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I am mainly interested in traditional pop music of the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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I've searched a lot of data for Wikipedia articles on this kind of music. (check User:BRG contributions to see what I've posted.)

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My educational credentials aren't in the field of music - I have a Ph. D. in chemistry.

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Recent Answers from Bruce R. Gilson

2012-04-22 Tommy Dorsey recording of "Diane":

That's a difficult one. You may well be right that it was from the 30s, as the Dorsey Brothers recordings for Decca were generally from the 1930s. I cannot find any Dorsey Brothers recordings on the Decca

2012-04-03 Most Recorded:

That's a hard question to answer. I read once that the top one is "Summertime," and I suspect that "Unchained Melody" is way up there.<br><br>But actually I doubt that "Sentimental Journey" would be. It's

2011-10-04 A Vic Damone Song:

You gave me a flip side, which gives me more to go on, and I checked with the best source I have for these things. According to the information I have, the flip side of "It's a Marshmallow World" (Mercury

2011-10-04 A Vic Damone Song:

Your question puzzles me. You say "'WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE LOW' (not When Lights Are Low)," but I have no evidence that Damone recorded a song called "When the Lights Are Low" that is different

2011-08-19 R & B song of the mid 50's:

Well, I have to admit that R&B is not my area of expertise, but I did a search for these lyrics, and as it happens, someone asked about the same song on this forum three years ago. So let me just point

 

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