Don'cha_Hear_Them_Bells

Don'cha Hear Them Bells

Don'cha Hear Them Bells

1953 single by Les Paul and Mary Ford


"Don'cha Hear Them Bells" is a 1953 song written by Les Paul and recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford. The song was released as a single.

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Background

The song was released as a 7" vinyl 45 single on Capitol Records, 45-11878, F2614, backed with "The Kangaroo", in 1953.[1] The recording was also released as a 10" 78 as 2614. The song was composed by Les Paul and was published by the Iris-Trojan Music Corporation in New York. "Don'cha Hear Them Bells" reached no. 13 on the Billboard Jockey Chart in November, 1953 in a four-week chart run and no. 28 on the Cash Box chart in a 10-week chart run.[2][3] The flip side "The Kangaroo" reached no. 23 on the Cash Box chart.

Album appearances

The song appeared on the 1991 album Les Paul: The Legend and the Legacy on Capitol Records and on the 2007 release Les Paul: The Essential Collection on West End Records.

1953 sheet music cover, Iris-Trojan Music Corp., New York.

References

  1. "Les Paul and Mary Ford* / Les Paul - Don'cha Hear Them Bells / The Kangaroo (Shellac) at Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  2. "Song artist 201 - Les Paul & Mary Ford". Tsort.info. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. "The Cash Box Best Selling Singles, 1953". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

Sources

  • Jacobson, Bob. Les Paul: Guitar Wizard. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2012.
  • Shaughnessy, Mary Alice. Les Paul: An American Original. New York: W. Morrow, 1993.
  • Wyckoff, Edwin Brit. Electric Guitar Man: The Genius of Les Paul. Genius at work! Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 2008.

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