1952 HITS ARCHIVE: Night Train - Buddy Morrow (his original version)

Night Train (Forrest) by Buddy Morrow & his Orchestra Big-band trombonist-turned big-band leader Morrow recorded this best-known mainstream arrangement of what had been a #1 R&B charted hit for the Jimmy Forrest band. Though Forrest received label credit as the writer, “Night Train“ was based upon segments of two earlier Duke Ellington recordings: “That’s The Blues, Old Man” and “Happy-Go-Lucky Local.” THE 1952 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 1952 (some were recorded in 1951). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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