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"Mr. Sandman" (or "Mister Sandman") is a popular song written by Pat Ballard and published in 1954. It was first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & his orchestra and later that year by The Chordettes and the Four Aces .
The Chordettes had released a couple of singles with Arthur Godfrey on Columbia in 1950-51 but did not cut a solo single until their breakout hit, "Mr. Sandman", released in late 1954 and which went on to become a number one 1955 hit for 7 weeks. It sold in excess of a million copies and was awarded gold disc status. [3]
The theme song in Finland was: Nukkumatti, nukkumatti lasten, illoin kulkee, heittää unihiekkaa. Päivän leikit aika lopettaa on, kun TV:n iltasatu alkaa. Satu päättyi näin ja lapset käyvät jo nukkumaan, siis hyvää yötä. In English, this means: Sandman, the children's own Sandman, makes his rounds at night, sprinkling dream sand.
Lynn Evans Mand (born Carolyn Marie Hartgate; May 2, 1924 – February 6, 2020) was an American popular singer who was the lead singer of The Chordettes.She and the quartet achieved national acclaim for performing "Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop", both of which became instant hit songs during the 1950s and 1960s.
He composed a number of songs with the most popular being "Mr. Sandman" and "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely". He was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . [ 2 ]
Artist Title Year Country Chart entries 1: The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman" 1954: US: US Billboard 1 – Oct 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 – Nov 1954 (8 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks – Dec 1954, US CashBox 1 – Oct 1954 (23 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks – Jan 1955, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Apr 1955, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1954), Peel list 1 of 1954, US BB 5 of 1954 ...
It was backed on the B-side by another Crowell-penned song called "Colors of Your Heart". [3] " I Don't Have to Crawl" debuted on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in June 1981. Spending eight weeks there, it reached the number 44 position in July 1981.
Atkins had two hit singles in 1955, "Mr. Sandman" and a guitar duet with Hank Snow called "Silver Bell." [1] Also that year he endorsed a Gretsch guitar he helped design and built his first home studio in his garage. [2]