Whispering Grass
"Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)" is a popular song written by Fred Fisher and his daughter Doris Fisher. The song was first recorded by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra in 1940. The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny also recorded it the same year. A live instrumental version was played and recorded by Johnny Hodges with Duke Ellington and his orchestra in the Cristal Ballroom, Fargo, North Dakota, also in 1940.
"Whispering Grass" was a 1975 UK number-one single by Windsor Davies and Don Estelle.[1] Davies and Estelle were actors in the successful sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. It was number one in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks from 7 June 1975.[2] The record is a comic version of The Ink Spots' 1940 recording, and was sung in character.
Other versions
- The song has also been recorded by Ringo Starr for his 1970 album Sentimental Journey,[3]
- Sandy Denny for her 1973 album Like an Old Fashioned Waltz,
- Kay Starr in her 1977 Cry By Night/Losers Weepers album
- Kat Edmonson for her 2012 album Way Down Low.
References
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 314. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ UK Chart Stats
- ↑ Miles, Barry (1998). The Beatles a Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780711963153.
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| Preceded by "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette |
UK number one single 7 June 1975 for three weeks |
Succeeded by "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc |
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