1947 HITS ARCHIVE: Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) - Ray McKinley

Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) (Sigman-Hilliard) by Ray McKinley & his Orchestra, vocal by Ray McKinley “Bongo-Bongo-Bongo I don’t wanna leave the Congo.” McKinley’s “Civilization” reached #14 on the best-sellers chart. See also the versions by Danny Kaye-Andrews Sisters, Louis Prima, Woody Herman and Jack Smith. “Civilization” was written by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman for the Broadway musical revue “Angel In The Wings.” The show ran 308 performances from Dec-11-47 to Sep-04-48 and earned Tony awards for Paul & Grace Hartman as Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical. THE 1947 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 1947 (some were recorded in 1946). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf