Okay!
First, here is my cousin, Paris Jane, from modern times:
Here is the link to the list I used:
en.wikipedia.org/…
Bing Crosby, with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and Perry Botkin’s String Band, at number 29:
Nice song about a nice hometown.
It may seem corny, but I have never had any serious troubles with any of my family, friends, or neighbors, in Kansas City, Missouri, in Salina, Kansas, in Hays, Kansas, in Houston, Texas, and nowadays here in Wichita, Kansas.
So, all those folks in all those places have always been, dear hearts and gentle people.
Ha!
Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters, at number 25:
I was married to a German, Pam Weigel, for 30 years.
(She died in 2008.)
During the twelve years from our wedding in 1977 until we moved to Houston in 1989, we lived in her hometown of Hays, Kansas, where half the population is German.
So, I was exposed to a lot of polka bands playing polkas at wedding dances.
Ha!
Doris Day, at number 24:
I tried to skip this song, but I found myself bewitched by its charm!
Ha!
Ames Brothers, at number 23:
So catchy and fun!
The guitar solo reminds me of Chuck Berry.
Gordon Jenkins, at number 22:
Such a great classic!
Patti Page, at number 18:
I have heard better renditions of that song, but it’s such a classic, I could not skip it.
Tony Martin, at number 14:
As I started listening to that song, the melody sounded familiar, but not the title.
Then it came to me:
Ha!
Kay Starr, at number 12:
Nice!
I remember hearing that somewhere.
Eileen Barton, at number 11:
Absolute classic!
That was a meme, before anyone made up the term, “meme.”
Sammy Kaye, at number 9:
Yes, such a smooth classic.
Red Foley, at number 8:
So catchy and fun, and with a nice guitar solo, as well.
Guy Lombardo, at number 7:
Kind of dorky, but such a memorable classic, I had to post it.
Teresa Brewer, at number 6:
Oh, yes!
Such a classic.
Is that style called ragtime?
Gary and Bing Crosby, at number 5:
I never knew that Bing Crosby had a brother.
They sang well together!
Ha!
Gary and Bing Crosby, again, at number 4:
So much fun!
Nat King Cole, at number 2:
Oh, yes, such a powerful classic!
Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers, at number 1:
I absolutely remember that, mostly from other renditions, I think.
Well, here is the link to the list again:
en.wikipedia.org/…
Please tell me what you think about all this.
Do you think the classics from the fifties are overrated, or underrated, and need more attention?