A Swingin' Safari
Billy Vaughn
1962
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Billy Vaughn
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Billy Vaughn was an arranger and orchestra leader who became musical director at Dot Records. Before that work he sang with the Hilltoppers. His arrangements and instrumental releases drew on popular, country and R&B repertoire, while his Dot work connected him with performers including Pat Boone, the Fontane Sisters and Gale Storm.
Artist background sources
AllMusic - Billy Vaughn biography
Biography read for Hilltoppers, orchestral and arranging work, Dot role, named singers and repertoire sources. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
A Swingin' Safari by Billy Vaughn appears at number 83 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1962. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.