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The Hilltoppers
Remembering The Hilltoppers

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One Saturday in April 1952, these four young men recorded
a song in Western Kentucky State College's Van Meter
Auditorium. They were (clockwise from top): Jimmy Sacca,
Seymour Spiegelman, Don McGuire and Billy Vaughn. The song
was "Trying," a composition of Vaughn's, and it would be the first
of many chart-toppers by one of the most popular groups of the 1950s. Created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that recording, this
web site remembers The Hilltoppers, their songs, their shows, and
their loyal fans.
  Button for 1952 Button for 1953-54 Button for 1955-56 Button for 1957-59 Info. and Links Button  
All images courtesy of Department of Library Special Collections, Western Kentucky University.
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We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Jimmy Sacca, Don McGuire and Bobbie Ann Mason in preparing this site. Any
errors or inaccuracies, however, are not their responsibility.

Site designed by Lynn Niedermeier, University Archives and maintained by University Libraries Web Site Team.
© 2002 Western Kentucky University. Last modified October 16, 2003.

URL: http://www.wku.edu/Library/onlinexh/hilltoppers