Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
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"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" is a popular
song
written by Harry Stone and Jack Stapp
and published in 1950
.
Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the biggest was by Red Foley
. His recording, produced by Owen Bradley
, was released by Decca Records
as catalog number
46205. The record first reached the Billboard charts on January 13, 1950 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1. Foley's recording also went to No. 1 on the country chart and stayed at the top spot for three months. It featured guitarist Grady Martin
.
Other charting versions were recorded by Bing Crosby
, Frank Sinatra
, Phil Harris
, and Bill Darnel. The Crosby recording was released by Decca Records
as catalog number 24863. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 27, 1950 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 9.
The Sinatra recording was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number 38708. The record first reached the Billboard charts on March 10, 1950 and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 24.
The Harris recording was released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3692) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3216). The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 17, 1950 and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 26.
The Darnel recording was released by Coral Records
as catalog number 60147. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 3, 1950 and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 26.
Cover versions of the song include a late-1980s recording by The Rovers
.
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Song
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written by Harry Stone and Jack Stapp
Jack Stapp
Jack Stapp was an influential country music manager.- External links :*...
and published in 1950
1950 in music
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Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the biggest was by Red Foley
Red Foley
Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
. His recording, produced by Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley was an American record producer who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.-Before the fame:...
, was released by Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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46205. The record first reached the Billboard charts on January 13, 1950 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1. Foley's recording also went to No. 1 on the country chart and stayed at the top spot for three months. It featured guitarist Grady Martin
Grady Martin
Thomas Grady Martin was one of the most renowned, inventive and historically significant American session musicians in country music and rockabilly....
.
Other charting versions were recorded by Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Harris and Faye married in 1941; it was a second marriage for both and lasted 54 years, until Harris's death. Harris engaged in a fistfight at the Trocadero nightclub in 1938 with RKO studio mogul Bob Stevens; the cause was reported to be over Faye after Stevens and Faye had ended a romantic...
, and Bill Darnel. The Crosby recording was released by Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
as catalog number 24863. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 27, 1950 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 9.
The Sinatra recording was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number 38708. The record first reached the Billboard charts on March 10, 1950 and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 24.
The Harris recording was released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3692) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3216). The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 17, 1950 and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 26.
The Darnel recording was released by Coral Records
Coral Records
Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary formed in 1949. It recorded pop artists McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer, as well as rock and roller Buddy Holly....
as catalog number 60147. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 3, 1950 and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 26.
Cover versions of the song include a late-1980s recording by The Rovers
The Irish Rovers
The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". The group is best known for their international television series, and renditions of traditional Irish drinking songs, as well as early hits, Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn",...
.