Keeping The 50’s Alive… At Christmas! Pt. 2: Christmas Music of the 1950’s

Retro Dee writes about music, fashion and other trends of the 1950s on this site.  Check out her blog, Retro Dee's Guide to the Best Era Ever here, and her column here every Wednesday. Hello folks, it’s Retro Dee with Part 2 of Keeping The 50’s Alive At Christmas! In this post, I’ll be talking... Continue Reading →

Top Ten: December 8, 1957

Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for December 8, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "My Special Angel" by Bobby Helms #9 "Teardrops" by Lee Andrews and the Hearts #8 "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly and the Crickets   Hear the Countdown December 29! #7 "Kisses Sweeter Than  Wine" by Jimmie Rodgers #6 "You... Continue Reading →

Top Ten: November 18, 1958

Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for November 18, 1958 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" by Jimmy Rodgers #9 "My Special Angel" by Bobby Helms #8 "Raunchy" by Bill Justis The finals begin soon! #7 "Peanut" by Little Joe and the Thrillers #6 "Little Bitty Pretty One"... Continue Reading →

Top Ten: October 22, 1957

Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for October 22, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Melodie D'Amour (Melody of Love)" by The Ames Brothers #9 "My Special Angel" by Bobby Helms #8 "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds  #7 "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson #6 "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris Did... Continue Reading →

Top Ten: January 2, 1958

Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten--previously known as the Top Ten @ 10--for January 2, 1958 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley #9 "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms #8 "La Dee Lah" by Billy and Lillie  #7 "Silhouettes" by The Rays #6 "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"... Continue Reading →

Top Ten @ 10: October 29, 1957

Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for October 29, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Happy Happy Birthday Baby" by The Tuneweavers #9 "Keep 'a Knockin'" by Little Richard #8 "Honeycomb" by Jimmy Rodgers Did you vote yet today? #7 "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson #6 "Chances Are" by Johnny... Continue Reading →

Top Ten @ 10: October 23, 1957

Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for October 23, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Melodie D'Amour (Melody of Love)" by The Ames Brothers #9 "My Special Angel" by Bobby Helms #8 "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds #7 "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson #6 "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris  ... Continue Reading →

Top Ten @ Ten: Holiday Hits

Continuing our holiday tradition,  Alan Seltzer played the Top 30 Holiday Hits of the Grooveyard era.  Before we get to the videos of the Top Ten, here's numbers 30 through 11... 30 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)  Darlene Love 29 Pretty Paper  Roy Orbison 28 Christmas Dragnet  Stan Freberg & Daws Butler 27 Gee Whiz,... Continue Reading →

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