[78-L] two hits - same song

[Kristjan Saag]

On 2014-04-24 20:02, Jeff Lichtman wrote:

 > There are many more examples. It became less common when the rock and 
roll era came along, as performers started writing more of their own 
material, but it still happened.
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Well, the rock n' roll era started around 1955, but the top lists both 
in the UK and the US continued to be full of songs performed by 
different artists  -  in the UK well into the 1960's.
A few examples:

Billboard March 26 1955:
1 The Ballad Of Davy Crocket - Bill Hayes
7The Ballad Of Davy Crocket - Fess Parker
17 The Ballad Of Davy Crocket - Tennessee Ernie Ford

(Ford and Hayes were both in the UK Top Ten in January 1956)

Billboard September 15 1956:
4 Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter
10Canadian Sunset - Andy Williams

Billboard January 26 1957:
2 Young Love - Sonny James
4 Young Love - Tab Hunter
6 Banana Boat Song - Tarriers
9 Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte

Billboard March 9 1957:
8 Butterfly - Charlie Gracie
10 Butterfly - Andy Williams


 From the UK:


New Musical Express January 5 1957:
1 Singing The Blues  Guy Mitchell
6 Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele

New Musical Express June 8 1957:
7 Around The World - Ronnie Hilton
8 Around The World - Gracie Fields
9 Around The World - Bing Crosby

New Musical Express January 18 1958:
7 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers
8 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Frankie Vaughan

New Musical Express August 9 1963:
4 Twist And Shout - Beatles
5 Twist And Shout - Brian Poole & Tremeloes

New Musical Express April 1 1966:
3 Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind
8 Elusive Butterfly - Val Doonican

....and so it goes.

Kristjan





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