1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Skokiaan - Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band

Описание: Skokiaan (Msarurgwa) by Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band

The much-recorded African tune is represented in this 1954 Hits project by the three versions that reached the Top-20 on Billboard’s best-selling singles chart.

Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band - this original version led by the song’s Rhodesian composer August Msarurgwa peaked at #17 in ‘54. However, the same track had previously been issued in 1950 with the label’s artist credit showing as “The African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia”

The Four Lads - their vocal treatment of “Skokiaan,” with lyrics by Tom Glazer, reached #7

Ralph Marterie - his big band instrumental was the most popular “Skokiaan” in the U.S., peaking at #3 on the best-sellers

THE 1954 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1954 (some were recorded in 1953). .
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