Magic Moments - The Best of '50s Pop

The 1950s could be considered the last days of innocence. While Elvis gyrated to "Jailhouse Rock" and "All Shook Up," Pat Boone mused about "Love Letters In The Sand." Pop music, short for "popular," was just that: music enjoyed by mom, dad and kids alike.

The PBS concert special The Magic Moments: The Best Of ’50s Pop, taped at the Trump Taj Majal in Atlantic city on April 21, 2004, celebrates that era with many of stars of the ’50s singing their biggest hits in front of an appreciative audience.

Program Listing:

1. Magic Moments – Perry Como (vintage clip)
2. Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
3. Old Cape Cod - Patti Page
4. Sh-Boom - The Original Crew-Cuts
5. Three Coins In The Fountain – The Four Aces
6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing – The Four Aces
7. Nick Clooney Remembers His Sister, Rosemary Clooney
8. Hey There / Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney (vintage clip)
9. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
10. Shangri-la – The Four Coins
11. PBS Quiz – Wink Martindale, Rip Taylor, Brett Somers, & Dr. Joyce Brothers
12. Istanbul – The Four Lads
13. Standing On The Corner – The Four Lads
14. Memories Are Made Of This – Dean Martin (vintage clip)
15. Cry – Johnny Ray (vintage clip)
16. Band Of Gold - Don Cherry
17. Love Letters In The Sand – Pat Boone (vintage clip)
18. Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
19. The McGuire Sisters - Greatest Hits Medley: Just For Old Times Sake, On A Picnic Morning, Something’s Gotta Give, Sugartime, Sincerely
20. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter/It’s All In The Game – Mel Carter
21. Lollipop – Lynn Evans of The Chordettes
22. 26 Miles – The Four Preps
23. Big Man – The Four Preps
24. Little Darlin' – The Diamonds
25. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight – Ensemble