Re: Let's Work Out with the P's & R's

["Joseph Beretta" <joeyb@xxxxxx>]

>On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Joseph Beretta wrote:
>> >Perfidia (Ventures)
>> >
>> There were five Top 15 versions in 1941.  First and biggest was by Xavier
>> Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra.
>
>was another hit version by Helen O'Connell?
>
Xavier Cugat debuted 1-25-41, reached #3, instrumental
Gene Krupa debuted 2-1-41, reached #15, vocal by Howard Dulany
Jimmy Dorsey debuted 3-22-41, reached #9, instrumental
Benny Goodman debuted 3-29-41, reached #11, vocal by Helen Forrest
Glenn Miller debuted 4-19-41, reached #11, vocal by Dorothy Claire & the
Modernaires
And then there was a #7 version in 1952 by the Four Aces.

>> >Riders In The Sky (Ramrods+Dick Dale+Trashmen)
>> >
>> There were four Top 25 versions in 1949.  Vaughn Monroe's was the biggest
>> and charted first, though supposedly Burl Ives was the original.
>
>And was one of these by The Sons of the Pioneers?  I would have thought
>they were first.
>
Vaughn Monroe debuted 4-23-49, reached #1 (for 12 weeks)
Burl Ives debuted 4-30-49, reached #21
Bing Crosby debuted 5-14-49, reached #14
Peggy Lee debuted 5-28-49, reached #2
(I can't imagine Peggy Lee singing that song)

All information from Joel Whitburn's _Pop Memories 1890-1954_, based on the
Billboard charts.

Joey