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1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Skokiaan - Four Lads

Skokiaan (South African Song) (Glazer-Msarurgwa) by The Four Lads, orchestra conducted by Neal Hefti 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. 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 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 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). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf