Match Song to Artist - US Top 15 of 1954 Quiz

Answer: Kitty Kallen

"Little Things Mean a Lot" was written by Edith Lindeman (lyrics) and Carl Stutz (music). This version was No.1 on the U.S. Billboard chart and also reached No.1 on the Cash Box chart. In addition, the track climbed to the top spot in the UK Singles Chart in September of the same year.

Answer: Perry Como

"Wanted" was written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele. This recording was made with the accompaniment of Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus. Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin' in 1993.

Answer: Rosemary Clooney

"Hey There" is a tune from the musical "The Pajama Game", written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. In the show, Sid sings it into a recording device. He then plays the tape back and sings a duet with himself.

Answer: The Crew-Cuts

"Sh-Boom" (sometimes referred to as "Life Could Be a Dream") was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards. This version was No. 1 on the Billboard charts for nine weeks during August and September 1954. The Crew-Cuts also performed the song on Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town".

Answer: Jo Stafford

The words and music for "Make Love to Me" were written by a large team: Bill Norvas, Alan Copeland, and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, (comprising Leon Rappolo, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, George Brunies, Mel Stitzel, and Walter Melrose). The song was also included on Anne Murray's tribute-to-the-fifties album, "Croonin'", and became a top 10 hit on both pop and country charts in Canada.

Answer: Eddie Fisher

"O Mein Papa" is a nostalgic German song written by Swiss composer Paul Burkhard in 1939 for the musical "Der Schwarze Hecht" ("The Black Pike"). Fisher's version made the UK Top 10 while the instrumental release by trumpeter Eddie Calvert was number one, and coincidently, the opposite occurred in the U.S.

Answer: The Four Knights

"Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" was written by Pat Ballard. Bing Crosby also recorded this song the same year, accompanied by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. The song was sung by The Sportsmen Quartet and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson in a season 5 episode of "The Jack Benny Program".

Answer: The Four Aces

"Three Coins in the Fountain" was a movie tune that received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the film of the same name. The melody was written by Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Vince Guaraldi included an instrumental version on his debut album, "Vince Guaraldi Trio", in 1956.

Answer: Doris Day

"Secret Love" is a song composed by Sammy Fain (music) and Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) for "Calamity Jane", a 1953 musical film. Doris Day first heard "Secret Love" when its co-writer Sammy Fain visited her home and played it for her. Day was so moved by the song that she recalled her reaction as being: "I just about fell apart".

Answer: Archie Bleyer

"Hernando's Hideaway" is a tango show tune, from the musical "The Pajama Game". It was written by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler. This version was the most successful recording of the song, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard chart.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

"Young at Heart" featured music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Frank Sinatra was the first performer to record the song, which became a million-selling hit in 1953 and carried over into 1954, where it reached the No. 2 spot in the Billboard chart.

Answer: Rosemary Clooney

"This Ole House" (sometimes written "This Old House") was written by Stuart Hamblen and reached the top of the popular music charts in both the US and the UK. This version of the tune was recorded with Buddy Cole & His Orchestra and featured bass vocals by Thurl Ravenscroft.

Answer: Eddie Fisher

"I Need You Now" was written by Al Jacobs and Jimmie Crane. This version reached number 1 on the Billboard and Cash Box charts. The song was also performed by Russell Arms on several 1954 episodes of the popular TV series "Your Hit Parade". A kinescope of one of these performances survives and can be viewed online.

Answer: Patti Page

"Cross Over the Bridge" was written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss. This was the best-selling version of this song and was released by Mercury Records, with the flip side "My Restless Lover". It first entered the Billboard charts on February 17, 1954, staying on the charts for 23 weeks.

Answer: The Gaylords

"The Little Shoemaker" is based on the French song, "Le Petit Cordonnier" by Rudi Revil. The original French lyrics were written by Francis Lemarque. The English language lyrics were written by Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb and John Turner. In the United Kingdom, the song was the first charted hit for Petula Clark the same year.