THE HITS OF THE FIFTIES : 1959 : THE U.K. NUMBER ONE HITS

[ackmedhaaackkk]

Always worth it,never a waste of time. In this short life of ours,I refer to these as quality moments :-) Thanks Ed <3

[worsleym1]

Arrived back in The UK after a 3year stint in Malaya courtesy of the British Army - Oh the memories of being home that 1959 music kicks up - all very good, so thank you for taking the time to put this together.

[flamberdoidipot]

Absolutely awesome, I could listen to this stuff forever! I burn loads of '50s and early'60s stuff to disc and sit for hours watching it all on my big screen. The way I see it music just about ended in the '60s. I was born in'43 and grew up with rock'n'roll - and it is STILL the only real music on this planet. Thank you so much for all of this, Geoff Kirby from Wolverhampton, England.

[jojo2mag]

Cute trick. You need to put these songs on in their entirety though. It's such a teaser!!

[EdwardBayly]

Hi @jojo2mag - No trick - when I made these videos up a few years ago you may recall that uploaders were only allowed 10 minutes by YouTube so layout had to be well planned. Therefore my 18 No 1 hit songs of approx. 30 seconds equals 9 minutes plus adding my intro and outro makes the video a total of 10 minutes. There you have it. Regards Edward

[frankjurga]

@EdwardBayly Hi Edward, this is the best day of my life - I've just found your Hits collection! Don't ask me how I came across it - my listening was interrupted for half an hour and now I can't work it out. Never mind I'm here - and hooked. Very well done. How about doing another exercise but now do your fav 20 tracks from each year. I love the history of music from the early 50s to the present and now collect any cd that has tracks from a single year - it's fascinating to 'chart' the progress.

[Tri608]

Whats that song paying at the very begging of the video

[EdwardBayly]

Hi @Tri608, The song is Floyd Cramer playing "On The Rebound" which was a No 1 hit in the UK in the early 1960's. As a pianist this was a tune I loved to [try to] play but Cramer's unique style of playing made it almost impossible to copy [lol]. [Trivia] Cramer played piano for Elvis on some of his records.Regards Edward

[Tri608]

@EdwardBayly Thank you 

[TheJanka51]

I think something is wrong here, neither Paul Anka or Neil Sedaka were on here.

[EdwardBayly]

@TheJanka51 - Nothing wrong - neither had a No 1 Hit in 1959 in the UK - which is what this video is about. Regards Edward

[TheJanka51]

@EdwardBayly Ok what ever.

[AnastasiaNL]

@EdwardBayly // I think what ThaJanka means is .. Paul Anka wrote the song that Buddy Holly sang? I didn't see anyithing from Neil Sadaka pass by // Nice job though (Y)

[ashtonunderlyn]

Hi Edward many many thanks all the memories come flooding back when i wasa carefree 15 year old drinking coke and playing the pin ball machines in the coffee bars in Ashton under lyne how i wish i could turn the clock back thanks again.

[EdwardBayly]

Hi, When I made these videos YouTube only allowed 12 mins per video - hence I devised this format of exactly 30 secs per song [an average of 10 mins per video] allied to the relative photographs. My idea was for the viewers to not only hear just a short clip of each great No 1 song but to also view the artiste contemporarily and be whisked back to that time in their life. Thank you for looking in. Kind regards Edward

[TeddyboyNo1]

Would have been good to have head all the songs,but dont stop making your video`d,its just that you get into the song and it changes,you can please everyone,i like what you tried to do,i have a few videos up myself............

[25FIREBALL]

this yank says "thank ya,thank ya,thank ya"

[EdwardBayly]

Hi @25FIREBALL, The Scot says much appreciated sir. Regards Edward

[EdwardBayly]

Hi FIREBALL, This Scot says - much appreciated. Regards Edward

[billsharp01]

I was 12 in 1959 the music was fantastic, thanks for this I will be back! I saw Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers at the City Hall in Newcastle in 1958? (ish memory going) it was magical

[EdwardBayly]

Thank you @billsharp01 - great memory. Thanks for sharing here. Edward

[NeilThompson30]

@billsharp01 - they did a week's residency at Newcastle starting May 27th 1957.

[Raggy60]

I don't care what they say - it was a great decade. Thanks Edward for the memories.

[EdwardBayly]

Hi @Raggy60 - Many thanks for the kind words. Makes it all worthwhile. Regards Edward

[MrOldbrummie1]

Great, absolutely fantastic, you have just taken me back to when i was 16 sitting in the coffee bar drinking a coke and feeding the juke box with shillings (5 pence) for three plays.

[jeff191990]

what a great job...thx for the memories

[60BHA]

Cheers Edward, some great clips and nicely put together.Thanks for uploading.

[MrDundrik]

i had some champagne, thank you for the good times and the efford, loved it

[EdwardBayly]

Hi @MrDundrik , Thank you for kind comment - I am glad you enjoyed all of the great song clips. . . . and the champagne of course. I hope you can also find the time - champagne permitting - to enjoy the othere videos. kindest regards Edward

[ma5maw7]

Thanks for these! Age showing but,DONT CARE,they are from my year of birth so THANKS!

[EdwardBayly]

Hi ma5maw7, Thank you for dropping by and for kind comment. . . and . . age is just a number - they say. My videos of every year of the Hits of the Sixties should be up by this mid-week. I hope you will look in again and enjoy those ones also. Kindest regards Edward

[suminexsan]

What a precious video! As a Cliffette I only know Living Doll & Travellin light.. ..

Thanks! I wish more people can view your clip!

[EdwardBayly]

Hello suminexsan, Thank you for kind comment. I shall have all of my Hits of the Sixties videos up on YouTube within a few days and as you will know there are many, many Cliff Richard & The Shadows photograph sheet music among them for you to enjoy. Kind regards Edward

[shatinterry]

Thanks Edward, its a good effort..!!