Our music still lives and will live on forever!!
Here are some popular tunes from our era.
These were the background beat of our early years and teenage years,
and the heartbeat of our generation.
These are in the MIDI format (electronic), but most are well done!!
Turn up the volume!!
Some of these pieces are SLOW AND SWEET, and some really MOVE!!!
Memories are made of these...
OR....
Click here for songs by the ORIGINAL artists..
3 websites with the ORIGINAL hits by the ORIGINAL artists!!
MP3 and WMA music files.
Note: You need a good SOUND CARD and quality external speakers to
play MIDI files so they sound good!!
SoundBlaster sound cards with Soundfont technology for automatic use
with MIDI files are excellent.
The "Soundfont technology" makes all the difference, improving
the sound quality considerably, and making the instruments sound
more realistic.
These MIDI files generally sound good to excellent when played by a
SoundBlaster soundcard with Soundfont technology on quality external
speakers.
Click on the speakers to hear the MIDI (electronic) versions.
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MIDI's
1924
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
1930
I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
1935
Summertime - Gershwin (3 second delay...)
1940
You Are My Sunshine - Paul Rice, Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell, Bing Crosby, Gene Autrey
1941
Take the A-Train - Duke Ellington Band
1941
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" - The Andrews Sisters
1943
In the Mood - Glenn Miller Band
1945
Rum and Coca Cola - The Andrews Sisters
1948
Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore and others (from the movie The Paleface)
1950
Music, Music, Music - Teresa Brewer
Mockin' Bird Hill - Les Paul and Mary Ford
1951
Come on-a My House - Rosemary Clooney
1952
Glow Worm - The Mills Brothers
1952
Jambalaya - Jo Stafford
1953
That's Amore - Dean Martin
1954
Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley and His Comets
1954
Young at Heart - Frank Sinatra
1954
Sh-Boom - The Crewcuts
1955
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets
Sock Hop - Jerry Lee Lewis (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
1955
Moments to Remember - The Four Lads
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Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams and others (Easy listening and Jazz versions)
1956
Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads
1956
The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
1957
Love Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone
1957
The Green Door - Jim Lowe
1957
At The Hop - Danny and the Juniors
1957
Goody Goody - Frankie Lyman
1958
Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blue) - Dean Martin, Domenico Modugno
1959
The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
1960
El Paso - Marty Robbins
1960/1930
Georgia on my Mind - Willie Nelson, others
1961
Crazy - Patsy Cline
1961
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1962
Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
1963
Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys
1964
The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
1964
Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys