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"So Rare" is a popular song published in 1937 by composer Jerry Herst and lyricist Jack Sharpe. [1] It became a no. 2 chart hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1957.. The version by Carl Ravell and his Orchestra, from a session on 4 June 1937, was the earliest recording of the song, although it is unclear whether it was the first released version.
Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, ... "So Rare", which went to the No. 2 position in 1957, and was on the record charts for 38 weeks.
"So Rare" was a #2 hit in 1957 for Jimmy Dorsey, [5] [6] but it has been recorded by numerous artists including Carl Ravell and his Orchestra (1937), Gus Arnheim and his Coconut Grove Orchestra (1937), Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1937), Andy Williams (1959), Ella Fitzgerald (1960) and Ray Conniff (1965).
A version of his co-composition "So Rare" released by Jimmy Dorsey [7] in 1957 was a #2 hit in the United States, [8] but it has been recorded by numerous artists including Carl Ravell and his Orchestra (1937), Gus Arnheim and his Coconut Grove Orchestra (1937), Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1937), Andy Williams (1959), Ella Fitzgerald ...
Issue date Song Artist Reference May 27 "All Shook Up" Elvis Presley [1]June 3 "Love Letters in the Sand" Pat Boone [2]June 10 [2]June 17 "So Rare" Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra [3]
So Many Times (Jimmy Dorsey song) So Rare; T. Tailspin (1934 song) This page was last edited on 4 October 2010, at 17:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
A year later came the Jimmy Dorsey #2 charting instrumental "So Rare", the famous bandleader's final hit before his death. 1959 saw another big hit, Bill Parsons' "The All American Boy", which also peaked at #2 on the Billboard pop charts. [2] Parsons was a friend of country singer Bobby Bare and it was actually Bare's voice heard on the hit ...
In the late 1950s he became involved in television as the music arranger for The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, and he contributed to Jimmy Dorsey's final recording sessions, including the #2 hit "So Rare".