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1001 Songs Challenge #81: I Put a Spell on You (1956)
#81 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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1001 Songs Challenge #80: Folsom Prison Blues (1956)
#80 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
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1001 Songs Challenge #79: Take My Hand, Precious Lord (1956)
#79 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Take My Hand, Precious Lord by Mahalia Jackson
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1001 Songs Challenge #78: Ella (1956)
#78 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Ella by Jose Alfredo Jimenez
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1001 Songs Challenge #77: The Knoxville Girl (1956)
#77 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is The Knoxville Girl by The Louvin Brothers
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1001 Songs Challenge #76: I Walk the Line (1956)
#76 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash
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1001 Songs Challenge #75: Honey Hush (1956)
#75 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Honey Hush by The Johnny Burnette Trio
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1001 Songs Challenge #74: Hound Dog (1956)
#74 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Hound Dog by Elvis Presley
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1001 Songs Challenge #73: Blueberry Hill (1956)
#73 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
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1001 Songs Challenge #72: Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
#72 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
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1001 Songs Challenge #71: Be-Bop-A-Lula (1956)
#71 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
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1001 Songs Challenge #70: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (1956)
#70 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald
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1001 Songs Challenge #69: I’ve Got You Under My Skin (1956)
#69 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is I've Got You Under My Skin by Frank Sinatra
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1001 Songs Challenge #68: Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (1956)
#68 on the 1001 Songs Challenge is Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) by Ella Fitzgerald
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1001 Songs Challenge #67: Burundanga (1956)
Celia Cruz would go from strength to strength despite leaving Cuba behind. She would become a symbol for exiles after Fidel Castro took power
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1001 Songs Challenge #66: Blue Monday (1956)
The track Blue Monday was originally written by Dave Bartholomew but Fats Domino would make the song his own.
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1001 Songs Challenge #65: I’m a Man (1955)
Inspired by the work of Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley penned I’m a Man, a song which would strike a chord with artists to come.
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1001 Songs Challenge #64: Sixteen Tons (1955)
Sixteen Tons was originally written by Merle Travis and inspired by the coal miners working in Kentucky, of which Merle’s father was one.
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1001 Songs Challenge #63: Cry Me a River (1955)
Julie London was not the first choice for Cry Me a River but despite this she offers a beautiful rendition.
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1001 Songs Challenge #62: Only You (and You Alone) (1955)
Only You gave The Platters one of their earliest hits when they finally hit upon a version that would prove too hard for audiences to resist.