1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Hernando’s Hideaway - Archie Bleyer

Hernando’s Hideaway (Adler-Ross) by Archie Bleyer’s orchestra and chorus, castanet solo by Maria Alba Cadence Records owner and former Arthur Godfrey music director Bleyer reached #2 on the national singles chart with this imaginative arrangement of “Hernando’s Hideaway.” It’s one of three tunes included in the 1954 Hits project that sprang from the Richard Adler-Jerry Ross score of the Tony Award-winning musical “Pajama Game.” See also “Hey There” and “Steam Heat.” THE 1954 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 1954 (some were recorded in 1953). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: @the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf