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Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine Billboard number-one singles chart (which preceded the Billboard Hot 100 chart), which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine, was the ...
The style is now popular throughout Mexico and the Southwestern United States, and is considered representative of Mexican music and culture. [ 50 ] Jorge Negrete was Mexican actor and singer, one of the greatest actors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema , he is considered "El Charro Cantor" (The singing charro ) in Latin American countries.
Usually stilyagi enjoyed popular American music of the 1940s, especially swing and boogie-woogie, especially the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and the soundtrack from the film Sun Valley Serenade. The "serenade" instantly became a cult among stilyagi, and one of its songs, the famous "Chattanooga Choo Choo", served as their unofficial anthem
"Frenesi", an instrumental recorded by clarinetist Artie Shaw, occupied the number one position on the chart during the final two weeks of 1940. In 1940, The Billboard began compiling and publishing the National Best Selling Retail Records chart. Debuting in the issue dated July 27, it marked the beginning of the magazine's nationwide tracking ...
The following songs appeared in The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records' chart during 1940. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on.
Fashion during the 1940s — clothing designed and/or popular in the 1940s. Also fashion designers and clothing companies active during the decade. The main articles for this category are 1930–1945 in Western fashion and 1945–1960 in Western fashion .
The iconic pale lager, which Miller used to own, still has some brand recognition. After all, it sold for $32,500. Now, its new owner has until Aug. 17, 2013 -- more than two years -- to start ...
Vaudevillean Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" for Okeh Records, the first blues song commercially recorded by an African-American singer, [1] [2] [3] the first blues song recorded at all by an African-American woman, [4] and the first vocal blues recording of any kind, [5] a few months after making the first documented recording by an African-American female singer, [6] "You Can't Keep a Good ...