THE MOST POPULAR SONG HITS AND PERFORMERS OF 1948

1948 Pop Standards and Artists

Russ Morgan I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clove The Irish have a way of creating music, especially Irish Americans. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover was written by Mort Dixon with music by Harry M. Woods and originally hit the charts in 1927, but as a good song can't be kept down, this song too made a reemergence in 1948. This is another song that would be and still is associated with The St. Patrick's Day Celebration. Also The Philadelphia's Mummers Day Parade has also featured this song played by their famous String Bands. Benny Goodman On A Slow Boat To China On A slow Boat To China was written by Frank Loesser, published in 1947. It would first be recorded by Kay Kyser but go on to be recorded by many artists including Rosemary Clooney and Bette Midler. Kay Kyser The Woody Woodpecker Song Woody Woodpecker was a popular cartoon character that survived from the forties in to the 1960's. His famous laugh was used as a musical opening to his movie shorts and TV cartoon introductions. Eventually the laugh would become a song not only recorded by Kay kyser but also Danny kaye Spike Jones The William Tell Overture Gioachino Rossini Premiered the William Tell Overture in1829. It is an overture as it was the opening for his opera William Tell, the last of Rossini's 39 operas. The overture has many different musical parts, the part that is most familiar to modern listeners would be the section used for the radio and TV show theme for The Lone Ranger. It was rewritten by Franz Liszt for piano and continued over the years to be performed both as serious music and parody. Doris Day It's Magic The song was written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. It was recorded as part of Doris Day's first Film called "Romance On The High Seas." The song was published in 1947 but did not hit the charts until 1948.    Top Artists and Songs of 1948 Al Jolson When You Were Sweet Sixteen Al Trace You Call Everybody Darlin' Amos Milburn Chicken Shak Boogie Andrews Sisters Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Andrews Sisters with Carmen MirandaCuanto La Gusta Anne Vincent You Call Everybody Darlin' Arbee Stidham My Heart Belongs To You Art Mooney Baby Face I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Arthur Smith Boomerang Guitar Boogie Benny Goodman On A Slow Boat to China Bing Crosby How Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Blue Lu barker A Little Bird Told Me Bob Hope Buttons and Bows Brother Bones and his Shadows Sweet Georgia Brown Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats I Can't Go On Without You Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra Chopin's Polonaise Dick Haymes and The Andrews Sisters Teresa Dick Haymes Little White Lies Dinah Shore Buttons and Bows Doris Day and Buddy Clark Love Somebody My Darling My Darling Doris Day Confess It's Magic Eddy Arnold A Heart Full of Love (For A Handful of Kisses) Anytime Bouquet of Roses Just A Little Lovin' Will Go A Long Way Texarkana Baby Ella Fitzgerald My Happiness Evelyn Knight Powder Your Face With Sunshine Francis Craig  I Beg Your Pardon Frank Sinatra Nature Boy Frankie Carle Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes Beg You Pardon Frankie Yankovic Just Because Freddy Martin Sabre Dance Boogie The Dickie-bird Song Gene Autry Buttons and Bows Gordon Jenkins Hair of Gold Eyes of Blue Maybe You'll Be There Gracie Fields How Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Hal Singer Cornbread Jimmy Wakely I Love You So Much It Hurts One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) John Lee Hooker Boogie Chillun Jon & Sondra Steele My Happiness Kay Kyser On A Slow Boat To China The Woody Woodpecker Song Ken GriffinYou Can't Be True Dear Les Brown I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (This was probably the last 'Big Band' Hit) Louis Jordan and his Tympany five Run Joe Margaret Whiting  A Tree In A Meadow Memphis Slim and his House Rockers Messin' Round Muddy Waters Feel Like Going Home I Can't Be Satisfied Nat 'King' Cole Nature Boy Nellie Lutcher Fine Brown Frame Paula Watson A Little Bird Told Me Pee Wee Crayton and his Guitar Blues After Hours Pee Wee Hunt Twelfth Street Rag Pee Wee King Tennessee Waltz Peggy Lee Manana (Is Soon Enogh For Me) Perry Como Because Ramblin Rose Red Foley Tennessee Saturday Night Red Miller Trio Bewildered Russ Morgan I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf CloverSo Tired Sammy Kaye Lavender Blue Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and the Flats Long Gone Spike Jones William Tell Overture Tex Beneka St Louis Blues March The Ink Spots Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love) The Orioles It's Too Soon To Know The Pied Pipers My Happiness Tommy Dorsey Until Vera Lynn You Can't Be True Dear Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight