So Long Pal
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"So Long Pal" is a 1944 song by Al Dexter
and His Troppers. The song was the follow-up to Al Dexter's two-sided hit, "Pistol Packin' Mama
"/"Rosalita
". "So Long Pal" stayed at the number one position on the Folk Juke Box chart for thirteen weeks. The B-side of the song, entitled, "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
" would also hit number one on the same chart .
Al Dexter
Al Dexter was an American country musician and songwriter. He is best known for "Pistol Packin' Mama," a 1944 hit that was one of the most popular recordings of the World War II years and later became a hit again with a cover by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters.-Biography:Born Clarence Albert...
and His Troppers. The song was the follow-up to Al Dexter's two-sided hit, "Pistol Packin' Mama
Pistol Packin' Mama
"Pistol Packin' Mama" is a 1943 song composed by Al Dexter. The song is notable in that it was the first number one on the Juke Box Folk Records chart, which would later be known as the Hot Country Songs chart...
"/"Rosalita
Rosalita (Al Dexter song)
"Rosalita" is a 1942 song performed by Al Dexter and His Troopers. It was recorded on March 18, 1942. The song was the B-side to "Pistol Packin' Mama", released on Okeh #6708. Both would chart in 1944, but "Rosalita" would spend more weeks on the chart than "Pistol Packin' Mama", with a total of...
". "So Long Pal" stayed at the number one position on the Folk Juke Box chart for thirteen weeks. The B-side of the song, entitled, "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry (song)
"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" is a 1944 song by Al Dexter. The song is the B-side to "So Long Pal" and went to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts for two weeks and a total of thirty weeks on the charts ....
" would also hit number one on the same chart .