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"Sea Cruise" is a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns in 1959. However, this track was not released until 1971. The best known version was recorded by Frankie Ford and released in 1959, with Ford’s voice dubbed over Smith's original backing track [1] (which featured ship's bell and horn sound-effects, boogie woogie piano, and a driving horn section and a ...
Frankie Ford (born Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr.; August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise". Biography [ edit ]
In 1959, Ace Records removed Smith's vocal track from the original recording of his song "Sea Cruise" and replaced it with a vocal track by singer Frankie Ford. [3] The song was Ford's first hit, selling over a million copies.
The Jamaican Years, covering the label's releases from 1959 to 1966; The New Ground Years, covering 1967 to approximately 1980. The Consolidation Years, covering 1980 onwards. In 1989, Chris Blackwell sold Island Records to PolyGram, resulting in a remarketing of the Island back catalogue on compact disc under the Island Masters brand.
Stuart Hamblen, American entertainer who released the single as a solo artist "This Ole House" (1954) and a single with his family as the group Cowboy Church Sunday School's "Open Up Your Heart (And Let the Sunshine In)" (1955).
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Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1: Bobby Darin: Mack the Knife: 1959: US: UK 1 – Sep 1959, US BB 1 – Sep 1959, US BB 1 of 1959, US CashBox 1 of 1959, Canada 1 – Aug 1959, Grammy in 1959, POP 1 of 1959, DDD 3 of 1959, Norway 9 – Nov 1959, South Africa 13 of 1959, RYM 15 of 1959, RIAA 15, Italy 38 of 1960, Europe 88 of the 1950s, Party 226 of 1999, Rolling Stone 251, Acclaimed ...
"Sea Cruise" by Frankie Ford (1958) "Go, Jimmy, Go" by Jimmy Clanton (1959) "Gee Baby" by Joe and Ann (1959 - 1960) "Pop-Eye" by Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns (1962)