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
Autumn Love Song Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the st…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Clair De Lune Lune de miel Nunca sabré cómo tu alma ha encendido…
It Happened In Adano In my imagination, I'm finding consolation Somewhere along t…
Lazy River Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy…
Marie Marie (oh, Marie), the dawn is breaking Marie, you'll soon b…
Orange Blossom Special Look a-yonder comin' Comin' down that railroad track Hey, lo…
Serenade of the Bells In the sleepy town of San Juanita, There's a story that…
Side By Side See that sun in the morning Peeking over the hill? I'll bet…
Summertime There's a time each year That we always hold dear Good old…
The Whiffenpoof Song To the tables down at Mory's To the place where Louie…
Till I Waltz Again With You Till I waltz again with you Let no other hold your…
Together Alone together, beyond the crowd Above the world, we're not …
Wheels What goes up must come down Spinning Wheel got to go…
Wooden Heart Can't you see I love you Please don't break my heart in…
You Are My Sunshine You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always…