Girl's names in song (50's)
Motu Iti
I've got two for Jenny & Carol, Sandy, Barbara
I've got three for Susie: Wake up little, Susie Q, Susie Darlin.
Can anybody add to the list or tell me where one can be found
Sandy
Boardwalk7
Blue Eyes, Judy In Disguise
PMarov9846
votes:
"The Wind Cries Mary" - Jimi Hendrix
"C'mon Marianne" - Four Seasons
"They Call the Wind Maria"
"Maria" - West Side Story
"Take a Letter Maria" - R.B. Greaves
"Love Grows Where My Rosemary Grows" - Edison Lighthouse
Bob Marovich
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Motu Iti
But what name had the most songs - I suspect Susie. Yes? and how many. Or
maybe was it Carol?
Craig Carlson
pmaro...@aol.com (PMarov9846) wrote:
>I'm thinking Mary and all the various permutations of Mary get a few
>votes:
Even without the variations, I'll bet Mary gets the most mentions.
Here's two more:
Mary Mary The Monkees
Mary in the Morning Ed Ames (??? or somebody a lot like him)
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Craig
Groveland MA
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gerry clark
don't forget Take a Message to Mary - everly bros.
Tapio Vaisanen
Dion had a song called "Sandy" and it can be found on "Lovers Who Wonder" (ACE CH 163)
LP, the original issue was Laurie 2012. The Impalas did a song "Sandy Went Away" and
it's on "Doo-Wop Honor Roll Of Girls Names Vol. 2" (Adam & Eve 502), which I think was
produced by Ed Engel. Here's another list of girl's names in song titles.
Glen Campbell: Brenda
Eddie Cochran: Teresa
The Regents: Barbara Ann
Ray Sharpe: Linda Lu
Glen Glenn: Kathleen
Buddy Holly & The Crickets: Peggy Sue
Richie Valens: Donna
The Crescendos: Oh, Julie
The Cadillacs: Gloria
Bo Diddley: Mona, I Need You
Jack Scott: Geraldine
Gene Vincent: Darlene
Everly Brothers: Claudette
Roy Orbison: Claudette
The Elgins: Cheryl
The Val-Airs: Launie, My Love
The Gleems: Sandra Baby
The Dynamics: Delsinia
The Four Temptations: Cathy
Little Sammy Rozzi and the Guys: Christine
The Corvells: Daisy
Mike and the Utopians: Erlene
The Litterbugs: Valerie
The Squires: Joyce
The Valets: Sherry
The Valiants: Dear Cindy
The Precisions: Brenda
The Velons: Shelly
The Sunsets: Lydia
Fabulous Four: Betty Ann
The Treble-Chords: Teresa
The Mon-Vales: Carol Ann
The Vibraharps: Cosy with Rosy
Little Julian Herrera and The Tigers: I Remember Linda
Trade and the Tantones: Joanne
The Vitells: Shirley
Tim Tam and the Turn-ons: Kimberly
The Fiestas: Julie
Frank Lopez and the Travelers: Lenora
The Chancers: Shirley Ann
The Saucers: Flossie Mae
Al Tigro and the Tigers: Yvonne
The Crystal Tones: Debra-Lee
The Adelphies: Kathleen
The Chessmen: Lola
The Shy-Tones: Annette
The Jades: Beverly
Ricky Vac and the Rock-A-Ways: Colleen
Ralph DeMarco and Gp.:Donna
Little Romeo and the Casanovas: Remember Lori
Bobby and the Consoles: Karen
The Encores: Barbara
The Endells: Vicky
The Preludes: Lorraine
The Jive Tones: Geraldine
The Crystalairs: Mona
Vic Fontaine and the Futures: Rosina
The Four Dates: Eloise
The Four Imperials: Lazy Bonnie
The Hi-Fives: Julie
The Celtics: Darline Darling
The Enchanters: Oh Rosemarie
Mathew Reid and the Seasons: Jane
The Four Gents: Linda
Billy Barnette and the Group: Marlene
Little Freddie and the Gents: Betty
The Enchantments: I Love You Sherry
Steve Colt and the Blue Knights: Gloria
The Statlers: Vicki
Jackie and the Starlites: Valerie
Tapio
Vantaa, Finland
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Marc Wielage
In article <4r550v$f...@kuikka.inet.fi>, Tapio Vaisanen
<Tapio_Vaisanen%TJT...@tjgroup.fi> wrote:
> Dion had a song called "Sandy" and it can be found on "Lovers Who
Wonder" (ACE CH 163)
> LP, the original issue was Laurie 2012. The Impalas did a song "Sandy
Went Away" and
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Gee, I'm hard-pressed to think of what girl's name was in songs more than
any other in the 1950s, but here's a list of all the 1950s songs I can
think of that predominantly feature female names:
Willy Alberti - "Marina"
Steve Allen & His Orchestra - "Lola's Theme"
The Ames Brothers - "If You Wanna See Mamie Tonight"
The Ames Brothers - "Tammy"
Paul Anka - "Diana"
Frankie Avalon - "Dede Dinah"
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "Work with Me, Annie"
Chuck Berry - "Maybellene"
Chuck Berry - "Beautiful Delilah"
Chuck Berry - "Carol"
Pat Boone - "Tutti Frutti"
Pat Boone - "Long Tall Sally"
Pat Boone - "Bernadine"
Johnny Cash - "Katy Too"
The Charts - "Deserie"
Eddie Cochran - "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie"
Perry Como - "Tina Marie"
Perry Como - "Glendora"
Cookie & His Cupcakes - "Matilda"
Eddie Cooley & The Dimples - "Priscilla"
The Crescendos - "Oh Julie"
The Crew-Cuts - "Mostly Martha"
Vic Damone - "Gigi"
Danny & The Juniors - "Dottie"
Bobby Darin - "Plain Jane"
James Darren - "Gidget"
Doris Day - "Julie"
Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats - "Henrietta"
The Diamonds - "Kathy-O"
Fats Domino - "Little Mary"
Fats Domino - "Margie"
The Everly Brothers - "Wake Up Little Susie"
The Everly Brothers - "Claudette"
The Everly Brothers - "Poor Jenny"
The Everly Brothers - "Take a Message to Mary"
Eddie Fisher - "Oh My Maria"
Eddie Fisher - "Cindy, Oh Cindy"
The Four Coins - "Wendy, Wendy"
The Four Freshmen - "Charmaine"
The Four Tunes - "Marie"
John Fred & His Playboy Band - "Shirley"
Bobby Freeman - "Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes"
Bobby Freeman - "Mary Ann Thomas"
Jerry Fuller - "Betty My Angel"
Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders - "Marianne"
Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders - "Tina"
Will Glahe & His Orchestra - "Sweet Elizabeth"
Rocco Granata & The International Quartet - "Marina"
Bill Haley & His Comets - "Skinny Minnie"
Bill Haley & His Comets - "Lean Jean"
Dale Hawkins - "Suzie-Q"
Ronnie Hawkins - "Mary Lou"
Richard Hayman & His Orchestra - "Ruby"
Bobby Helms - "Jacqueline"
The Hilltoppers - "Marianne"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - "Peggy Sue"
Burl Ives - "Marianne"
Jan & Arnie (Jan & Dean) - "Jennie Lee"
The Lane Brothers - "Marianne"
Little Joe & The Thrillers - "Peanuts"
Little Richard - "Tutti Frutti"
Little Richard - "Long Tall Sally"
Little Richard - "Lucille"
Little Richard - "Jenny, Jenny"
Little Richard - "Miss Ann"
Little Richard - "Good Golly, Miss Molly"
Robin Luke - "Susie Darlin'"
Vince Martin featuring The Tarriers - "Cindy, Oh Cindy"
Muir Mathieson & His Orchestra - "Lola's Theme"
The McGuire Sisters - "Delilah Jones"
The Mello-Tones - "Rosie Lee"
Clint Miller - "Bertha Lou"
Lou Monte - "Lazy Mary"
The Morgan Brothers - "Nola"
Jacky Noguez & His Orchestra - "Marina"
The Playmates - "Jo-Ann"
Perez Prado & His Orchestra - "Patricia"
Lloyd Price & His Orchestra - "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Johnnie Ray - "Yes, Tonight, Josephine"
Jim Reeves - "Anna Marie"
Joe Reisman and His Orchestra & Chorus - "Pamela Throws a Party"
Debbie Reynolds - "Tammy"
Sammy Salvo - "Oh Julie"
The Schoolboys - "Shirley"
Jack Scott - "Geraldine"
Neil Sedaka - "Oh! Carol"
Ronnie Self - "Bop-a-Lena"
David Seville - "Judy"
Ray Sharpe - "Linda Lu"
Bob Sharples & His Music - "Sadie's Shawl"
Dinah Shore - "Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)"
The Singing Dogs - "Oh! Susanna"
Skip & Flip - "Fancy Nancy"
Sonny Spencer - "Gilee"
Kay Thompson - "Eloise"
Big Joe Turner - "Corinna, Corinna"
Sammy Turner & The Twisters - "Sweet Annie Laurie"
Conway Twitty - "Hey Little Lucy! (Don'cha Put No Lipstick On)"
Ritchie Valens - "That's My Little Suzie"
Ritchie Valens - "Donna"
Frankie Vaughan - "Judy"
Sarah Vaughan - "Whatever Lola Wants"
Bobby & The Shadows - "Suzie Baby"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Billy Ward & His Dominoes - "Jennie Lee"
Slim Whitman - "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen"
Billy Williams - "Nola"
Billy Williams - "Goodnight Irene"
Larry Williams - "Short Fat Fannie"
Larry Williams - "Bony Maronie"
Larry Williams - "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"
Chuck Willis - "Betty and Dupree"
Danny Zella & His Zell Rocks - "Wicked Ruby"
Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head (and my database).
--MFW
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PG1965
Gee Marc, your good. I think I have one that you didn't put in there, I
can't believe I have one.
Billy Brown Meet Me in the Alley Sally
Gilligan
On Jun 29, 1996 18:56:35 in article <Re: Girl's names in song (50's)>,
'Craig Carlson <craig_...@wgl.com>' wrote:
>Mary Mary The Monkees
>Mary in the Morning Ed Ames (??? or somebody a lot like him)
>
Message to Mary -- Everly Bros.
Midnite Mary- Joey Powers
Proud Mary------Creedence
What Will My Mary Say--- Johnny Mathis
--
Mr. Action '96
Marc Wielage
In article <4r3u93$m...@news.tpp.com>, Craig Carlson
<craig_...@wgl.com> wrote:
> pmaro...@aol.com (PMarov9846) wrote:
> >I'm thinking Mary and all the various permutations of Mary get a few
> >votes:
>
> Even without the variations, I'll bet Mary gets the most mentions.
> Here's two more:
>
> Mary Mary The Monkees
> Mary in the Morning Ed Ames (??? or somebody a lot like him)
>
> -- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah, I count at least 20 charted singles with the word "Mary" in the
title, so that's probably the name. Those songs include:
The Association - "Along Comes Mary"
The Baja Marimba Band - "Along Comes Mary"
Harry Belafonte - "Mary's Boy Child"
Solomon Burke - "Proud Mary"
The Checkmates, Ltd. featuring Sonny Charles - "Proud Mary"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary"
James Darren - "Mary's Little Lamb"
Fats Domino - "Little Mary"
The Everly Brothers - "Take a Message to Mary"
Bobby Freeman - "Mary Ann Thomas"
Ronnie Hawkins - "Mary Lou"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "The Wind Cries Mary"
Brian Hyland - "If Mary's There"
Burl Ives - "Mary Ann Regrets"
Stonewall Jackson - "Mary Don't You Weep"
Al Martino - "Mary in the Morning"
Johnny Mathis - "What Will Mary Say"
Lou Monte - "Lazy Mary"
Ricky Nelson - "Hello Mary Lou"
Joey Powers - "Midnight Mary"
So you were close on "Mary in the Morning" -- it was Al Martino who had the hit.
Marc Wielage
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I'm actually more concerned with cataloging all the data for charted hits;
Billy Brown's song didn't make the R&B Charts or the Pop Charts. If we
opened it up to album tracks, or obscure singles that didn't chart, we
could be here for *decades* just on this one subject.
generic kalar
Marc Wielage <m...@musictrax.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I count at least 20 charted singles with the word "Mary" in the
> title, so that's probably the name. Those songs include:
>
> The Association - "Along Comes Mary"
> The Baja Marimba Band - "Along Comes Mary"
> Harry Belafonte - "Mary's Boy Child"
> Solomon Burke - "Proud Mary"
> The Checkmates, Ltd. featuring Sonny Charles - "Proud Mary"
> Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary"
> James Darren - "Mary's Little Lamb"
> Fats Domino - "Little Mary"
> The Everly Brothers - "Take a Message to Mary"
> Bobby Freeman - "Mary Ann Thomas"
> Ronnie Hawkins - "Mary Lou"
> The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "The Wind Cries Mary"
> Brian Hyland - "If Mary's There"
> Burl Ives - "Mary Ann Regrets"
> Stonewall Jackson - "Mary Don't You Weep"
> Al Martino - "Mary in the Morning"
> Johnny Mathis - "What Will Mary Say"
> Lou Monte - "Lazy Mary"
> Ricky Nelson - "Hello Mary Lou"
> Joey Powers - "Midnight Mary"
>
And there's
Del Shannon - Mary Jane
Del Vikings - Jitterbug Mary
Bill Haley - Mary, Mary Lou
Billy Adams & Rock-A-Teers - Lookin' for Mary Ann
Dedications - Mary Lou
Lee Andrews & Hearts - Bells of St. Mary's
Rainbows - Mary Lee
Ray Charles - Mary Ann
Which raises another important question: Was Del's the first appearance
of Mary Jane as a song title?
-- Tony <ka...@brainerd.net>
InvictaX
What about Sally?
Long Tall Sally
Mustang Sally
Sally Go 'Round The Roses
Marc Wielage
In article <4rh6e5$7...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, invi...@aol.com (InvictaX)
wrote:
Here's some more:
The Beatles - "Long Tall Sally"
Pat Boone - "Long Tall Sally"
The Cuff Links - "Run Sally Run"
Fats Domino - "Sally Was a Good Old Girl"
Flavor - "Sally Had a Party"
The Jaynetts - "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses"
Little Richard - "Long Tall Sally"
Trini Lopez - "Sally Was a Good Old Girl"
Wilson Pickett - "Mustang Sally"
The Round Robin - "Kick That Little Foot Sally Ann"
John Frank
invi...@aol.com (InvictaX) wrote:
>What about Sally?
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Watch Out, Sally - Diane Renay
(a really great bad-girl song, but she gets her come-uppance in the
end...)
John Frank
Norm Gregory
In article <4rksnj$h...@itssrv1.ucsf.edu>, bad...@itsa.ucsf.edu says...
Or "Sally Go 'Round The Roses"
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WWillis101
Hey, What about Ricky Nelson's Mary Lou? Someone
mentioned Ronnie Hawkins Mary Lou! Do you think
they are the same girl? First she takes Ronnie's watch
and chain and Cadillac car, then finds Rick??
It could happen!
Tapio Vaisanen
WWillis101 wrote:
:
: Hey, What about Ricky Nelson's Mary Lou? Someone
First she took Young Jessie's watch and chain and Cadillac car.
Tapio