The 1950’s were a time of changes and the music of the decade both reflected the cultural changes that were happening while still holding on to the societal norms of the past. Many of the traditional pop artists of the 1950’s were interpreters of pop standards who would take the old well-known songs and put their own individual style into it or they recorded soundtracks or movie related songs like Nat ‘King’ Cole’s “Mona Lisa”, Frank Sinatra’s “Autumn In New York” The Andrews Sisters’ “I Can Dream, Can’t I?”, Peggy Lee’s “Golden Earrings”, and the Chordettes’ “Mr. Sandman”. This genre was in the early fifties still greatly influenced by jazz, swing and big band.
LP1
1. Frank Sinatra - Autumn In New York
2. Bing Crosby - It's Been A Long, Long Time
3. Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
4. Doris Day - Lullaby Of Broadway
5. Tony Bennett- Rags To Riches
6. The Four Lads - Somebody Loves Me
7. Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Making Believe
8. The Mills Brothers - Glow Worm
9. Dean Martin - That's Amore
10. Billie Holiday - Lover Man
11. Benny Goodman - Blue Skies
12. Margareth Whiting - Come Rain Or Come Shine
13. Dick Haymes - You'll Never Know
14. Sarah Vaughan - Nature Boy
15. Johnny Mercer - One For My Baby
16. Peggy Lee - Golden Earrings
17. Bob Eberly - You Are Too Beautiful
18. Harry James - Manhattan Serenade
LP2
19. Guy Mitchell - My Truly, Truly Fair
20. Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald - Can Anyone Explain?
21. Johnnie Ray - All Of Me
22. The Ink Spots - Address Unknown
23. Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer ; The Pied Pipers - Candy
24. Les Paul ; Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios
25. Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
26. The Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I?
27. Charlie Barnet - Skyliner 1
28. The Pied Pipers - Dream
29. The Platters - Harbor Lights
30. Mel Torme - Cross Your Heart
31. Dinah Washington - What A Difference A Day Makes
32. Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time
33. Gordon Macrae - It's Magic
34. Sammy Davis Jr. - Laura
35. Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much
36. The Ames Brothers - Melodie D'amour
37. The King Cole Trio - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
38. Judy Garland - You'll Never Walk Alone
