THE 1951 HIT PARADE TOP 30 The Songs That We Sang!! Let's Turn Back The Years!!by Hank Williams (On the jukebox in the Little Kitchen or the Mile Hi, six for a quarter.)

1. TOO YOUNG, Nat King Cole

2. BECAUSE OF YOU, Tony Bennett

3. HOW HIGH THE MOON, Les Paul & Mary Ford

4. BE MY LOVE, Mario Lanza

5. COME ON TO MY HOUSE, Rosemary Clooney

6. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY, Weavers

7. COLD COLD HEART, Hank Williams

8. IF, Perry Como

9. THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR, Mario Lanza

10. TENNESSEE WALTZ, Patti Page

11. JEZEBEL, Frankie Laine

12. I GET IDEAS, Tony Martin

13. MOCKIN' BIRD HILL, Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol), Patti Page (Mercury)

14. SLOW POKE, Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys

15. MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU, Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller

16. DOWN YONDER, Del Wood

17. ALLEY CAT, "Big" Tiny Little with Lawrence Welk

18. SWEET VIOLETS, Dinah Shore

19. WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE, Les Paul & Mary Ford

20. TRULY DEAR, Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller

21. IT'S A SIN, Four Aces

22. ABA DABA HONEYMOON, Debbie Reynolds & Carlton Carpenter (MGM)

23. ROSE, I LOVE YOU, Frankie Laine )

24. IT IS NO SECRET, Stuart Hamblen

25. I APOLOGIZE, Billy Eckstine

26. I LOVE YOU, Patti Page

27. YOU'RE JUST IN LOVE, Perry Como

28. UNDECIDED, Ames Brothers & Les Brown

29. THE THING, Phil Harris (-- Turn The Volume Down, or The THING Will Get You!!!

30. BECAUSE OF YOU, Les Baxter

And an Honorable Mention to Joe "Fingers" Carr for STUMBLING and SHINE ON HARVEST MOON"

AND THE 1950 HIT PARADE TOP 30

1. GOODNIGHT IRENE, Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

2. MONA LISA, Nat King Cole

3. THIRD MAN THEME, Anton Karas

4. SAM'S SONG, Gary & Bing Crosby

5. SIMPLE MELODY, Gary & Bing Crosby

6. MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC, - Teresa Brewer

7. THIRD MAN THEME, Guy Lombardo

8. CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY, Red Foley

9. HARBOR LIGHTS, Sammy Kaye

10. IT ISN'T FAIR Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell

11. IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMING I'D'VE BAKED A CAKE, Eileen Barton

12. BONAPARTE'S RETREAT, Kay Starr

13. TZENA - TZENA - TZENA, Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

14. THERE'S NO TOMORROW, Tony Martin

15. THE THING, Phil Harris

16. SENTIMENTAL ME, Ames Brothers

17. I WANNA BE LOVED, Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins

18. TENNESSEE WALTZ, Patti Page

19. I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I, Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins

20. I'LL NEVER BE FREE, Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr

21. ALL MY LOVE, Patti Page

22. MY FOOLISH HEART, Gordon Jenkins

23. RAG MOP, Ames Brothers

24. BEWITCHED, Bill Snyder

25. HOT DIGGITY DOG DIGGITY, Perry Como

26. BEWITCHED, Gordon Jenkins

27. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN, Ames Brothers

28. MY FOOLISH HEART, Billy Eckstine

29. DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE, Bing Crosby

30. CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE, Frankie Laine

And an Honorable Mention to Joe "Fingers" Carr for STUMBLING and SHINE ON HARVEST MOON"

The Never To Be Forgotten Hank Williams His career spanned our time at NCHS and CJC (The Songs I Listened To And Tried To Imitate)

Hiram "Hank" Williams September 17, 1923 - January 1, 1953 Born Hiram King Williams in Georgiana, Alabama, on September 17, 1923, Hank Williams made a contribution to country music and established himself as one of the most famous entertainers of all time. In 1937, his family moved to Montgomery where he won an amateur contest performing his "W.P.A. Blues" and dubbed the Singing Kid, he secured a twice-weekly radio show on WSFA. He then formed the Drifting Cowboys and launched his career in the honky tonks and beer joints of South Alabama. This most influential country & western singer and songwriter drew much of his vocal style, which he called "moanin' the blues," from black singers. His songs "Cold, Cold Heart," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Hey, Good Lookin" became popular hits in the hands of other performers. Those songs and all his vast catalog were written and recorded in only three years. He signed a publishing contract with Acuff-Rose in 1946, which led to one of the first recording sessions in Nashville for the small Sterling label. In 1948, he joined the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, and began recording for MGM Records with Fred Rose producing. The hits began coming with the release of "Move It On Over", and in 1949 Williams made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, stopping the show with a record six encores. He was later expelled from the Opry for his many personal problems. He died in the back seat of a Cadillac on the way to a show in Canton, Ohio, on New Year's Day 1953 of a heart attack brought on by drug and alcohol abuse, setting a rock 'n' roll prototype for living fast, dying young and leaving a good-looking corpse. He left much more than that. In the very few short years that spanned our time at NCHS and CJC Hank left us a memory that lives on and a vast legacy in song.. A House Without Love A Mansion On The Hill A Picture From Lifes Other Side A Teardrop On A Rose At The First Fall Of Snow Baby, We're Really In Love Be Careful Of Stones Beyond The Sunset Blues Come Around Calling You Cold, Cold Heart Crazy Heart Dear Brother Dear John Everything's Ok Fly Trouble Funeral Half As Much Help Me Understand Hey, Good Lookin' Honky Tonk Blues Honky Tonkin' Howlin' At The Moon I Can't Get You Off My Mind I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You I Don't Care I Don't Care If Tomorrow Never Comes I Dreamed About Mama Last Night I Heard You Cryin' In Your Sleep I Heard My Mother Praying For Me I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive I'm A Long Gone Daddy I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry I'm Sorry For You, My Friend I Saw The Light I've Been Down That Road Before I've Just Told Mama Goodbye I Won't Be Home No More Jambalaya (On The Bayou) If You See My Baby I'd Still Want You Jambalaya Jesus Remembered Me Just Waitin' Kaw-Liga Leave Us Women Alone Let's Turn Back The Years The Log Train Lonesome Whistle Long Gone Lonesome Blues Lovesick Blues Lost Highway Lost On The River May You Never Be Alone Men With Broken Hearts Mind Your Own Business Moanin' The Blues Move It On Over My Bucket's Got A Hole In It My Heart Would Know My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) My Son Calls Another Man Daddy My Sweet Love Ain't Around Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) Nobody's Lonesome For Me No No, Joe On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain Pan American Picture From Life's Other Side Ramblin' Man Rootie Tootie Happy Rovin Cowboy Settin' The Woods On Fire Six More Miles Take These Chains From My Heart There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight There's A Tear In My Beer They'll Never Take Your Love Too Many Parties Wealth Won't Save Your Soul Wedding Bells When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels When The Book Of Life Is Read When You're Tired Of Breaking Other Hearts Why Don't You Love Me Why Should We Try Anymore Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind Window Shopping Your Cheatin' Heart You're Gonna Change You Win Again A Hank Williams Medly

In the process of searching for these midis I found so many others that were the songs of our times... We were truly blessed to have so much great music and so many truly talented musicians in our generation... and their music is even better today...
I just wish I could list it all...

Love and Peace, Barefoot