See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music'

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hits on record
4 Published popular music
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Musical television
8 Births
9 Deaths

Events

Albums released

Top hits on record

Published popular music

  • "Adelaide"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Ain't That A Shame"     w.m. Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
  • "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby"     w.m. Jimmy Reed
  • "All At Once You Love Her"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Arrivederci Roma"     w. (Eng) Carl Sigman m. Renato Ranucci
  • "Ballad Of Davy Crockett"     w. Tom Blackburn m. George Bruns
  • "Banana Boat (Day O)"     trad West Indies arr. William Attaway and Irving Burgie (aka Lord Burgess)
  • "Band Of Gold"     w. Bob Musel m. Jack Taylor
  • "The Bible Tells Me So"     w.m. Dale Evans
  • "Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots"     w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  • "Blue Monday"     w.m. Antoine "Fats" Domino & Dave Bartholomew
  • "Blue Suede Shoes"     w.m. Carl Perkins
  • "Bo Diddley"     w.m. Ellas McDaniels
  • "Charlie Brown"     w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  • "Christmas Alphabet"     Buddy Kaye, Jules Loman
  • "Cry Me A River"     w.m. Arthur Hamilton
  • "Dance With Me Henry"     w.m. Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James aka "Wallflower"
  • "Domani"     w. Tony Velona m. Ulpio Minucci
  • "Don't Be Angry"     w.m. Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy & Fred Mendelsohn
  • "Dreamboat"     w.m. Jack Hoffman
  • "Dungaree Doll"     w. Ben Raleigh m. Sherman Edwards
  • "Folsom Prison Blues"     w.m. Johnny Cash
  • "The Great Pretender"     w.m. Buck Ram
  • "Hallelujah I Love Her So"     w.m. Ray Charles
  • "He"     w. Jack Mullan m. Jack Richards
  • "Heart"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
  • "Hey, Mister Banjo"     w.m. Freddy Morgan & Norman Malkin
  • "I Hear You Knocking"     w.m. Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
  • "I Never Has Seen Snow"     w. Truman Capote & Harold Arlen m. Harold Arlen
  • "I'm In Love Again"     w.m. Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
  • "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning"     w. Bob Hilliard m. Dave Mann
  • "Innamorata"     w. Jack Brooks m. Harry Warren
  • "It's Almost Tomorrow"     w. Wade Buff m. Gene Adkinson
  • "Jamaica Farewell"     w.m. Lord Burgess
  • "Jim Dandy"     w.m. Lincoln Chase
  • "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)"     w.m. Forest Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy
  • "Learnin' The Blues"     w.m. Dolores Vicki Silvers
  • "Life Could Not Better Be"     w.m. Sylvia Fine & Sammy Cahn
  • "Little One"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Love And Marriage"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
  • "Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing"     w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain
  • "Maybellene"     w.m. Chuck Berry, Russ Frato & Alan Freed
  • "Memories Are Made Of This"     w.m. Terry Gilkyson, Rich Dehr & Frank Miller
  • "Mind If I Make Love To You"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Moments To Remember"     w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen
  • "Mr. Wonderful"     w.m. Jerry Bock, George David Weiss & Larry Holofcener
  • "My Boy - Flat Top"     w.m. Boyd Bennett & John Young Jr
  • "No, Not Much"     w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen
  • "Once-A-Year Day"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
  • "Paper Roses"     w. Janice Torre m. Fred Spielman
  • "Pet Me Poppa"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Pete Kelly's Blues"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Ray Heindorf
  • "Relax-Ay-Voo"     Sammy Cahn & Arthur Schwartz
  • "The Rock And Roll Waltz"     w. Dick Ware m. Shorty Allen
  • "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"     w.m. Bill Haley
  • "Same Old Saturday Night"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Frank Reardon
  • "See You Later Alligator"     w.m. Robert Guidry
  • "Seven-And-A-Half Cents"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
  • "The Siamese Cat Song"     w.m. Peggy Lee & Sonny Burke
  • "A Sleepin' Bee"     w. Truman Capote & Harold Arlen m. Harold Arlen
  • "Smokey Joe's Café"     w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  • "Softly, Softly"     Pierre Dudan, Paddy Roberts & Mark Paul
  • "Something's Gotta Give"     w.m. Johnny Mercer
  • "Speedoo"     w.m. Esther Navarro
  • "Stereophonic Sound"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "A Story Untold"     Leroy Griffin
  • "Suddenly There's A Valley"     w.m. Chuck Meyer & Biff Jones
  • "The Tender Trap"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
  • "Theme From "East Of Eden""     m. Leonard Rosenman
  • "Tina Marie"     w.m. Bob Merrill
  • "Tutti Frutti"     w.m. Richard Penniman, D. La Bostrie & Joe Lubin
  • "Two Lost Souls"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
  • "Unchained Melody"     w. Hy Zaret m. Alex North
  • "Wake The Town And Tell The People"     w. Sammy Gallop m. Jerry Livingston
  • "The Wallflower" (aka "Dance With Me Henry")     w.m. Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James
  • "Whatever Lola Wants"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
  • "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"     w.m. Frankie Lymon & George Goldner
  • "A Woman In Love"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "You Don't Know Me"     w.m. Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
  • "You're Sensational"     w.m. Cole Porter

Musical theater

Musical films

Musical television

  • Heidi     television production
  • Our Town     television production
  • Together With Music     television production

Births

Deaths