Ahh, the '50s! A period where music on the radio was very eclectic. On the same radio station one could hear sweet, popular music, rhythm and blues, country western, popular jazz, novelty songs, shown tunes and the remnants of big-band during the course of the day all interspersed.

All of the lists take me back to Jr High (middle school to you) days, but I like Martin Gibsons c/w list best, overall.

Jerry, your list contains Marie by the Four Tunes. That was the very first recording of that song I heard. Who knew who Tommy Dorsey was! They also recorded a song I liked even better, Toujour L'Amour, Toujour. I have not heard either in over 50 years, but I can still hear them in my head.

Somebody posted the Weavers as having had popular hits with G'Nite Irene, On Top of Old Smokey and Tzena, Tzena, Tzena [about 1951]. Unfortunately, they had lush orchestrations by the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra; imagine what folk music might have been like if they had not had political problems [shudder & shake].----John