1st RECORDING OF: You’ll Never Walk Alone - Frank Sinatra (1945)

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Among the most-performed of all Rogers & Hammerstein songs, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” was introduced by Christine Johnson in the 1945 Broadway musical “Carousel.” The song later provided singer Roy Hamilton with his debut hit…atop the Billboard R&B best-seller chart for eight weeks in 1954: https://youtu.be/R7tXqQSYM88

The original 78rpm single was issued on Columbia 36825 - You’ll Never Walk Alone (Hammerstein II-Rodgers) by Frank Sinatra, with the Ken Lane Singers, orchestra conducted by Axel Stordahl, recorded May 1, 1945

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