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The Chuck Wagon Gang is a Country gospel musical group, formed in 1935 by David P. ("Dad") Carter, oldest son Ernest ("Jim") along with daughters Lola ("Rose") and Effie ("Anna"). [1] The group got their first radio break as sponsored singers for Bewley Flour in 1936. [ 2 ]
Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording around 600 songs.
"A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" is a song written by Bob Merrill. The song was produced by Dick Jacobs, [1] and performed by Teresa Brewer. It reached #3 in the UK and #7 in the U.S. in 1956. [2] The song was ranked #46 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956. [3]
"Just An Old Fashioned Girl" is a popular song written by Marve A. Fisher and best known in its 1956 recording by Eartha Kitt. The song was recorded with Henri René and his orchestra, and was included on Kitt's RCA album Thursday's Child which she recorded between December 1955 and April 1956. Reviewer William Ruhlmann refers to the song as a ...
The biggest-selling version of the song was recorded by Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars on 20 December 1949, and released on December 26 by London Records as catalog number 604. New York morning radio host Gene Rayburn lobbied for Teresa Brewer to record it. He and Dee Finch played it regularly on WNEW, and it became a number 1 hit ...
The biggest hit version in the United States was recorded by Teresa Brewer. Her recording was made on February 19, 1953, and released by Coral Records as catalog number 61066. It first reached the Billboard chart on February 13, 1954, and lasted three weeks on the chart, peaking at number 17.
TV game show legend Chuck Woolery, who died this weekend at 83, had a longtime love connection with Nashville. Before he rose to fame as the original host of "Wheel of Fortune" and the long ...
The song was also covered by the country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock, and became a top ten country hit. Ivory Joe Hunter also recorded "A Tear Fell" on 19 November 1955 in New York City, reaching number 15 on the American Billboard R&B chart in March 1956. [3] Ray Charles sang "A Tear Fell", his version entered Cashbox Magazine on July 18, 1964.