What is the number twelve popular single of 1955-1959? "Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell & Ray Conniff. After Guy's version outperformed Marty Robbins' rendition, Robbins switched to Conniff as his orchestrator The number 12 R&B single is "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry, one of several landmark hits for him. How about the number 12 country single? "City Lights" by Ray Price, who shared living quarters with Hank Williams during the early 1950s, eventually inheriting his band. How about the number 12 pop album? The soundtrack to "The King & I," starring Yul Brynner, with Marni Nixon's voice dubbed in for costar Deborah Kerr. The number 12 summertime single is "The Three Bells" by the Browns, a family trio. Jimmy Brown, whose lifetime is lyricized in the somber song, is fictional -- no relation to the Browns. The number 12 jazz album is "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook," from a series of award-winning LPs in which she pays tribute to the great songwriters. The book features compilations of the top singles and albums in the music genres of Pop, R&B and Country, along with Children's, Christmas, Classical, Jazz, and Film Soundtracks. There are numerous short biographies on top artists and composers, indexes to artists and titles, and an extensive bibliography.