Episode 226, “New Life For Mid-50s Music,” contrasts the originals and later cover versions of nine million-selling records, including Que Sera Sera, It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie, Blueberry Hill, Learnin’ the Blues, and I Almost Lost My Mind.
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| 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s | ||
| Episode 226 | New Life for Mid-50s Music | |
| Playlist | ||
| 1 | Just Walking in the Rain | Johnnie Ray |
| 2 | Just Walking in the Rain | The Izzies |
| 3 | Just Walking in the Rain | Eddy Smets |
| 4 | No Not Much | The Four Lads |
| 5 | No Not Much | Pamela Luss |
| 6 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| 7 | Sixteen Tons | Geoff Castellucci |
| 8 | Learning the Blues | Frank Sinatra |
| 9 | Learning the Blues | Laura Dickinson |
| 10 | Learning the Blues | Peter Brooks |
| 11 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino |
| 12 | Blueberry Hill | Loretta Lynn |
| 13 | Que Sera Sera | Doris Day |
| 14 | Que Sera Sera | Wildside |
| 16 | It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie | Somethin Smith and The Redheads |
| 17 | It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie | The Hot Nut Riveters |
| 18 | It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie | Margo Smith |
| 19 | Rock and Roll Waltz | Kay Starr |
| 20 | Rock and Roll Waltz | Dennis Marsh |
| 21 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone |
| 22 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Barbara Mandrell really good |
| 23 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Solomon Burke |
| 24 | It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie | 101 Strings Orchestra |