back in lodi,nj i bopught a 78..and just have lyrics,record got destroyed in divorce situation..was a girl,sang slow, was either 53-56..bong,bong,bong...the school bells just rang,class has recessed,this year has ended ,just like the rest, johnny, will i see you this all...the time went so fast,when we were in class,and now vacation is is near,and you woulnt be near,johnny,will i see you ar all....johnny was so shy at football, he never even played the game, but all over the campus, the girls all wispered his name..but once when we dated i had my chance, we could have started a (southern )?romance,johnny will i see you at all..johonny..i cant wait till next fall..think the back round guys sounded like the guys from record..londen bridge, buy jo stafford..hope i got this right..thank you..charles..:o)...any help searching appreciated..:o)..charlespavlu at yahoo dot com
bought in nj, women,slow beat..lyrics:the school bells just rang,class has recessed, this year has ended just lik the rest,johnny. will i see you at all..searching for 50 years..runnin out of time..dont know lable,colorm=,artist..just know 78 bought in lodi nj flea mkt..tween 1953-56..please help me locate this srtist and titls..thanks in advance..charles..:o)..
thanks for reply bought it in northen nj..tween 1953-56..i made a tape of it and others i had..others are identifed tween 53-56..so...dont remember artist,lable,color,been searching for 50 years..can narrow it down to a girl only singer with some back round guys..some one recorded it,put it on wax, got a contract and sold them..have no idea if it came out in a 45..must have been a one hit floop..but its really a nice song teenage cry your eyes out..song..lloks like no one ever posted lyrics on putter..just hope ing some collector remembers it..or has one for sale..the title must be in the song,but dont think anyone posted it..thanks in advance..chaarels..:o)..
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'On London Bridge' by Jo Stafford (1957) was with the Paul Weston Orchestra, but I do not know who did the backing vocals. Unfortunately YouTube won't play it for copyright reasons but the backing vocals are typical of the pop records of that time
There were a few more 'Johnny' titles that I know of but can't find on YouTube:
Clare Nelson - Johnny Come Kiss Me (1957)
Sandy Stewart - Johnny Darling (1955) is Sandy a man or woman? - with The Excels And Lou Stein's Quintet
Barbara Lyon - Johnny Is The Boy For Me (1956)
As a point of interest, Jo Stafford's On London Bridge was conducted by Ray Conniff (despite label info) and he used the same sound as Don Cherry's Band of Gold from a year earlier. It was probably the Ray Conniff chorus doing the ba- ba- ba- babas accompanied by his famous "chop" sound heard on many Columbia records of the 50s - notably Johnnie Ray.
The song you are looking for is "Johnny" by the Dots, 1957 on the CADDY label. I was searching for this for years also. Found it in a book "Who sang our songs" by Douglas E. Friedman and Anthony J. Gribin.