Nigel Gatherer wrote: > > > Yes, there are at least three tunes with that name, apparently > unrelated. I have since learned that this version was popularised by > Glen Campbell, but the 'original' was by Kentucky fiddle player Bill > Stepp recorded in about 1937. Copeland orchestrated it. Pee Wee King > and Redd Stewart (see, I knew it had a Scots connection!) rearranged > the tune and wrote lyrics to it, had a hit in the late forties. In the > fifties Kay Starr revived it, then Glen Campbell in the seventies. > Campbell played the tune on bagpipes in his version - I'd love to hear > that... > > -- > Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland
After listening to the tune instead of just looking at it, it's more familiar. If I remember correctly, part of Kay Starr's version (1950) went: I dreamt I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, I kissed her while the gypsies played The Bonaparte's Retreat. Gene Kruppa's orchestra also recorded it slightly later in 1950, Bobby Scots doing the lyrics. (Another Scots connection, if you're really that desperate for one.) Bruce Olson Roots of Folk: Old British Isles popular and folk songs, tunes, broadside ballads at my website <A href="http://www.erols.com/olsonw";> Click </a> Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
