1956 HITS ARCHIVE: Band Of Gold - Kit Carson (Liza Morrow)

Band Of Gold (Musel-Taylor) by Kit Carson, orchestra and chorus conducted by Dick Hyman This second most-popular version of the Don Cherry hit climbed to #11 on Billboard’s weekly radio airplay rankings. Born Ruth Morrow, “Kit” had been billed as Liza Morrow in the mid-1940s when she recorded with Freddie Slack and (most notably) Benny Goodman. THE 1956 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 1956 (some were recorded in 1955).