Down Yonder
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"Down Yonder" is a popular
song with words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert
. It was first published in 1921. Four characters from Gilbert's 1912 lyric to "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" returned in this song. Daddy and Mammy and Ephram and Sammy are now "waiting down yonder for me".
Versions which charted in 1951
included those by Del Wood
, by Joe ´Fingers´ Carr, by Champ Butler, by Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook, by the Freddy Martin
orchestra, by the Frank Petty Trio, and by Ethel Smith
.
The recording by Del Wood
was released by Tennessee Records
as catalog number
775. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 24, 1951 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.
The recording by Joe ´Fingers´ Carr was released by Capitol Records
as catalog number 1777. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 12, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14.
The recording by Champ Butler was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number 39533. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 21, 1951 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18.
The recording by Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook was released by Abbey Records as catalog number 15053. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 21, 1951 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23.
The recording by the Freddy Martin
orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4267. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 12, 1951 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24.
The recording by the Frank Petty Trio was released by MGM Records
as catalog number 11057. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on November 9, 1951 and lasted 1 weeks on the chart, peaking at #26.
The version by Del Wood
was released by Tennessee Records
as catalog number
775. The version by Joe “Fingers” Carr was released by Capitol Records
as catalog number 1777. The version by Champ Butler was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number 39533.
On the Cash Box
charts, where all versions were combined, naturally the song got even higher, making #1 on one week, December 15, 1951.
Popular music
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song with words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Louis Wolfe Gilbert was a Russian-born American songwriter.-Biography:Born in Odessa, Russian Empire, Gilbert moved to the United States as a young man and eventually established himself as one of the leading songwriters on Tin Pan Alley.Gilbert began his career touring with John L...
. It was first published in 1921. Four characters from Gilbert's 1912 lyric to "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" returned in this song. Daddy and Mammy and Ephram and Sammy are now "waiting down yonder for me".
Versions which charted in 1951
1951 in music
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included those by Del Wood
Del Wood
Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood , known professionally as Del Wood, was an American pianist.-Biography:...
, by Joe ´Fingers´ Carr, by Champ Butler, by Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook, by the Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin
Frederick Alfred Martin was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.-Early life:Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one...
orchestra, by the Frank Petty Trio, and by Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith may refer to:* Ethel Smith * Ethel Smith -See also:* Ethel Smyth, composer and suffragist Ethel Smith may refer to:* Ethel Smith (organist) (1910-1996)* Ethel Smith (athlete) (1907-1979)-See also:* Ethel Smyth, composer and suffragist Ethel Smith may refer to:* Ethel Smith (organist)...
.
The recording by Del Wood
Del Wood
Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood , known professionally as Del Wood, was an American pianist.-Biography:...
was released by Tennessee Records
Tennessee Records
Tennessee Records was a mid-20th century United States based record label, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.Tennessee mostly released country music, but the label's biggest hit was "Down Yonder", a ragtime piano performance by Del Wood in 1950...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
775. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 24, 1951 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.
The recording by Joe ´Fingers´ Carr was released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
as catalog number 1777. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 12, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14.
The recording by Champ Butler 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 39533. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 21, 1951 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18.
The recording by Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook was released by Abbey Records as catalog number 15053. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 21, 1951 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23.
The recording by the Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin
Frederick Alfred Martin was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.-Early life:Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one...
orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4267. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 12, 1951 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24.
The recording by the Frank Petty Trio was released by MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
as catalog number 11057. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on November 9, 1951 and lasted 1 weeks on the chart, peaking at #26.
The version by Del Wood
Del Wood
Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood , known professionally as Del Wood, was an American pianist.-Biography:...
was released by Tennessee Records
Tennessee Records
Tennessee Records was a mid-20th century United States based record label, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.Tennessee mostly released country music, but the label's biggest hit was "Down Yonder", a ragtime piano performance by Del Wood in 1950...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
775. The version by Joe “Fingers” Carr was released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
as catalog number 1777. The version by Champ Butler 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 39533.
On the Cash Box
Cash Box magazine
Cashbox magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries in the USA which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996...
charts, where all versions were combined, naturally the song got even higher, making #1 on one week, December 15, 1951.