1953

Here's a gift booklet commemorating the year 1953.

It's filled with headlines from the year:
National & international news, sports, & entertainment.

And ADVERTISEMENTS!

~ FURTHER READING ~

Here's some of what went on in 1953 in the world of MUSIC:

Classical Music

The Beethoven Quartet premiered Dmitri Shostakovich's fifth string quartet.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave the first American performance of Ralph Vaughn William's seventh symphony.
The Intimate Opera Company premiered Joseph Horovitz's opera "The Dumb Wife."

Movie Music

Percy Faith had the number 1 song for 1953, according to Billboard Magazine.
It was called "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (a.k.a. "Where Is Your Heart?").

Jazz

Duke Ellington composed the famous standard "Satin Doll." Johnny Mercer supplied [optional] lyrics.
Jimmy Van Heusen composed Johnny Carson's favorite ballad, "Here's That Rainy Day."
Bob Mintzer, big band leader (and one-time tenor saxophonist for Tito Puente) was born.
Arthur Hamilton published "Cry Me a River."

Country

Les Paul and Mary Ford had a #1 recording of "Vaya Con Dios."
The Western Writers of America included it in the top 100 western songs of all time.
Artie Glenn wrote "Crying In The Chapel" for his son Darrell to sing.
Darrell recorded it while still in high school.
(Many remember Elvis' cover of it.)

Pop Music

Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Dinah Shore, & Kay Starr
all recorded "Changing Partners" that year.
Dean Martin had a #1 hit with "That's Amore."
Perry Como had a #1 hit with "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes."
Hank Williams had a #1 hit with "Your Cheatin' Heart."

Okay, one more:
Johnny Bragg wrote the song "Just Walking In The Rain" while in the Tennessee State Prison.
Actually, "wrote" is a misnomer, because Bragg was illiterate!
He told Robert Riley that if he put it on paper, he would credit him as cowriter.
He recorded it with a band appropriately named The Prisonaires.