| "In The Summer Of His Years" | ||||
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| Single by Connie Francis | ||||
| from the album In The Summer Of His Years |
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| B-side | "My Buddy" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Format | 45 RPM single | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | MGM Records K 13203 | |||
| Writer(s) | Herb Kretzmer, David Lee | |||
| Producer | Danny David | |||
| Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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| "In The Summer Of His Years" | |
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| Single by Mahalia Jackson | |
| B-side | "Song For My Brother" |
| Released | 1963 |
| Format | 45 RPM single |
| Recorded | November 29, 1963 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Columbia Records 4-42946 |
| Writer(s) | Herb Kretzmer, David Lee |
| "In The Summer Of His Years" | |
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| Single by Millicent Martin | |
| B-side | "If I Can Help Somebody" |
| Released | 1963 |
| Format | 45 RPM single |
| Recorded | 1963 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | ABC-Paramount Records A45-10514 |
| Writer(s) | Herb Kretzmer, David Lee |
In The Summer Of His Years is a song written by Herb Kretzmer and David Lee.
The song was written as a tribute song to John F. Kennedy after his assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas and performed first by Millicent Martin when the BBC aired a tribute to John F. Kennedy after the tragic events in Dallas.
While Mahalia Jackson had recorded the song already on November 29, 1963, Connie Francis recorded her own version on December 2, 1963[1], followed by its immediate release. The arrangement was provided by Claus Ogerman who also conducted the recording.[2]
All the proceeds of Francis' single and her subsequent album of the same name were donated to the family of J. D. Tippit, a policeman who had also been slain that day in Dallas..[3]