Дональд Пирс: Валлийский певец и звезда ревю

Введение

Уэльский певец (1908–1973)

Дональд Рис Хьюберт Пирс (10 июля 1908 – 9 августа 1973) – валлийский певец, исполнявший традиционную поп-музыку. Наибольшую известность ему принесло исполнение и визитной карточкой стала песня "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook".

Ранние годы

Пирс родился в валлийском шахтерском городке Амманфорд, Кармартеншир, 10 июля 1908 года. Его отец работал на угольной шахте и был видным членом Плимутских братьев, не одобрявших варьете, и никогда не слышал и не видел выступлений своего сына. Семья Пирса надеялась, что он станет школьным учителем, но у него были другие амбиции, и он ушел из дома в шестнадцать лет. Пирс путешествовал по стране, работая маляром, а с января по март 1927 года некоторое время работал судовым стюардом. В сентябре 1927 года он решил посвятить себя шоу-бизнесу и дебютировал в концертной труппе "Tons of Fun" в Новом театре в Лоустофте. В декабре 1928 года его пригласили на роль в пантомиме "Малыши в лесу" в театре Гранд в Плимуте. После этого он участвовал в гастрольном ревю "Spare Time" и получил очень хорошие отзывы. Его лондонский дебют состоялся в ревю в Бедфордском театре в 1929 году. В декабре 1929 года он вернулся в Гранд, Плимут, где сыграл Дандини в пантомиме "Золушка", а затем гастролировал с ревю "Laugh, Hang It, Laugh". Вторую половину 1930 года он провел в гастролях с ревю "A Vaudeville Voyage", где его описывали как легкого комика. В мае 1926 года он познакомился с Гертрудой Мэри Томсон, и они поженились 7 июня 1930 года в Харрогейте. В ноябре и декабре 1932 года он принял участие в двух экспериментальных телевизионных трансляциях, исполняя соло на банджо. В 1933 году, после выступления в программе BBC Music Hall под названием "The Laughing Cavalier of Song", он записал несколько пластинок для BBC в 1934 и 1935 годах. В 1940 году Пирс поступил на службу в Королевский армейский корпус в качестве клерка и служил там до Дня Д в 1944 году, когда был демобилизован по состоянию здоровья. Во время службы он развлекал сослуживцев в различных шоу. Он продолжал записываться для Decca во время войны, а в 1944 году записал песню "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook", написанную Э. Г. Нельсоном и Гарри Пизом в 1927 году. 5 августа 1947 года Пирс начал новое радиошоу для программы BBC Light Programme, которое пользовалось большим успехом в течение следующих двух лет. Это привело к череде хитов в конце 1940-х годов, включая такие записи, как "I Can't Begin To Tell You", "Bow Bells", "Far Away Places", "On The 5.45" (вокальная версия "Twelfth Street Rag" со словами Энди Разафа), "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" (один из его самых больших хитов), "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)", "A Strawberry Moon (In A Blueberry Sky)", "Everywhere You Go", "Clancy Lowered the Boom", "It Happened in Adano", "A Rose in a Garden of Weeds", "I'll String Along with You" и "Down in the Glen". Его популярность была настолько велика, что 9 мая 1949 года он выступил с двухчасовым сольным шоу в Королевском Альберт-холле перед восторженной аудиторией в 8692 человека. Это привело к операции на горле, после которой он не мог петь в течение шести месяцев. Он восстановился и в августе 1950 года возглавил программу в Лондонском палладиуме и выступил на Королевском варьете 13 ноября того же года. Пирс продолжал записывать такие песни, как "The Last Mile Home", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Out of a Clear Blue Sky", "Music! Music! Music!", "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake", "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)", "Dearie", "I Remember the Cornfields", "Beloved, Be Faithful", "Me and My Imagination", "Mistakes", "In a Golden Coach" (торжественная песня для коронации королевы Елизаветы II), "Is It Any Wonder" и "Changing Partners". Пирс пользовался успехом у публики в Австралии. Только в 1950 году он поместил следующие 12 песен в австралийский топ-20: "Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)", "I Told Them All About You", "(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked a Cake", "Harry Lime Theme", "Twenty Four Hours of Sunshine", "Dearie", "Tennessee Waltz", "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)", "Oh, You Sweet One", "Rolling 'Round the World", "My Golden Baby" и "Daddy's Little Girl". 31 мая 1954 года он отправился в Австралию с гастролями и оставался там в течение двух с половиной лет. Его жена и дочь не сопровождали его, и по возвращении в 1956 году он объявил о намерении развестись. Последовал спор об алиментах, который рассматривался в суде, но его жена не согласилась на развод, поскольку была католичкой. Его давней спутницей стала Кей О'Двайер, которая занималась его делами и сопровождала его в Австралию. Во время его отсутствия в Австралии его поклонники забыли о нем, а поп-музыка кардинально изменилась с появлением рок-н-ролла. Он вернулся к работе на телевидении и радио, но в конечном итоге Пирс нашел работу в клубной сети, которая заменила варьете. В мае 1962 года Пирсу была предоставлена собственная телевизионная программа на BBC Wales, "Donald Peers Presents", в которой он представил Тома Джонса и ученого и писателя Брайана Дж. Форда, который в этот раз играл на буги-пианино. Пирс был занят многочисленными гостевыми выступлениями в телешоу, и в феврале 1964 года он стал ведущим нового шоу BBC TV "Club Night", 40-минутной программы, транслировавшейся из провинциальных социальных клубов с участием новых и известных артистов. Шоу имело большой успех, и он принял участие в 18 выпусках в течение следующего года или около того. После этого последовали шоу для BBC Light Programme и BBC2. В 1969 году он вернулся в чарты с песней "Please Don't Go" (баллада на мелодию "Barcarolle" из "Сказки Гофмана" Оффенбаха), которая заняла 3-е место в британском чарте синглов. В феврале 1969 года он несколько раз появился в программе BBC TV "Top of the Pops" для продвижения своей записи. Эдди Арнольд также добился успеха с кавер-версией. За этим последовала серия синглов и альбомов Пирса, но только в 1972 году он снова попал в топ-40 Великобритании с песней "Give Me One More Chance".

Peers was born in the Welsh mining town of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire on 10 July 1908. His father was a colliery worker and a prominent member of the Plymouth Brethren who disapproved of the variety theatre, and never heard or saw his son work. Peers' family were hoping he would become a schoolteacher, but he had other ambitions and left home at the age of sixteen. Peers travelled around the country working as a house painter and, for a time in January to March 1927, went to sea as a mess steward on ships. In September 1927, he decided to enter show business and he made his debut in a concert party called "Tons of Fun" at the New Theatre in Lowestoft. He was engaged to appear in the "Babes in the Wood" pantomime at the Grand, Plymouth in December 1928. Following that he went into a touring revue called "Spare Time" and received very good notices. His London debut took place in a revue at the Bedford Theatre in 1929. December 1929 found him back at the Grand, Plymouth where he starred in the pantomime "Cinderella" playing Dandini and then he toured in a revue called "Laugh, Hang It, Laugh". The latter half of 1930 was spent touring with another revue called " A Vaudeville Voyage" when he was described as a light comedian. In May 1926 he met Gertrude Mary Thomson and they eventually married on 7 June 1930 in Harrogate. In November and December 1932, he took part in two experimental television broadcasts playing banjo solos. In 1933, after an appearance on the BBC Music Hall programme booked as The Laughing Cavalier of Song, and he made a number of records for them during 1934 and 1935. In 1940 Peers enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps as a clerk, where he served until D Day in 1944, when he was invalided out. When in service, he entertained his fellow troops in shows. He continued to make records for Decca during the war and in 1944 he recorded "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook", written by E. G. Nelson and Harry Pease in 1927. Peers began a new radio series for the BBC's Light Programme on 5 August 1947 and this was very successful over the next two years. It resulted in a string of hit records in the late 1940s with recordings such "I Can't Begin To Tell You", "Bow Bells", "Far Away Places", "On The 5.45" (a vocal version of "Twelfth Street Rag", with lyrics by Andy Razaf), "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" (one of his biggest successes), "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)", "A Strawberry Moon (In A Blueberry Sky)", "Everywhere You Go", "Clancy Lowered the Boom", "It Happened in Adano", "A Rose in a Garden of Weeds", "I'll String Along with You" and "Down in the Glen". His popularity was such that on 9 May 1949 he performed his two hour one man show at the Royal Albert Hall in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 8692. This led to a throat operation and he was unable to sing for six months. He recovered to headline the London Palladium in August 1950 and he appeared in the Royal Variety Performance. on 13 November that year. Peers continued recording with songs such as, "The Last Mile Home", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Out of a Clear Blue Sky", "Music! Music! Music! ", "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake", "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)", "Dearie", "I Remember the Cornfields", "Beloved, Be Faithful", "Me and My Imagination", "Mistakes", "In a Golden Coach" (a celebratory number for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II), "Is It Any Wonder" and "Changing Partners". Peers found a favourable audience in Australia. In 1950 alone he placed the following 12 songs into Australia's Top 20: "Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)", "I Told Them All About You", "(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked a Cake", "Harry Lime Theme", "Twenty Four Hours of Sunshine", "Dearie", "Tennessee Waltz", "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)", "Oh, You Sweet One", "Rolling 'Round the World", "My Golden Baby", and "Daddy's Little Girl". On 31 May 1954 he went to Australia to tour and remained there for 2½ years. His wife and daughter did not accompany him and on his return in 1956 he announced that he was seeking a divorce. There was a maintenance dispute which was the subject of a legal battle but his wife would not agree to a divorce as she was a Roman Catholic. His long term partner became Kay O'Dwyer who managed his affairs and had accompanied him to Australia. During his absence in Australia, his fans had forgotten him and the pop music scene had changed dramatically with the arrival of rock 'n' roll. He returned to TV and radio work but eventually Peers found work via the club circuit, which had taken over from the variety theatres. In May 1962, Peers was given his own BBC Wales television programme, Donald Peers Presents, and during the series he introduced Tom Jones and also scientist and writer Brian J. Ford, this time playing boogie piano. Peers kept busy with many guest appearances on TV shows and in February 1964 he became the compere of BBC TV's new "Club Night" programme, a 40 minute show televised from provincial social clubs with new and well known entertainers. The show was very successful and he made 18 appearances over the next year or so. Shows for the BBC Light Programme and for BBC2 followed. He made a comeback to the record charts with "Please Don't Go" (a ballad set to the tune of Offenbach's "Barcarolle" from The Tales of Hoffmann), which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1969. He made several appearances on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in February 1969 to promote his record. Eddy Arnold had pop and country success with his cover version. This was followed by a string of singles and albums by Peers, but it was not until 1972 that he had another minor hit with "Give Me One More Chance", which reached the UK Top 40.

Фильмы

Он снялся в нескольких фильмах. "Балон поднимается" (1942). Женщины-военнослужащие балонного подразделения ловят немецких шпионов. Пирс играл роль "Сержанта Джима" и исполнял песню "Ты должен улыбаться". Также звучали песни "Я скоро вернусь домой" и "Продолжай искать радугу". "Пой со мной" (1952). Он сыграл Дэвида Пэрри, скромного бакалейщика, который выигрывает конкурс авторов песен на радио. Пирс исполнил песни "Take My Heart", "If You Smile at the Sun", "Hoop Diddle i do ra li ay", "Down at the Old Village Hall" и "I Left My Heart in a Valley in Wales". В рецензии в журнале Kinematograph Weekly говорилось: "Фильм представляет Дональда Пирса с простой, но эффективной платформой для его дебюта на экране, и он отвечает взаимностью, легко адаптируя свою безупречную сценическую, радио- и телевизионную манеру к еще более строгим требованиям кино. Его дружелюбный подход скрывает его возраст, крупные планы его не пугают, и, как опытный артист, он следит за тем, чтобы все песенки имели зажигательные припевы."

Поздние годы

Пирс умер от бронхиальной пневмонии в доме престарелых в Хоуве 9 августа 1973 года в возрасте 65 лет, о чем сообщила газета The Brighton & Hove Gazette and Herald. Его кремировали в крематории Даунс в Брайтоне. На его мемориальной табличке в Саду Памяти, ныне выветренной временем, выгравировано: "Дональд Пирс, август 1973 года, любимый Кейтс, "В тихом уголке у журчащего ручья"".

Разное

В 1950 году в Мэрилебоне, Лондон, Пирс сбил и убил пожилого человека в дорожно-транспортном происшествии. Он был признан невиновным. Увлеченный гольфист, Пирс участвовал в Чемпионате Великобритании по гольфу среди любителей в Сент-Эндрюсе 22 мая 1950 года, но проиграл в первом туре. Автобиография Пирса под названием "Pathway" была опубликована в 1951 году. В 1954 году Пирс был подан в суд своим бывшим пианистом Эрнестом Джоном Понтичелли из-за задолженности по заработной плате в размере 490 фунтов стерлингов, и в итоге ему пришлось выплатить мистеру Понтичелли только 200 фунтов стерлингов.

Синглы

НазваниеГодПиковая позиция в чартахМеткаUKAUS"Don't Blame Me"b/w "Sundown in a Little Green Hollow"1933His Master's Voice"The Old Covered Bridge"b/w "In the Valley Where the Pine Trees Grow"1934Eclipse"Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day"b/w "Humming Your Glum Times Away"1934——"The Man on the Flying Trapeze – Part 1"b/w "The Man on the Flying Trapeze – Part 2"——"Remember Me"b/w "Friends"——"I'll String Along with You"b/w "If I Couldn't Have You"——"Stay As Sweet As You Are"b/w "Since I Met You"1935——"Lady, Sing Your Gypsy Song"b/w "After the Sun's Kissed the World Good Bye"——"Cheek to Cheek"b/w "I'm Singing in My Sleep"——Crown"Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle"b/w "Do They Miss Me at Home"1936——"Lights Out"b/w "Lonely Little Vagabond"——"Life Begins When You're in Love"b/w "I'm in Love with You"——"When I'm with You"b/w "Too Many Friends – Too Many Kisses"——"The Adventures of Rusty and Dusty – Part One"b/w "The Adventures of Rusty and Dusty – Part Two"1937——"Pennies from Heaven"b/w "One Way Street"——"Amapola"b/w "There Goes That Song Again"1941——Decca"When They Sound the Last "All Clear""b/w "Dolores"——"Hey! Little Hen"b/w "Forever and a Day"——"Russian Rose"b/w "Just a Little Cottage"——"London Pride"b/w "St. Mary's in the Twilight"——"Lights Out 'til Reveille"b/w "Marie Elena"1942——"No More"b/w "By Candlelight"——"The Sailor with the Navy Blue Eyes"b/w "Madeleine"——"Moonlight Cocktail"b/w "Sing Everybody Sing"——"Three Little Sisters"b/w "Tangerine"——"This Is Worth Fighting For"b/w "The Love Nest"——"Thank You I'm Alright"b/w "Johnny and Mary"1943——"Isobel Loves a Soldier"b/w "I Met Her on a Sunday"——"Springtime on the Farm"b/w "Who's Knocking at My Heart?"——"Homecoming Waltz"b/w "Nevada"19447——"By the River of the Roses"b/w "In a Shady Nook, by a Babbling Brook"19447—"Don't Sweetheart Me"b/w "It's Love, Love, Love"2—"You Fascinating You"b/w "You're in Love"194510—"I Can't Begin to Tell You"b/w "So o o in Love"19462—"By the River of the Roses" (переиздание)b/w "In a Shady Nook, by a Babbling Brook"1949—3—His Master's Voice"Far Away Places"b/w "Twelfth Street Rag"2—"Powder Your Face with Sunshine"b/w "For You"3—"On the 5.45"b/w "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)"61—"It Happened in Adano"b/w "A Strawberry Moon (In a Blueberry Sky)"196—"Clancy Lowered the Boom"b/w "Dad's Birthday Waltz"15—"I Told Them All About You"b/w Medley: "Blue Skies"/"There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder"/"If You Were the Only Girl in the World"—1"Church Bells on Sunday Morning"b/w "Twenty Four Hours of Sunshine"——4"My Golden Baby"b/w "Everywhere You Go"—15"The Last Mile Home"b/w "Lovers Lane Has Everything"17—"A Rose in a Garden of Weeds"b/w "Rolling Round the World"6—13"Sleepy Town Express"b/w "The Birthday of the Little Princess"——"Dear Hearts and Gentle People"b/w "I'll String Along with You"195017—"The Song Version of the Harry Lime Theme"b/w "Medley"13"Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)"b/w "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"11"(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd 've Baked a Cake"b/w "Out of a Clear Blue Sky"1172"Down in the Glen"b/w "When There's Love at Home"5—"Let's Do It Again" (with the Cherokeys)b/w "Daddy's Little Girl"45517"Across the Meadow (And Over the Hill)" (with the Cherokeys)b/w "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"—9—9"Oh! You Sweet One"b/w "Dearie"53127"I Remember the Cornfields"b/w "The Hills of Wales"6—"Sometime"b/w "My Baby Told Me That She Loves Me"——"Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" (with the Voice of the Reindeer (Hattie Jacques))b/w "Beloved, Be Faithful"11—12"Me and My Imagination"b/w "Hors D'Oeuvres"19—"My Heart Cries for You" (with the Merry Macs)b/w "Tennessee Waltz"195121—8"Mockin' Bird Hill" (with Jim Gussey)b/w "Get Out Those Old Records"11"An Armful of Roses"b/w "Mariandl Andl Andl"——15"Sing a Little Sweeter"b/w "By the Kissing Rock"——"My Truly, Truly Fair" (только для Австралии и Новой Зеландии)b/w "Mister and Mississippi"—13"I Hope You Have a Happy Birthday"b/w "Buttercups 'n Daisies 'n Bluebells"——"Cold Cold Heart"b/w "I Wish I Wuz"—13—"Hoop Diddle Ee I Doo Ra Li Ay"b/w "If You Smile at the Sun"——"Why Worry"b/w "(I’m Cryin' 'Cause I Know I’m) Losin' You"19524—"A Gordon for Me"b/w "There's Always Room at Our House"—1—"Paint Yourself a Rainbow"b/w "Mistakes"—2—"I Don't Care"b/w "We Won't Live in a Castle"——"Marryin' Time"b/w "Meet Me on the Corner"——"Am I in Love?"b/w "Farewell and Adieu"——"A Mighty Pretty Waltz"b/w "One for the Wonder"——"Two Humble People"b/w "Encore"——"Barrels 'n Barrels of Roses"b/w "Lulu Had a Baby"1953——"Banana Fingers"b/w "A Full Time Job"——"The Calendar Song"b/w "She Wears Red Feathers"——"Celebration Rag"b/w "In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold)"——"Bottle Me Up"b/w "Your Cheatin' Heart"——"No One Will Ever Know"b/w "Is It Any Wonder"——"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan"b/w "A Shine on My Shoes"——"Lonely"b/w "Changing Partners"1954——"Friends and Neighbours" (только для Австралии)b/w "My Idea of Heaven"—5"Marcheta" (только для Австралии)b/w "Another Kiss"——"Mister Sandman" (только для Австралии)b/w "Open Up Your Heart (And Let the Sunshine In)"1955—1"Hearts of Stone" (только для Австралии)b/w "Melody of Love"——"Ko Ko Mo" (только для Австралии)b/w "When I Grow Too Old to Dream"—13"How Important Can It Be" (только для Австралии)b/w "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"——"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (with Betty Parker; только для Австралии)b/w "If Anyone Finds This I Love You"——"Bye Bye Blackbird" (только для Австралии)b/w "You'll Always Be My Lifetime Sweetheart"——"Where Will the Dimple Be" (with Betty Parker; только для Австралии)b/w "Ukulele Baby"——"Unchained Melody" (только для Австралии)b/w "You, My Love"——"I Love Paris" (только для Австралии)b/w "It's Alright with Me"——"I Just Want You to Want Me"b/w "Start Movin'"1957——Oriole"Oh! Oh! I'm Falling in Love Again"b/w "I Need Somebody"1958——"Roses from Venice"b/w "If There Are Stars in My Eyes (You Put Them There)"1959——Columbia"The Miracle of Love" (with the Vernon Girls)b/w "St. Christopher"1960——"Papa He Loves Mama" (with Janet Osborne)b/w "The House of Love"——"Sing (And Tell the Blues So Long)" (with the Rita Williams Singers)b/w "Magic Music"1961——"Put on a Happy Face" (with the Rita Williams Singers)b/w "Rose"——"Where Were You (When I Needed You)" (with the Rita Williams Singers)b/w "Rose"——"I'm a Dreamer"b/w "Come Take My Hand"1964——"As Long As You Love Me a Little"b/w "Say That You'll Always Love Me"——"Club Night Sing Along – Part One"b/w "Club Night Sing Along – Part Two"——"Love, Like Summer, Has Gone (L'Oublie)"b/w "I've Lost My Love"1965——"Put Your Head on My Shoulder"b/w "If I Had My Way"1966——"Games That Lovers Play"b/w "I Found My Love Today"46—"Turn the World Around the Other Way"b/w "I Don't Know"1967——"Somewhere My Love"b/w "Theme from "Peyton Place""——"I Love You, and You Love Me"b/w "Tehairno Me Amore"——"Please Don't Go"b/w "I've Lost My Love"1968332"Was It Yesterday"b/w "When I Saw You This Morning"1969——Decca"Poem of Love"b/w "Adios, Baby, Goodbye"1971——"Give Me One More Chance"b/w "I Never Knew I Loved You So"197236—"Round and Round"b/w "When You Hear Our Song"——"—" обозначает релизы, которые не попали в чарты или не были выпущены на этой территории.

TitleYearPeak chartpositionsLabelUKAUS"Don't Blame Me"b/w "Sundown in a Little Green Hollow"1933——His Master's Voice"The Old Covered Bridge"b/w "In the Valley Where the Pine Trees Grow"1934——Eclipse"Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day"b/w "Humming Your Glum Times Away"——"The Man on the Flying Trapeze – Part 1"b/w "The Man on the Flying Trapeze – Part 2"——"Remember Me"b/w "Friends"——"I'll String Along with You"b/w "If I Couldn't Have You"——"Stay As Sweet As You Are"b/w "Since I Met You"1935——"Lady, Sing Your Gypsy Song"b/w "After the Sun's Kissed the World Good Bye"——"Cheek to Ckeek"b/w "I'm Singing in My Sleep"——Crown"Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle"b/w "Do They Miss Me at Home"1936——"Lights Out"b/w "Lonely Little Vagabond"——"Life Begins When You're in Love"b/w "I'm in Love with You"——"When I'm with You"b/w "Too Many Friends – Too Many Kisses"——"The Adventures of Rusty and Dusty – Part One"b/w "The Adventures of Rusty and Dusty – Part Two"1937——"Pennies from Heaven"b/w "One Way Street"——"Amapola"b/w "There Goes That Song Again"1941——Decca"When They Sound the Last "All Clear""b/w "Dolores"——"Hey! Little Hen"b/w "Forever and a Day"——"Russian Rose"b/w "Just a Little Cottage"——"London Pride"b/w "St. Mary's in the Twilight"——"Lights Out 'til Reveille"b/w "Marie Elena"1942——"No More"b/w "By Candlelight"——"The Sailor with the Navy Blue Eyes"b/w "Madeleine"——"Moonlight Cocktail"b/w "Sing Everybody Sing"——"Three Little Sisters"b/w "Tangerine"——"This Is Worth Fighting For"b/w "The Love Nest"——"Thank You I'm Alright"b/w "Johnny and Mary"1943——"Isobel Loves a Soldier"b/w "I Met Her on a Sunday"——"Springtime on the Farm"b/w "Who's Knocking at My Heart? "——"Homecoming Waltz"b/w "Nevada"210—"By the River of the Roses"b/w "In a Shady Nook, by a Babbling Brook"19447—"Don't Sweetheart Me"b/w "It's Love, Love, Love"2—"You Fascinating You"b/w "You're in Love"194510—"I Can't Begin to Tell You"b/w "So o o in Love"19462—"By the River of the Roses" (reissue)b/w "In a Shady Nook, by a Babbling Brook"1949—3—His Master's Voice"Far Away Places"b/w "Twelfth Street Rag"2
1—"Powder Your Face with Sunshine"b/w "For You"3—"On the 5.45"b/w "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)"61—"It Happened in Adano"b/w "A Strawberry Moon (In a Blueberry Sky)"196—"Clancy Lowered the Boom"b/w "Dad's Birthday Waltz"15—"I Told Them All About You"b/w Medley: "Blue Skies"/"There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder"/"If You Were the Only Girl in the World"—1"Church Bells on Sunday Morning"b/w "Twenty Four Hours of Sunshine"——4"My Golden Baby"b/w "Everywhere You Go"—15"The Last Mile Home"b/w "Lovers Lane Has Everything"17—"A Rose in a Garden of Weeds"b/w "Rolling Round the World"6—13"Sleepy Town Express"b/w "The Birthday of the Little Princess"——"Dear Hearts and Gentle People"b/w "I'll String Along with You"195017—"The Song Version of the Harry Lime Theme"b/w "Medley"13"Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)"b/w "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"11"(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd 've Baked a Cake"b/w "Out of a Clear Blue Sky"1172"Down in the Glen"b/w "When There's Love at Home"5—"Let's Do It Again" (with the Cherokeys)b/w "Daddy's Little Girl"45517"Across the Meadow (And Over the Hill)" (with the Cherokeys)b/w "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"—9—9"Oh! You Sweet One"b/w "Dearie"53127"I Remember the Cornfields"b/w "The Hills of Wales"6—"Sometime"b/w "My Baby Told Me That She Loves Me"——"Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" (with the Voice of the Reindeer (Hattie Jacques))b/w "Beloved, Be Faithful"11—12"Me and My Imagination"b/w "Hors D'Oeuvres"19—"My Heart Cries for You" (with the Merry Macs)b/w "Tennessee Waltz"’195121—8"Mockin' Bird Hill" (with Jim Gussey)b/w "Get Out Those Old Records"11"An Armful of Roses"b/w "Mariandl Andl Andl"——15"Sing a Little Sweeter"b/w "By the Kissing Rock"——"My Truly, Truly Fair" (Australia and New Zealand only release)b/w "Mister and Mississippi"—13"I Hope You Have a Happy Birthday"b/w "Buttercups 'n Daisies 'n Bluebells"——"Cold Cold Heart"b/w "I Wish I Wuz"—13—"Hoop Diddle Ee I Doo Ra Li Ay"b/w "If You Smile at the Sun"——"Why Worry"b/w "(I’m Cryin' 'Cause I Know I’m) Losin' You"19524—"A Gordon for Me"b/w "There's Always Room at Our House"—
1—"Paint Yourself a Rainbow"b/w "Mistakes"—2—"I Don't Care"b/w "We Won't Live in a Castle"——"Marryin' Time"b/w "Meet Me on the Corner"——"Am I in Love? "b/w "Farewell and Adieu"——"A Mighty Pretty Waltz"b/w "One for the Wonder"——"Two Humble People"b/w "Encore"——"Barrels 'n Barrels of Roses"b/w "Lulu Had a Baby"1953——"Banana Fingers"b/w "A Full Time Job"——"The Calendar Song"b/w "She Wears Red Feathers"——"Celebration Rag"b/w "In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold)"——"Bottle Me Up"b/w "Your Cheatin' Heart"——"No One Will Ever Know"b/w "Is It Any Wonder"——"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan"b/w "A Shine on My Shoes"——"Lonely"b/w "Changing Partners"1954——"Friends and Neighbours" (Australia only release)b/w "My Idea of Heaven"—5"Marcheta" (Australia only release)b/w "Another Kiss"——"Mister Sandman" (Australia only release)b/w "Open Up Your Heart (And Let the Sunshine In)"1955—1"Hearts of Stone" (Australia only release)b/w "Melody of Love"——"Ko Ko Mo" (Australia only release)b/w "When I Grow Too Old to Dream"—13"How Important Can It Be" (Australia only release)b/w "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"——"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (with Betty Parker; Australia only release)b/w "If Anyone Finds This I Love You"——"Bye Bye Blackbird" (Australia only release)b/w "You'll Always Be My Lifetime Sweetheart"——"Where Will the Dimple Be" (with Betty Parker; Australia only release)b/w "Ukulele Baby"——"Unchained Melody" (Australia only release)b/w "You, My Love"——"I Love Paris" (Australia only release)b/w "It's Alright with Me"——"I Just Want You to Want Me"b/w "Start Movin'"1957——Oriole"Oh! Oh! I'm Falling in Love Again"b/w "I Need Somebody"1958——"Roses from Venice"b/w "If There Are Stars in My Eyes (You Put Them There)"1959——Columbia"The Miracle of Love" (with the Vernon Girls)b/w "St. Christopher"1960——"Papa He Loves Mama" (with Janet Osborne)b/w "The House of Love"——"Sing (And Tell the Blues So Long)" (with the Rita Williams Singers)b/w "Magic Music"1961——"Put on a Happy Face" (with the Rita Williams Singers)b/w "Rose"——"Where Were You (When I Needed You)" (with the Rita Williams Singers)b/w "Rose"——"I'm a Dreamer"b/w "Come Take My Hand"1964——"As Long As You Love Me a Little"b/w "Say That You'll Always Love Me"——"Club Night Sing Along – Part One"b/w "Club Night Sing Along – Part Two"——"Love, Like Summer, Has Gone (L'Oublie)"b/w "I've Lost My Love"1965——"Put Your Head on My Shoulder"b/w "If I Had My Way"1966——"Games That Lovers Play"b/w "I Found My Love Today"46—"Turn the World Around the Other Way"b/w "I Don't Know"1967——"Somewhere My Love"b/w "Theme from "Peyton Place""——"I Love You, and You Love Me"b/w "Tehairno Me Amore"——"Please Don't Go"b/w "I've Lost My Love"1968332"Was It Yesterday"b/w "When I Saw You This Morning"1969——Decca"Poem of Love"b/w "Adios, Baby, Goodbye"1971——"Give Me One More Chance"b/w "I Never Knew I Loved You So"197236—"Round and Round"b/w "When You Hear Our Song"——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.