Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1944

Your childhood, 1944–1956: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1944–1956

  1. You were 0in 194440s

    19 songs
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Judy Garland
    I Love You

    I Love You

    Bing Crosby
    A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

    A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

    Frank Sinatra
    I Didn't Know About You

    I Didn't Know About You

    Duke Ellington
    There! I've Said It Again

    There! I've Said It Again

    Vaughn Monroe
    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

    Johnny Mercer

  2. You were 1in 194540s

    9 songs
    On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

    On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

    Judy Garland
    White Christmas

    White Christmas

    Bing Crosby
    Lover Man

    Lover Man

    Billie Holiday
    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    Vaughn Monroe
    Candy

    Candy

    Johnny Mercer
    It's Been a Long, Long Time

    It's Been a Long, Long Time

    Harry James and His Orchestra

  3. You were 2in 194640s

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Louis Jordan
    Ornithology

    Ornithology

    Charlie Parker

  4. You were 3in 194740s

    12 songs
    Huggin' and Chalkin'

    Huggin' and Chalkin'

    Hoagy Carmichael
    Round Midnight

    Round Midnight

    Thelonious Monk
    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    Dick Haymes
    I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    Buddy Clark
    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Bill Monroe
    Feudin' and Fightin'

    Feudin' and Fightin'

    Dorothy Shay

  5. You were 4in 194840s

    6 songs
    One for My Baby

    One for My Baby

    Frank Sinatra
    Well, You Needn't

    Well, You Needn't

    Thelonious Monk
    Buttons and Bows

    Buttons and Bows

    Dinah Shore
    It's Magic

    It's Magic

    Doris Day
    Manteca

    Manteca

    Dizzy Gillespie
    Serenade of the Bells

    Serenade of the Bells

    Sammy Kaye

  6. You were 5in 194940s

    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

    Hank Williams
    Ran Kan Kan

    Ran Kan Kan

    Tito Puente
    La Vie en Rose

    La Vie en Rose

    Édith Piaf
    Tennessee Waltz

    Tennessee Waltz

    Pee Wee King

  7. You were 6in 195050s

    I Love You a Thousand Ways

    I Love You a Thousand Ways

    Lefty Frizzell
    Rollin' Stone

    Rollin' Stone

    Muddy Waters

  8. You were 7in 195150s

    5 songs
    3 O'Clock Blues

    3 O'Clock Blues

    B.B. King
    Get Happy

    Get Happy

    Judy Garland
    Mom and Dad's Waltz

    Mom and Dad's Waltz

    Lefty Frizzell
    Straight, No Chaser

    Straight, No Chaser

    Thelonious Monk
    Too Young

    Too Young

    Nat King Cole

  9. You were 8in 195250s

    You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

    Jo Stafford

  10. You were 9in 195350s

    Woke Up This Morning

    Woke Up This Morning

    B.B. King
    Your Cheatin' Heart

    Your Cheatin' Heart

    Hank Williams
    Hound Dog

    Hound Dog

    Big Mama Thornton

  11. You were 10in 195450s

    9 songs
    That’s All Right

    That’s All Right

    Elvis Presley
    The Man That Got Away

    The Man That Got Away

    Judy Garland
    I Fall in Love Too Easily

    I Fall in Love Too Easily

    Chet Baker
    Lullaby of Birdland

    Lullaby of Birdland

    Sarah Vaughan
    Rock Around the Clock

    Rock Around the Clock

    Bill Haley
    Earth Angel

    Earth Angel

    The Penguins

  12. You were 11in 195550s

    5 songs
    Mack the Knife

    Mack the Knife

    Louis Armstrong
    Maybellene

    Maybellene

    Chuck Berry
    Only You

    Only You

    The Platters
    Tutti-Frutti

    Tutti-Frutti

    Little Richard

  13. You were 12in 195650s

    15 songs
    Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

    Elvis Presley
    Drown in My Own Tears

    Drown in My Own Tears

    Ray Charles
    Roll Over Beethoven

    Roll Over Beethoven

    Chuck Berry
    Please, Please, Please

    Please, Please, Please

    James Brown
    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Doris Day
    Slippin' and Slidin'

    Slippin' and Slidin'

    Little Richard