with Frank DeVol and his Orchestra, released in 1956 on the Philips label. This was Doris's second UK number one hit, the first being Secret Love in 1954.
Conducted by Arthur O Pearce and released by His Master's Voice. The Black Dyke Mills Band are one of the few acts on these 78s who are still going (Presumably with a different line up though !) Colonel Bogey March became better known after being used as the theme to the film Bridge over the River Kwai.
Jezebel by Frankie Laine and the Norman Luboff Choir With Orchestra directed by Mitch Miller (Paul Fischer at the piano). Posted in tribute to Frankie who died on February 6 2007 at the age of 93. Released by Columbia in 1951
Released on the Coral label in 1957. Although most people would consider this to be by Buddy Holly, at the time he was the uncredited singer of The Crickets, and his name does not appear on the label. This song was, of course, covered by The Rolling Stones in 1964 and became their first UK top 10 hit.
Recorded in 1925, with Fletcher Henderson on Piano, Louis Armstrong on Trumpet and Charlie Green on Trumpet, this is a much later re-issue on the Parlophone label.
and his comets from the film "The Blackboard jungle", released on the Brunswick label in 1955. Haley's best known song, it was a hit several times in the UK, the last time in 1974