Billy Vaughn was one of the most popular orchestra leaders and pop music ar… Read Full Bio ↴Billy Vaughn was one of the most popular orchestra leaders and pop music arrangers of the '50s and early '60s. In fact, he had more pop hits than any other orchestra leader during the rock & roll era. Vaughn was also the musical director for many of the hitmakers on Dot Records, including Pat Boone, the Fontane Sisters, and Gale Storm. As a pop music arranger, his most distinctive feature was his clean, nonoffensive mainstream adaptations of rock & roll and R&B hits. Vaughn was also a recording artist, and he cut a number of albums of easy listening, instrumental music that were very popular throughout the '60s.
Vaughn began his professional music career in 1952, forming the vocal quartet the Hilltoppers with Don McGuire, Jimmy Sacca, and Seymour Speigelman. From 1952 to 1957, the Hilltoppers had numerous hit singles, beginning with Vaughn's song "Trying." He left the group in 1955 to join Dot Records as a musical director.
Vaughn was responsible for most of Dot's biggest hits of the '50s as he rearranged popular rock & roll and R&B songs for white, mainstream groups. His first success was with the Fontane Sisters, who sang with his orchestra on all their singles, including their 1954 breakthrough hit "Hearts of Stone." However, Dot's biggest success was Pat Boone, who had a series of hits with Vaughn's cleaned-up arrangements of rock & roll songs.
Vaughn began his professional music career in 1952, forming the vocal quartet the Hilltoppers with Don McGuire, Jimmy Sacca, and Seymour Speigelman. From 1952 to 1957, the Hilltoppers had numerous hit singles, beginning with Vaughn's song "Trying." He left the group in 1955 to join Dot Records as a musical director.
Vaughn was responsible for most of Dot's biggest hits of the '50s as he rearranged popular rock & roll and R&B songs for white, mainstream groups. His first success was with the Fontane Sisters, who sang with his orchestra on all their singles, including their 1954 breakthrough hit "Hearts of Stone." However, Dot's biggest success was Pat Boone, who had a series of hits with Vaughn's cleaned-up arrangements of rock & roll songs.
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Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra Lyrics
Bridge Over Troubled Water When you're down and out When you're on the street When even…
Fernando Can you hear the drums Fernando? I remember long ago another…
Greensleeves Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Hotel California On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm…
Love Is Blue Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that…
Magic Moments This magic moment So different and so new Was like any other…
My Sweet Lord You don't act up too much Ain't got that glamour touch You…
Red Roses for a Blue Lady I want some red roses for a blue lady, Mister florist,…
Spanish Eyes Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Strangers in the Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
Sweet Caroline Where it began I can't begin to knowin' But then I know…
The Windmills of Your Mind Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel…
When I Need You When I need you Just close my eyes and I'm with…