Sioux City Sue
| "Sioux City Sue" | |
|---|---|
| SinglebyDick Thomas | |
| A-side | "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" |
| Released | 1945 |
| Genre | Popular,western,folk |
| Label | National |
| Composer(s) | Dick Thomas |
| Lyricist(s) | Ray Freedman |
"Sioux City Sue"is a 1945 song and a1946 movie.LyricistRay Freedmanand composerDick Thomaswrote the song. Thomas recorded the song in February 1945 forNational Records[1]and it was a number one Country charts hit for him.[2]The song was Thomas' first chart entry on the Juke Box Folk Records chart and was also his most successful release: "Sioux City Sue" spent four weeks at number one on the Country charts during a stay of twenty-three weeks.[3]The Dick Thomas version also reached Billboard's Best-selling Record charts attaining the No. 16 position.[4]
Gene Autrysang this title song in the movie with theCass County Boys,the first film he made after leaving military service at the end of World War II.[5]
The most successful recording was byBing Crosbywho recorded the song on December 27, 1945[6]and this reached the No. 3 position in Billboard's Best-selling Record charts during a 16-week stay.[7][8]His version also topped the Australian charts. The song was included in the albumBing: A Musical Autobiographyin 1954.
Tony Pastoralso had a chart version in 1946 with his recording on the Cosmo label[9]which briefly reached the No. 10 spot.[10]
Later versions
[edit]- 1963Slim Whitmanfor his albumYodeling.[11]
- 1964The Andrews Sistersfor their albumGreat Country Hits.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT".78discography.com.RetrievedJune 20,2017.
- ^"Sioux City Sue"Archived2009-04-30 at theWayback Machinecovers, filmography, and lyrics.
- ^Whitburn, Joel(2004).The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition.Record Research. p. 343.
- ^Whitburn, Joel (1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954.Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.418.ISBN0-89820-083-0.
- ^"Internet Movie Database".imdb.com.RetrievedSeptember 21,2016.
- ^"A Bing Crosby Discography".BING magazine.International Club Crosby.RetrievedSeptember 21,2016.
- ^Whitburn, Joel (1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954.Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.110.ISBN0-89820-083-0.
- ^Gilliland, John(1994).Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s(audiobook).ISBN978-1-55935-147-8.OCLC31611854.Tape 3, side B.
- ^"THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT".78discography.com.RetrievedJune 20,2017.
- ^Whitburn, Joel (1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954.Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.348.ISBN0-89820-083-0.
- ^"Discogs.com".Discogs.com.1964.RetrievedJune 20,2017.
- ^"Discogs.com".Discogs.com.1964.RetrievedJune 20,2017.
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