Summary
"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.
| "Don'cha Hear Them Bells" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1953 45 single release on Capitol Records. | ||||
| Single by Les Paul and Mary Ford | ||||
| Released | 1953 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Les Paul | |||
| Les Paul and Mary Ford singles chronology | ||||
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Background edit
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 edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Song artist 201 - Les Paul & Mary Ford". Tsort.info. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "The Cash Box Best Selling Singles, 1953". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
Sources edit
- 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.