The 1950s Number Ones #1: Truman’s State of the Union to the End of the Battle of the Ch’ongch’on River (ft. CJ Simonson & Cancon)

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On the premiere episode of our new series the 1950’s Number Ones, Matty, Violet and (filling in for Gavin) Chris/Barely March are joined by Cancon and special guest CJ Simonson (Editor-in-Chief of Merry-Go-Round Magazine) as they talk every #1 song on the pop charts from Truman’s State of the Union to the End of the Battle of the Ch’ongch’on River.

Read Merry-Go-Round Magazine: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/

Songs discussed:

• Gene Autry – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• The Ames Brothers – Rag Mop
• Red Foley – Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
• Teresa Brewer – Music! Music! Music!
• Eileen Barton – If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked a Cake
• Perry Como – Hoop Dee-Doo
• Anton Karas – The Harry Lime Theme – From “The Third Man”
• Nat King Cole – Mona Lisa
• The Weavers – Goodnight Irene
• Phil Harris – The Thing

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