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The Marcels' "Blue Moon" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 3, 1961 and spent three weeks at the top of the chart.

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"Blue Moon" is a #popularSong written by #RichardRodgers and #LorenzHart in 1934 that has become a #standard #ballad. Early recordings included those by #ConneeBoswell and by #AlBowlly in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by #BillyEckstine and #MelTormé. In 1961, "Blue Moon" became an international number-one hit for the #doowop group #theMarcels, on the Billboard 100 chart and in the #UKSinglesChart.
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