by Frank Sinatra , Jo Stafford , Ella Fitzgerald , Ray Stevens , Billie Holiday , Al Bowlly , Amália Rodrigues , Elvis Presley , Bobby Vinton , Sam Cooke , the Platters , the Mavericks , Dean Martin , Yvonne De Carlo , the Supremes , Cyndi Lauper , New Edition , Bob Dylan , Chromatics and Rod Stewart . Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album On the Happy Side (1962). The Cowboy Junkies recorded the song on their album The Trinity Sessions . It also serves as the anthem for Premier League club, Manchester City . - source
#music #charttoppers #tangled
LYRICS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2xG2QVKlas
" Blue Moon " is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that has become a standard ballad . Early recordings included those by Connee Boswell and by Al Bowlly in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by Billy Eckstine and Mel Tormé .
In 1961, "Blue Moon" became an international number-one hit for the doo-wop group the Marcels , on the Billboard 100 chart and in the UK Singles Chart , and later that same year, an instrumental version by the Ventures charted at No. 54. Over the years, "Blue Moon" has been covered by many artists, including versions by Frank Sinatra , Jo Stafford , Ella Fitzgerald , Ray Stevens , Billie Holiday , Al Bowlly , Amália Rodrigues , Elvis Presley , Bobby Vinton , Sam Cooke , the Platters , the Mavericks , Dean Martin , Yvonne De Carlo , the Supremes , Cyndi Lauper , New Edition , Bob Dylan , Chromatics and Rod Stewart . Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album On the Happy Side (1962). The Cowboy Junkies recorded the song on their album The Trinity Sessions . It also serves as the anthem for Premier League club, Manchester City . - source
#music #charttoppers #tangled
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