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1952 Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson (his original #1 version)

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Blue Tango (Anderson) by Leroy Anderson "Pops" Concert Orchestra.

“Blue Tango” was one humongous #1 hit, spending 38 weeks on Billboard's national singles charts and an astounding six months in the top ten. Anderson re-recorded a slightly faster version for stereo release in 1959. See also the posted Hugo Winterhalter, Les Baxter & Guy Lombardo versions of “Blue Tango” and the other 1952 Anderson tracks “A Christmas Festival” and “Plink, Plank, Plunk!”.