joni james sang blue moon in the 1950's.
who sang blue moon in the 1950's?
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"blue moon" is a classic popular song written by richard rodgers and lorenz hart in 1934. it may be the first instance of the familiar "50s progression" in a popular song and has become a standard ballad. the song was a hit twice in 1949 with successful recordings in the u.s. by billy eckstine and mel tormé. in 1961, "blue moon" became an international number-one hit for the doo-wop group the marcels, on the "billboard" 100 chart and in the uk singles chart. over the years, "blue moon" has been covered by various artists, including versions by frank sinatra, billie holiday, elvis presley, the platters, the mavericks, dean martin, yvonne de carlo, for masterseal reacords 1957, the supremes,cyndi lauper, bob dylan and rod stewart. bing crosby included the song in a medley on his album "on the happy side" (1962). it is also the anthem of english football league club crewe alexandra and english premier league football club manchester city, who have both adapted the song slightly.
blue moon (1934 song)
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a blue moon is an astronomical phenomenon.









































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section::::songs.









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (1934 song), by richard rodgers and lorenz hart









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (beck song), 2014









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (steve holy song), 2000









































bullet::::- "blue moon", a song by de/vision









































bullet::::- "blue moon", a song by upchurch from "creeker ii"









































section::::albums.









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (steve holy album), 2000









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (toby keith album), 1996









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (the marcels album), the debut studio album by the doo-wop group the marcels









































bullet::::- "blue moon" (carmen mcrae album), 1956
blue moon (disambiguation)