Shrimp Boats
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"Shrimp Boats" was a popular
song
in the 1950s.
It was written by Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston
and published in 1951.
Charting versions were recorded by Jo Stafford
(Weston's wife) and Dolores Gray. It was also recorded by Claude Gray (a country music
singer) in 1963, and by Pete Fountain
, Abdullah Ibrahim, The Orioles
, and Buddy Tate. It's not known if Claude and Dolores were related. There was also an episode of Ozzie and Harriet, around 1952, in which Ricky Nelson sang a parody of "Shrimp Boats". shrimp
The recording by Jo Stafford
was made in July, 1951 and released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
39581, with the flip side "Love, Mystery, and Adventure". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 9, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
The recording by Dolores Gray was released by Decca Records
as catalog number 27832, with the flip side "More! More! More!" It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 30, 1951 and lasted 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25.
Popular music
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song
Song
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in the 1950s.
It was written by Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston
Paul Weston
Paul Weston was an American pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. Weston was born Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts...
and published in 1951.
Charting versions were recorded by Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...
(Weston's wife) and Dolores Gray. It was also recorded by Claude Gray (a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer) in 1963, and by Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain , is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans. He has played jazz, Dixieland and Creole music.-Early life and education:...
, Abdullah Ibrahim, The Orioles
The Orioles
The Orioles were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and early 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal bands who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound....
, and Buddy Tate. It's not known if Claude and Dolores were related. There was also an episode of Ozzie and Harriet, around 1952, in which Ricky Nelson sang a parody of "Shrimp Boats". shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
The recording by Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...
was made in July, 1951 and 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
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39581, with the flip side "Love, Mystery, and Adventure". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 9, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
The recording by Dolores Gray 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 27832, with the flip side "More! More! More!" It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 30, 1951 and lasted 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25.