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Frank's Favorites of the 50's

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Frank DiGiovannangelo
Philadelphia, PA
United States




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* Newest Sequences at the top (in order as sequenced since 1998) *

Warning - You do not have to adjust your volume here. All of this music is consistent in volume and quality. Instruments are as close to the proper selection as possible for the song being played, the way it would sound if a 60's rock group were playing it. Each solo is done for that instrument, as each individual musician would have played in an amateur rock combo. Some instruments take lead melody while others play separate harmony, melodies and rhythm. Not all, but most other MIDI sites vary in consistency because a lot of keyboard player's play in there own style and just vary instruments occasionally and usually the wrong ones. This music is not perfect and I try to update it often. Most songs are done from sheet music and I play solos and harmony into each part and adjust it through on screen notation. Some are done completely from memory. None of this music is scanned. I have tried that and it sounds scanned and lifeless. Some of the intros are my modified version from the music, while some are created completely from my imagination.
All Sequences and arrangements are my own and should not be used on other music sites without my permission, "which is easy to get"!
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About the from memory note on some songs -
Sometimes I do not have any music at all and do songs completely from memory from playing them years ago. I also listen and play along with the original recordings over and over until I know a song from memory. I can then put it to music by notation or playing it one track a time into a sequencing program. My memory is far from perfect. I sometimes mix harmony with the melody and feel it is necessary to warn you that some melodies are not 100 percent accurate, but are close.



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 (KEY Signatures after the titles) (C)(D)(Eb)(E)(F) etc.

A Teenager In Love (C) Dion and The Belmonts 1959
Stay (just a little bit longer) (Bb) Maurice Williams 1960
Come on, Lets Go (A) Ritchie Valens 1958
Take Good Care Of My Baby (F) Bobby Vee 1961
Return To Sender (C) Elvis Presley 1962
There Goes My Baby (C) The Drifters 1959
Calendar Girl (C) Neil Sedaka 1961
The Stroll (F) The Diamonds 1958
Mr.Lee (F) The Bobbettes 1957
Sleep Walk (C) Santo and Johnny 1957 (redone 5/12/02 with a completely new sound)
For Your Precious Love (C) Jerry Butler 1958
Tossin and Turnin (C) Bobby Lewis 1961
Green Onions (Bb) Booker "T" and The MG's 1962
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (F) The Casinos 1962
You're Sixteen (C) Johnnie Burnette 1960
Runaround Sue (D)(with a touch of BlueGrass)Original by Dion 1961
Angel Baby (C) Rosie and the Originals 1960 (Just Updated 11/30/01)
It's Only Make Believe (F) Conway Twitty 1958
Come Prima (For The First Time) (Bb) imported from Italy in 1959
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (C) Original from the Wizard of Oz and done again in the 50's
I'll Wait For You (Eb) Frankie Avalon from 1958
Queen Of The Hop (F) Bobby Darin from 1958
Peggy Sue (G) Buddy Holly from 1957 (Completely New Version)...(Buddy Holly in 1957) ---------------------->
Jo-ann (F) The Playmates (Done from memory)
P.S. I Love You (Eb) (The Original P.S I Love You - not the Beatles song)
Please Mr.Sun (F) Tommy Edwards 1958
Over the Mountain (C) (done from memory)
Ebb Tide (C) From around 1959 and before
Good Night Sweetheart (C) The Last dance of the night in the 50's and before
Jailhouse Rock (F) Elvis Presley 1957
The Banana Boat Song (Eb) Harry Belafonte 1956
The Witch Doctor (C) YES.. the ooh eh ooh ah ah song from 1958
Young Love (C) Sonny James 1956
Born Too Late (C) The Poni Tails
The Twelfth Of Never (G) Johnny Mathis 1956
True Love Ways (Bb) Buddy Holly 1957 (Special Thanks to John Foster for getting me the Music)
Wild Thing (E) The Troggs
Canadian Sunset (F) Music by Eddie Heywood 1956
Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran 1958
I Wanna Be Loved (C) Baker Knight 1960
Old Cape Cod (Eb) Patti Page 1956
Tear Drop (F) Santo and Johnny 1959 (the follow-up mate to Sleep Walk)
Bird Dog (G) The Everly Brothers 1958
You Cheated, You Lied (F) The Shields 1958
Just A Dream (G) Jimmy Clanton 1958 (If you like sax, you'll love the way I did this one!)
Susie Darlin'(C) Robin Luke 1958 Just Redone 3/24/2000 (completely new version)
Rockin Robin (F) Bobby Day 1958 (completely new version)
Over and Over (G) Bobby Day 1958 (Done with a completely new sound)
I've Had It (E) The Bell Notes 1959
Baby Talk (G) Jan and Dean 1959
Oh Julie (Bb) The Crescendos 1957
Cherry Pie (G) Ship and Flip 1959
The Battle of New Orleans (Bb) (a novelty tune done with all banjo) Johnny Horton 1959
Eddie My Love (C) The Teen Queens 1956
Heart and Soul (F) I think by Patience & Prudence in the late 50's
Till Then (F) The Classics 1963
Sea Cruise (C) Huey Smith 1959
Be Bop Baby (F) Ricky Nelson 1957
Little Darlin' (F) The Diamonds 1957 (Done from memory with a completely new sound)
So Rare (C) (With a Big Band Sound, the way it should be) Jimmy Dorsey 1956
Goodnight, It's Time To Go (C) 1954
Duke Of Earl (C) Gene Chandler 1962
Come Go With Me (C) The Dell Vikings 1957 (done from memory)
School Day (Eb) Chuck Berry 1957
Shop Around (Ab) Smokey Robinson 1960
Close To You (Eb) The Carpenters 1963
Mr. Blue (F) The Fleetwoods 1959
Graduation Day (C) The Four Freshmen from the late 50's
My Boy Lollipop Millie Small 1964
Oh Lonesome Me (C) Don Gibson 1958
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (C) Mel Carter from the late 50's
So Fine (G) Johnny Otis 1955
Be Bop A Lula (C) Gene Vincent 1956
Donna (F) Richie Valens 1957
A White Sports Coat (C) Marty Robbins 1957
Diana (Eb) Paul Anka 1957
Speedoo (Eb) The Cadillacs 1955
You Are My Special Angel (Bb) The Rogues 1957
Twilight Time (G) The Platters 1958
Blue Velvet (Bb) Bobby Vinton 1963
Bad Girl (G) Smokey Robinson 1959Bad Girl (all guitar) (G)
Freddy My Love (D) From Grease.
Tears On My Pillow (C) Little Anthony 1958
I'll Come Running Back To You (F) Sam Cooke 1957
C.C. Rider (F) Chuck Willis 1957
Memphis Tennessee (D) Chuck Berry 1959
Rock And Roll Music (Eb) Chuck Berry 1957
Save The Last Dance For Me (Eb) The Drifters 1960
Goin' Out Of My Head (C) Little Anthony 1964
Lucille (C) Little Richard 1957
Long Tall Sally (F) Little Richard 1956
You're Sixteen (C) Johnny Bunette 1960
Ain't That A Shame (G) Fats Domino 1955
The Peppermint Twist (C) Joey Dee
He Don't Love You (C) Jerry Butler.
Let's Twist Again (G) Chubby Checker 1961
Sorry (I ran all the way home) (C) The Impalas 1958
Runaround (C) Chuck Berry

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This page last updated 8/17/2002 (200 oldies to date)
I have adding Key signatures to listings of oldies to help you Play along with the songs.

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